Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, December 24, 2024

12:00 am

hurshy

FLIP!

12:01 am

justafreep

do7 and happy flip to all

12:01 am

hurshy

ca7

12:03 am

hurshy

phantom: condition

12:04 am

hurshy

phantom: contain

12:04 am

hurshy

ca7 x 2

12:05 am

hurshy

phantom: canary

12:06 am

justafreep

st8

12:08 am

justafreep

to7

12:08 am

hurshy

well i got most of the top row tiles but 6 away on the C so not really that close on the ewhole

12:08 am

justafreep

ir7

12:09 am

hurshy

ok only 4 away now

12:10 am

hurshy

phantom: canyon

12:12 am

hurshy

phantom: anodyne

12:15 am

hurshy

phantom: idiot

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:21 am

hurshy

phantom: dainty

12:21 am

jeanne314

in7

12:21 am

jeanne314

actually in6/7

12:21 am

hurshy

phantom: distant

12:22 am

hurshy

hmm, then that must be diff than my in7

12:22 am

hurshy

mine, the 6 wouldn't go

12:24 am

hurshy

phantom: indigo

12:31 am

hurshy

do6&7

12:32 am

hurshy

other do7

12:32 am

justafreep

yeah, mine had no 6

12:32 am

hurshy

your which? in or do ?

12:33 am

justafreep

both, actually. but I mean the do I called early on - just a 7, no way a 6

12:33 am

hurshy

oh i see, yes

12:34 am

hurshy

phantom: today

12:34 am

rebelsass

Yoda's in the puzzle!!

12:34 am

justafreep

I would guess there are two sevens of each, but... uh... I haven't found them yet, so I dunno!

12:34 am

hurshy

i met him in a swamp down in Dagobah
where it bubbles all the time like a giant carbonated soda, S-O-D-A soda

12:35 am

rebelsass

YAY HURSHY!!!

12:35 am

justafreep

it's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up grid....

12:35 am

hurshy

and we have "these are not the dr5s you're looking for" too

12:36 am

hurshy

i guess it doesn't count tho

12:36 am

sprite

morning babblers

12:36 am

rebelsass

morning, sprite

12:36 am

hurshy

hiya spritey!!

12:37 am

rebelsass

Happy Christmas Eve

12:37 am

sprite

hiya rebel! Hi there hursh! *hugs* How are you doing?

12:37 am

hurshy

oh ya know, muddling along basically

12:37 am

rebelsass

Fabulous! Just got back home yesterday from a trip to see the family

12:38 am

sprite

long time no see, hursh. Yeah, muddling along, I know the feeling ;)

12:38 am

sprite

sounds good, rebel

12:39 am

hurshy

i forgot to even think about there being Ks in the grid until you showed up lol

12:40 am

hurshy

phantom: katydid

12:40 am

sprite

working them. And I mean working. One more to go.

12:40 am

sprite

pretty sure katydidn't

12:40 am

hurshy

well you're showing up us native speakers as usual, i only have 4

12:41 am

sprite

*giggles* yeah well, looks are deceiving. I need to get them out of the way in order to enjoy the grid. So I do them first.

12:41 am

sprite

ks killed

12:42 am

hurshy

how many of them are 4s

12:42 am

justafreep

there's a vermicious K (that isn't a real word, sadly)!

12:42 am

sprite

5 are 4s

12:42 am

hurshy

Roald Dahl

12:43 am

hurshy

ok then i need one more 4 plus whatever the other two are

12:43 am

justafreep

yup.

12:43 am

sprite

the other two are a combo

12:43 am

hurshy

well thank heaven for small favors

12:43 am

sprite

lol. Ikr? Nasty K words.

12:44 am

hurshy

i still don't know how you do it

12:44 am

hurshy

well i got the other 4 letter one at any rate

12:45 am

sprite

I empty my mind, let the monkeys loose and tell them: no breakfast until you find my Ks for me.

12:45 am

hurshy

maybe my monkeys aren't as food driven as yours

12:45 am

sprite

quite possible.

12:49 am

hurshy

phantom: sonata

12:49 am

sprite

tried that one too. And sonatina.

12:50 am

hurshy

it's a hard-knock grid for us, it's a hard-knock grid for us

12:50 am

sprite

*starts dancing around with floor brushes*

12:53 am

hurshy

that lower O is doing my head in particularly

12:53 am

sprite

still zero words from that one here either

12:54 am

rebelsass

did you get the pig's noise out of it?

12:54 am

hurshy

i got 2, both just babblets

12:54 am

ursh

pig noise ?

12:54 am

sprite

now I do, thanks

12:54 am

sprite

hi ursh

12:55 am

hurshy

ahh, thanks ursh!

12:55 am

sprite

I think econy is a much more economical way of writing economy

12:56 am

hurshy

can't argue with that

12:57 am

rebelsass

phantom onion, dang it.

12:57 am

hurshy

tantalizingly close on the R

12:58 am

sprite

ntpn: famous sculptor

12:59 am

hurshy

rodin

12:59 am

sprite

dingdingding!

12:59 am

hurshy

*giggles at the go5*

1:00 am

sprite

I always feel it should start with be

1:01 am

hurshy

not THAT go5, the other go5

1:01 am

sprite

ah, okay, only got the one so far

1:01 am

sprite

ah, got it. Thanks.

1:01 am

hurshy

*giggle*

1:02 am

hurshy

well i cannot figure the bottom N word either

1:02 am

dcseain

monkeys the the 3rd G

1:02 am

dcseain

thanks

1:03 am

sprite

hard to find that N, all tries start from a higher N

1:03 am

hurshy

zackly

1:03 am

dcseain

found it in one once you mentioned it, Sprite.

1:03 am

hurshy

i feel like it has to be ni...

1:04 am

sprite

yeah and then it needs to use the higher N

1:04 am

hurshy

well natch

1:04 am

sprite

well done, seain!

1:05 am

sprite

nope, it is a na, hursh

1:06 am

hurshy

I GOT IT!!!

1:06 am

sprite

wtg hursh!

1:06 am

hurshy

na7, we might as well say for everyone's sake

1:07 am

hurshy

want to give me a clue for that K combo?

1:07 am

sprite

start with the biblical bad boy. And it combos as a plural.

1:08 am

ursh

lower n was giving me grief as well

1:08 am

hurshy

phew, got 'em

1:08 am

sprite

yeah that was a tricky one for sure

1:08 am

sprite

yay hursh!

1:10 am

rebelsass

yay! got the y's figured out! if that's all I get today then I'm happy!

1:10 am

hurshy

it's good to be easily pleased :)

1:10 am

sprite

well done, rebel!

1:12 am

hurshy

so st8 is still the only 8 that's been called?

1:15 am

hurshy

btw i believe jeanne was MISTAKEN when she said her in7 had a 6 with it

1:15 am

hurshy

cause i am now down to one i, and just have the one in7, and no in6

1:15 am

rebelsass

so far as I've seen

1:16 am

sprite

I also have an os8

1:16 am

rebelsass

you go, sprite!

1:16 am

hurshy

dang

1:16 am

hurshy

related to the 5?

1:17 am

sprite

think music

1:17 am

hurshy

do you have to know music really WELL?

1:18 am

sprite

ehm yeah. Italian word.

1:19 am

hurshy

morewords to the rescue!

1:19 am

sprite

it is the classical form of an earworm. A musical phrase that keeps coming back and back and back

1:20 am

hurshy

so it's a cognate of english words that start with ob?

1:20 am

sprite

yep

1:22 am

hurshy

oho, Ts Toppled!

1:22 am

sprite

as for the in6, hursh, there cannot be one. I am missing one i word and I still need to find that 7

1:23 am

hurshy

well as you might guess from the confusion, it's a plural without a singular

1:23 am

sprite

ah, that should help, thanks

1:24 am

hurshy

i just keep wanting to put indira

1:24 am

hurshy

oh, duh, got it

1:25 am

hurshy

cy7

1:25 am

sprite

got it. Them. Whatever.

1:25 am

hurshy

teehee

1:26 am

sprite

that one, at least, has a proper singular.

1:28 am

hurshy

Ns Negated!

1:28 am

sprite

goooo hursh!

1:28 am

hurshy

200 words found!

1:29 am

sprite

very good. I am still at the 140 mark

1:29 am

hurshy

but you started much later than me

1:31 am

sprite

true. The 2/3 wall is real though

1:32 am

NannyChris

Stay

1:32 am

hurshy

i thought i'd try "anycot"... you know like, dicot, tricot, anycot

1:32 am

hurshy

but of course its polycot

1:32 am

sprite

lolol

1:35 am

sprite

I want the ta word that rhymes with the in7. Grrrrrrrr.

1:35 am

hurshy

"it comes in PINTS??"

1:36 am

sprite

lololol oh I love me a girl who knows her classics!

1:37 am

hurshy

phantom: ordain

1:38 am

sprite

Ss splashed

1:38 am

hurshy

nice, i still need 2

1:39 am

hurshy

hmm, i have no Si words, is that right?

1:41 am

hurshy

i mean, obviously it's right that i have none, but is that because there just aren't any?

1:41 am

sprite

yes it is

1:41 am

sprite

for that reason, yes

1:41 am

hurshy

:D thanks

1:43 am

sprite

9x s0, 8x st

1:43 am

sprite

s0 = so

1:43 am

hurshy

ok i'm missing SOs then

1:43 am

hurshy

which i sorta suspected

1:45 am

sprite

possibly they too are music related...

1:45 am

hurshy

dang it all

1:46 am

sprite

very vague clue: if they started sa, they would sound fishy

1:47 am

hurshy

thanks!

1:47 am

grannyrose

* crawls into chog * hello Sprite. not so good today. but have found the nebuliser works better than the spacer for the ventolin.

1:47 am

sprite

yvw :D

1:47 am

sprite

hi sweetie, that is not so great.

1:48 am

sprite

your flowers are brightening up our room, btw. Lovely roses.

1:48 am

hurshy

hi granny, sorry you're unwell

1:48 am

hurshy

right col grey!

1:49 am

grannyrose

i am so pleased dearest. there's a hug in amongst those flowers. but you have to sniff it in...lol

1:49 am

sprite

yay! That D is still giving me trouble but will get there

1:49 am

sprite

oh I did! And felt it.

1:49 am

grannyrose

thanks hurshy.

1:49 am

hurshy

OR8 IS THE LAST EIGHT!!!!!! woot woot

1:50 am

sprite

might still be wise to contact a doctor, rose... just saying...

1:52 am

grannyrose

i will. i promise. i really don't want to end up in hospital for Christmas though. i know, you're biting your tongue

1:52 am

sprite

thanks, found it

1:53 am

hurshy

Rs Redacted!

1:53 am

sprite

"If you had come sooner, it would have been much better."
"But I did not want to be in hospital for Christmas..."
"Yeah well, now you will be in for New Year and some time to come."

1:53 am

sprite

goooooo hursh! I am working on those nasty Ds now.

1:57 am

hurshy

an7

1:58 am

sprite

Ds demolished

1:59 am

hurshy

oh man, i'm on my last word and it's a D4 from the bottom

1:59 am

grannyrose

well done sprite.

1:59 am

hurshy

got it!!!!!

1:59 am

sprite

wtg hursh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2:00 am

hurshy

ty, ty... it only took me... 2 hours... loll

2:00 am

grannyrose

WTG HURSHY!!!!

2:00 am

sprite

sounds about right for this size

2:03 am

grannyrose

darling sprite we really need some good vibes over here. we have quite large bushfires burning at the moment. many people and their homes are effected. it's just so sad and scary.

2:03 am

sprite

will hold them in my thoughts and prayers

2:04 am

grannyrose

none near us thankfully. but in rural areas and mountains.

2:06 am

sprite

phantom: canyon

2:07 am

grannyrose

ikr?? drove me crazy. a short drive too...lol

2:07 am

sprite

you didn't have to leave home for that ride

2:08 am

grannyrose

* giggle *

2:10 am

grannyrose

oh for pities sake. neo nazis on our parliament steps. their ideology makes me feel sick.

2:14 am

sprite

fireflies. Poofing with hugs.

2:14 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE !!!

2:16 am

rebelsass

finally, nbs, nbt! with that, I'm going to bed. will come back later to finish.

4:31 am

MollyL

Well,I hope all you kids have been good. Because the big man in red is on his way.

6:17 am

aslindy

merry christmas eve, everyone!

6:18 am

MollyL

Santa is heading to Fiji

6:29 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :)

7:34 am

MollyL

Santa is heading for Sydney.

8:15 am

hokie carla

wondering if I had some kind of brain event overnight as I am really struggling to see words on here.

8:15 am

hokie carla

more coffee needed I guess

8:16 am

periwinkle

it is a tough grid IMHO

8:16 am

periwinkle

good morning all

8:16 am

hokie carla

thanks, peri. good morning.

8:17 am

periwinkle

need to eat breakfast and do laundry, bbl

8:17 am

hokie carla

bye

8:19 am

hokie carla

gotta take care of winston and start breakfast. TTFN.

8:44 am

crosshair

Made the mistake of going to the L.C.B.O a few minutes ago and got caught up in a human feeding frenzy of sorts.

8:44 am

crosshair

Thanks mes

8:45 am

crosshair

Times like this I wish we could buy hard liquor in corner stores.

8:50 am

crosshair

Not just you, hokie. This grid has teeth.

8:51 am

crosshair

Hairy-nosed dolphin alert. :)

9:03 am

sajarn

phantom: tankard

9:37 am

MollyL

Fills the tankards with Christmas cheer

10:59 am

hokie carla

you mean some no4?

11:00 am

hokie carla

we can wear our an6 while we drink it outside

11:11 am

swmbo

Can someone help me with the stats for t e top left corner please?

11:11 am

hokie carla

eo6

11:11 am

swmbo

Thanks.

11:11 am

hokie carla

took me a long time to get that. still can't find bottom N

11:12 am

swmbo

I am also looking for the bottom n

11:13 am

MollyL

Bottom N ends in actress Merrill

11:15 am

swmbo

Ho many letters?

11:15 am

MollyL

7

11:16 am

swmbo

Thanks. Looking.

11:17 am

swmbo

Weird word.

11:20 am

mkg

I dont see streep in grid…..

11:21 am

ChampFit

Merrill last name...

11:21 am

Gillie

Different actress - not Meryl

11:21 am

swmbo

Not Streep. Merrill an older actress.

11:21 am

mkg

Oooh ok. Sorry

11:22 am

Gillie

That was sort of my first thought too, though. I'd never heard of the other actress

11:24 am

hokie carla

I knew molly wouldn't misspell Streep but I don't know this other one. off to google.

11:25 am

penquis

she used to be a popular guest star on TV after a career in the movies...

11:25 am

ChampFit

It's a plant. Have never seen it before, although I know someone with that name.

11:25 am

hokie carla

I believe I have heard of the plant

11:26 am

hokie carla

finally NBT but not HOET yet

11:26 am

swmbo

Same here

11:28 am

mkg

Missing a lot of tiles. Top corner e words missing. Help welcome

11:28 am

penquis

eo 6...

11:29 am

mkg

Dony

11:29 am

mkg

Oops sorry

11:30 am

swmbo

I just found a very obvious ir5. Yikes!

11:33 am

mkg

Ty swimbo

11:33 am

mkg

Still dont have top row E word. Help welcome

11:33 am

mkg

Darn

11:33 am

mkg

Soryr

11:33 am

hokie carla

still need one lower O for HOET

11:34 am

mkg

Any other help with top row E word E welcome

11:35 am

penquis

starts with a long, long, long period of time...

11:35 am

ChampFit

eo6/18 a long time

11:35 am

hokie carla

all I can tell you is it's a babblet, EO6/18. looks like an adjective.

11:36 am

hokie carla

oh, so an adj. describing a long time. duh.

11:40 am

mkg

Got it. Ty

11:40 am

mkg

Missing Y words too. Help welcome

11:42 am

penquis

yo 4...

11:43 am

penquis

x 2...

11:44 am

mkg

Ty got one. Ty

11:44 am

hokie carla

one of them has a plural

11:44 am

mkg

Ty.

11:44 am

mkg

Got them all.

11:44 am

mkg

Ty

11:45 am

mkg

Rant

11:45 am

mkg

Sorry.

12:09 pm

hokie carla

HOET finally

12:33 pm

hokie carla

well, leaving 41 for later or forever
10-6-12-11-2
and that is why this grid is so tough - heavy on the hard 6s and 7s

12:34 pm

penquis

yes, tough one...

12:37 pm

hokie carla

bye pen!

12:37 pm

penquis

bye!

12:49 pm

periwinkle

not seeing that bottom n even with a clue. I think I know the actress it refers too but cannot make it work

12:51 pm

penquis

cyber*** + actress...

12:52 pm

periwinkle

thanks so much pen

12:52 pm

penquis

yw...i had a hard time finding it, too...

12:53 pm

periwinkle

too many C words today

12:53 pm

penquis

not a fun grid for me...

12:53 pm

periwinkle

nor for me

12:54 pm

periwinkle

phantom: ordain

12:56 pm

penquis

can't find a ca 5 word even with Best Word List...

12:56 pm

penquis

found it... lol

12:56 pm

periwinkle

:)

12:58 pm

periwinkle

finally 1/2 way

12:59 pm

penquis

9 left...listed early...

12:59 pm

periwinkle

will list soon

12:59 pm

doseffing

ca 5? ... native american boat .... sweet treat ,,, two islamic priests

12:59 pm

penquis

yes, i found it....ty....

1:00 pm

periwinkle

don't have two islamic priests

1:04 pm

penquis

me either....

1:04 pm

penquis

anyone have IN 7?

1:06 pm

periwinkle

not me pen

1:07 pm

periwinkle

I only have 3 sevens

1:08 pm

penquis

gotta get dressed....eaving five for later...bye all...Merry Christmas!

1:10 pm

periwinkle

Merry Christmas, pen. byee

1:12 pm

crosshair

Clue for botton N, please.

1:31 pm

Mary

bottom N Italian Grandmother

1:59 pm

MollyL

I think it's a Chinese shrub. At least that is what the definition says.

2:53 pm

MollyL

The in7 is things that are within a body

2:54 pm

ch1212

thanks, molly. No singular of that though.

3:02 pm

MollyL

Nope. Can't have one. Merry Christmas Nan.

4:15 pm

crosshair

still looking for that bottom N. :( All the varriants I can find for italian grandmother are not working.

4:44 pm

BzznBea

The N i have for that bottom tile is na7.32. A Japanese evergreen.

5:07 pm

NANCY

a clue for the or 8 please

5:07 pm

periwinkle

help with os8 please

5:10 pm

NANCY

FOUND IT

5:11 pm

periwinkle

found the os8 too

5:16 pm

MollyL

Neither o8 is in any way a commonly used word

5:19 pm

NANCY

no kidding never heard of either one of them

6:25 pm

BzznBea

Namaste

7:29 pm

scatterbrain

Clue pls for the or 8

7:36 pm

dan2bit

or8 is a person who is a candidate but not yet a priest

7:37 pm

dan2bit

ends with a conjunction

7:38 pm

periwinkle

good clue dan.

8:58 pm

Nachesgirl

Twain

8:59 pm

Nachesgirl

Nana

10:59 pm

swmbo

I have heard of the or8, probably due to my Catholic upbringing. But I am really annoyed stuck on the os8. Any clues?

11:04 pm

swmbo

No? Well 1 AM, going to bed.

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