Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, January 15, 2025

12:06 am

dizgrannie

re 8

12:07 am

medusa

thank you

12:07 am

momof5

Th8&9

12:07 am

medusa

trane

12:08 am

ursh

in 8

12:08 am

Rainiqui

th 10

12:11 am

cybernan

hi everyone -- good find rain - ty

12:11 am

Rainiqui

Thanks Nan

12:14 am

Gillie

op7

12:14 am

Lizlin

co9

12:16 am

Gillie

re8 x 2

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

medusa

thank you

12:22 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:22 am

medusa

wtg

12:26 am

dizgrannie

ce 7 and 10

12:27 am

medusa

thankb you

12:29 am

dizgrannie

yw

12:29 am

cybernan

I cry foul on that 10 - someone should learn english before compiling an english dictionary

12:32 am

cybernan

re 8 x3

12:33 am

dizgrannie

lol

12:38 am

ursh

he 8

12:41 am

Gillie

re8 x 4

12:42 am

cybernan

nbt/nbs and halfway. Good night everyone :)

12:55 am

Gillie

op8

12:56 am

Gillie

he9 - thought I had the he8 - just realized I've got this instead

1:10 am

Aloyisius

rain

1:47 am

Aloyisius

oops, sorry.. going to bed, zzz !

2:37 am

sprite

morning babblers

2:57 am

NANCY

SNEER

4:30 am

NANCY

Another quirky happening that i have no idea

4:30 am

NANCY

what happened

4:30 am

NANCY

sorry

4:31 am

sprite

lol that was a lonnnnng time ago, no worries

4:35 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing

6:05 am

Mercy

tret

6:13 am

Mercy

Sorry, Mercy dropping in where unwanted!!

6:14 am

Mercy

Have to forgive her....she is 86

6:40 am

granadan

I tried that one too Mercy

6:41 am

granadan

was very surprised!

6:41 am

granadan

reft

6:41 am

granadan

FFS, this is why I dont use the chat very often. I always forget to switch back. Sorry. Im only 51 so no excuse

7:52 am

hokie carla

lol

7:53 am

hokie carla

not loving 28 A

7:53 am

hokie carla

28 A's to start the morning

7:54 am

hokie carla

near

7:54 am

hokie carla

oops, now I'm doing it

7:55 am

hokie carla

also 51 so no excuse

7:55 am

hokie carla

and why is mercy talking about herself in the 3rd person?

8:03 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :)

8:03 am

hokie carla

hey crossy

8:19 am

hokie carla

more p's and c's today

8:30 am

hokie carla

ooh, found a 9

8:36 am

phaeton

got an 8

8:37 am

hokie carla

I have only managed 3 8's so far

8:37 am

hokie carla

13 is a lot

8:37 am

phaeton

yeah...now have 2

8:42 am

phaeton

that A is on the wrong side...lol

8:43 am

hokie carla

then it would be an even bigger word count! this is plenty.

8:43 am

hokie carla

found another 8

8:44 am

hokie carla

and another

8:45 am

hokie carla

and one more

8:46 am

phaeton

i'm at least half way

8:46 am

hokie carla

and an 8/9 set

8:47 am

hokie carla

still no 10s. but tried everything with the 9s

8:47 am

hokie carla

oh, found 1 10

8:48 am

hokie carla

and the last 9

8:48 am

phaeton

nice

8:49 am

hokie carla

85 left after first pass.
16-24-22-16-6-0-1

8:51 am

hokie carla

forgot to mention HOET

8:53 am

phaeton

th10/98

8:54 am

hokie carla

that's the one I found

8:54 am

phaeton

yeah...that was easy

8:54 am

Soodle

There is a very suspect ce 10.

8:57 am

MollyL

That would get a big red X from an English teacher

8:59 am

hokie carla

intriguing

8:59 am

hokie carla

aha

9:00 am

hokie carla

yeah, many suspect ones like that this week

9:00 am

hokie carla

thanks

9:00 am

hokie carla

didn't have the root word yet either, so a twofer

9:04 am

hokie carla

my PSA for the day - intel is not a word. and I did not type it today.

9:06 am

hokie carla

ooh, finished the i

9:18 am

hokie carla

I always want trainset to be a word

9:22 am

hokie carla

finished the L!

9:24 am

moolingwa

hey hoke

9:24 am

hokie carla

mooo!

9:24 am

hokie carla

you felt bad I was just talking to myself?

9:24 am

moolingwa

I'm a bit under the weather, though improving so may not talk too much

9:24 am

hokie carla

ugh, sorry to hear that

9:25 am

moolingwa

yeah, hasn't been the most fun...but on the mend

9:26 am

hokie carla

that's a good sign

9:26 am

hokie carla

everyone else okay there?

9:26 am

moolingwa

hope you're doing well

9:27 am

hokie carla

well, I have a headache today but otherwise okay. dropped winston at the vet for his broken tooth.

9:28 am

BzznBea

Hello, friends.

9:28 am

moolingwa

ah, well sorry about the headache, that can be difficult to deal with too

9:28 am

moolingwa

hey bb

9:28 am

hokie carla

bea!

9:28 am

hokie carla

thanks, may have to try to nap later

9:29 am

hokie carla

phantom nastier

9:34 am

hokie carla

bea, how are the A's going?

9:35 am

BzznBea

half on both

9:35 am

hokie carla

I made it to 13 on the top one but only 8 on the lower

9:35 am

moolingwa

12 and 10 here

9:35 am

hokie carla

nice

9:36 am

moolingwa

P is being problematic

9:36 am

BzznBea

two 8s in the top A

9:36 am

hokie carla

PSA #2 - farter is not a word

9:36 am

hokie carla

yeah, still need 16 p's

9:37 am

hokie carla

ok, only have 1 8 there

9:37 am

moolingwa

12 here, otherwise 5OFOET on the first 3 rows

9:38 am

rururocks

SOFOET? Are you guys kidding me now>?

9:39 am

LuvWordGames

hookie, you're probably missing an 8/40

9:39 am

rururocks

lol hookie

9:40 am

hokie carla

it's a 5, not an S, roo roo

9:40 am

hokie carla

thanks, luv. that is the one I don't have.

9:41 am

hokie carla

phantom antsier though

9:41 am

rururocks

i was going to say if you come up with another goofy acronym I would post STFU

9:42 am

hokie carla

GTFO

9:42 am

ChampFit

Best time ever to pop back in!

9:42 am

hokie carla

champ!

9:42 am

BzznBea

Right, Champ?

9:43 am

ChampFit

I was stuck on the wordle, so only on the second column. Woefully behind. Morning Bea!

9:43 am

hokie carla

my wordle was surprisingly similar to yesterday's

9:43 am

hokie carla

I think I'm going to require

9:43 am

hokie carla

some kind of nudge for that A8

9:44 am

rururocks

I'm calling hokie Hookie from now on

9:44 am

ChampFit

She's no ho!

9:44 am

hokie carla

I was reading it as hoo-kie which the hoos are our mortal enemies

9:45 am

penquis

i am a hoo....as in a wahoo.....carla's mortal enemy... ;o)

9:45 am

LuvWordGames

sorry for the typo hokie-the an is a compound word

9:45 am

moolingwa

unless it's the other an8 ;)

9:45 am

ChampFit

I'm against babble enemies. ;)

9:46 am

rururocks

what's the hoo thing about I don't get it

9:46 am

LuvWordGames

an 8/40 is a compound word

9:46 am

hokie carla

I have the other one

9:46 am

moolingwa

oh yes, 8/40 is

9:46 am

hokie carla

Va Tech is Hokies, Univ of Va is Wahoos

9:46 am

penquis

a wahoo is a university of virginia student or supporter....

9:46 am

ChampFit

Me too. Didn't even think about trying for another one.

9:46 am

hokie carla

like pen!

9:46 am

rururocks

oh.. got it

9:47 am

penquis

we are technically the cavaliers but are known more as the wahoos....

9:47 am

hokie carla

see pen is my mortal enemy

9:47 am

wingding

dr suess ... 'sneech' is here .... used to read to my son ... one of many great stories

9:47 am

ChampFit

Got it. Let fighting commence!

9:48 am

penquis

gotta go....bbl....bye all...

9:48 am

hokie carla

but IIRC, pen did grad school there. they aren't as terrible as the undergrads.

9:48 am

hokie carla

LOL, didn't mean to run pen off!

9:49 am

penquis

ty, carla... ;oD

9:49 am

hokie carla

gonna have to come back to that A later

9:49 am

rururocks

so is that where the phrase came up the old wahoo?

9:50 am

ChampFit

ania

9:50 am

ChampFit

GAHHH

9:51 am

hokie carla

I think a wahoo is a fish. not sure where it came from relating to UVA.

9:53 am

moolingwa

apparently it comes from a term that was given to them by a rival

9:53 am

moolingwa

dismissively calling them wahoos

9:53 am

hokie carla

hmm, wonder if that was us

9:53 am

moolingwa

Washington and Lee apparently

9:54 am

hokie carla

ah

9:54 am

moolingwa

from the 1890s

9:54 am

hokie carla

in lexington

9:54 am

moolingwa

if wikipedia is to believed

9:54 am

hokie carla

I think I have heard that before, so I think we can believe it

9:55 am

hokie carla

found 3 p's

9:55 am

moolingwa

yeah, I'm down to 7 Ps now

9:55 am

moolingwa

50 to go

9:55 am

hokie carla

still 13

9:55 am

hokie carla

ahem, 12

9:56 am

ChampFit

only 240 left!

9:56 am

hokie carla

woot! you'll catch me in no time

9:56 am

moolingwa

1/3 of the way champ

9:57 am

hokie carla

phantom parent

9:57 am

ChampFit

Love a big grid!

9:57 am

hokie carla

I have a love/hate

9:58 am

moolingwa

I start by loving it, and it usually transitions to hate

9:58 am

ChampFit

At this point it seems doable. Not as confusing as yesterday.

9:58 am

rururocks

100 left here so far

9:58 am

hokie carla

but the p today is the c of yesterday

9:58 am

ChampFit

47!?! crap

9:59 am

hokie carla

55 left here.
10-13-15-12-5

9:59 am

hokie carla

and the p's are not super obvious (to me). still 12 left.

9:59 am

moolingwa

14-9-13-8-4-0-1

9:59 am

hokie carla

PSA #3 - prenate is not a word

10:00 am

ChampFit

You're saving me tons of time carla.

10:00 am

moolingwa

nor is cheesinate

10:00 am

hokie carla

haha, glad I could help. did you miss my intel one?

10:00 am

Soodle

@Wingding. My kids loved the Dr Suess books too. The Sneeches (star-bellied or otherwise) were particular favourites.

10:01 am

ChampFit

Soodle!

10:01 am

Soodle

Hey Champ. 😀

10:01 am

hokie carla

found 2 more p's

10:03 am

wingding

:) did you read 'lyle the crocodile' .. found at a drop place .. it's an older title w/ many great themes about his interactions w/ the family ...

10:04 am

moolingwa

5OFOET

10:05 am

hokie carla

just started 3rd row on my 2nd pass so still a lot

10:05 am

hokie carla

phantom areete

10:05 am

hokie carla

I mean arete. fat fingers

10:06 am

hokie carla

or sticky keyboard

10:06 am

moolingwa

well areete is also a phantom :)

10:06 am

hokie carla

true, but I don't think it's a word

10:07 am

moolingwa

it's not, but does that matter?

10:07 am

hokie carla

I guess not

10:08 am

moolingwa

40 to go

10:08 am

hokie carla

48

10:09 am

hokie carla

just think how many more words if there were another E next to the L. I'm thinking of -estle words.

10:10 am

moolingwa

preneat- the state of my house almost alway

10:10 am

hokie carla

mine is always postmess

10:11 am

rururocks

I keep a pretty neat house as a rule

10:11 am

hokie carla

but I guess those could mean the same

10:12 am

hokie carla

I expected nothing less, roo roo

10:12 am

moolingwa

easier said than done with a kid, three cats and a dog and a crafty partner

10:13 am

hokie carla

my biggest issue is the dog that sheds long hair, but we're both cluttery, which I would love to get a handle on but seems impossible.

10:13 am

moolingwa

yeah, I'm non-clutter, but the wife is cluttery...so yeah

10:14 am

hokie carla

ooh, found my last H, a very, very regular part of your foot.

10:14 am

ChampFit

doesn't that just annoy the hell out of you?

10:15 am

hokie carla

yep

10:16 am

BzznBea

NTPN - crime organization

10:17 am

hokie carla

hmm, I must not be up on those

10:18 am

BzznBea

maybe crime fighting organization is a better term

10:20 am

hokie carla

hmm

10:25 am

periwinkle

hello all. I found 2 of the 9s by myself and some of the 8's. feeling smug

10:26 am

ChampFit

You go, peri!

10:26 am

periwinkle

:)

10:27 am

periwinkle

need help with th10 please

10:28 am

periwinkle

I found it. a compound word

10:28 am

moolingwa

yw

10:28 am

MollyL

Add a t to spirits live in the he9

10:29 am

MollyL

Damn, you can't beat the Peri Paradox

10:29 am

periwinkle

I did not have the he9 tho, go figure

10:30 am

periwinkle

hi mool. what are you thanking me for?

10:31 am

moolingwa

nothing :)

10:31 am

periwinkle

ok

10:33 am

periwinkle

it is in the 20s here today. I am not a happy camper

10:33 am

hokie carla

okay, just got off the phone with the vet. looks like they got winston's tooth out, though it took longer than they thought.

10:34 am

ChampFit

Will he come home today?

10:34 am

MollyL

Peri, it is absurdly cold here today. I am so sick of this crap.

10:35 am

rururocks

how'd he chip his tooth?

10:35 am

periwinkle

we go thru this every winter tho. the days are getting longer

10:35 am

hokie carla

yes, he will come home later

10:36 am

hokie carla

not sure how he did it, he's a super chewer, so I'm surprised it hasn't happened before. he didn't chip it, it broke completely at both roots.

10:36 am

ChampFit

That has to be so painful! Poor pup.

10:36 am

origami

Ouch! Poor baby.

10:36 am

hokie carla

when I took him in Dec for his annual, right when I walked in the room I was like, why is his tooth sideways? I think he did it like the day or two before.

10:37 am

periwinkle

oh that must have really hurt, poor Winston

10:37 am

hokie carla

I don't expect it to bother him much since he likes food so much, and the vet pretty much said that.

10:37 am

rururocks

doggy root canal. big bucks

10:38 am

hokie carla

well, they didn't do a root canal but I expect big bucks. the estimate was $700-2100, so I'm guessing since it took so long and they had to drill the roots out because they kept crumbling it will be a lot.

10:44 am

ChampFit

What we do for our pets!

10:44 am

hokie carla

I know

10:45 am

hokie carla

I don't think I mentioned here, so apologies if I did...she asked at dropoff if there was a cardiac arrest, did I want him to be a CPR or DNR. I was like, he's too young for DNR!

10:48 am

Amy Rumler

It's 8 degrees here and feels like -1. I would love to see the 20's right now, LOL!

10:48 am

ChampFit

But you never know! I had one die on me as I was filling out the intake paperwork. Long ass story, but she literally went into cardiac arrest and I barely had time to go back and say goodbye.

10:48 am

hokie carla

alright, a bit stuck at 43 left. 7-10-11-10-5
A S2 T3 O
N E P10 O2
A4 R5 C2
F4 T3 J
T R T

10:48 am

hokie carla

oh, how sad, champ

10:49 am

hokie carla

and I'm sorry, amy. that's terrible too.

10:49 am

ChampFit

I was completely unprepared. But, did get to hold her briefly before she passed. It's never easy.

10:49 am

crosshair

Sorry about your pup, Hokie. One of our lab just had two teeh pulled--both broken. The stitches did not hold the first time around so he had to have it all done twice. Cost $2,100.00 each time. :(

10:50 am

ChampFit

That's awful crossy!

10:50 am

hokie carla

oh gosh, hope that doesn't happen here.

10:50 am

hokie carla

how old is your lab, crossy?

10:50 am

crosshair

He has since recovered quite well, my bank account--not so much.

10:51 am

ChampFit

The o words from yesterday are back....!

10:51 am

crosshair

He is sic, and his sister is four.

10:51 am

crosshair

Six

10:51 am

Amy Rumler

It's always hard on pet parents when the fur babies are not feeling well.

10:53 am

crosshair

Looked up pet insurance for the six year old, and they are asking $350/month!!! Just not worth it. I am better off tossing a couple hundred in a seperate account each month.

10:55 am

hokie carla

yeah, our first lab had 3 surgeries for removing foreign objects, (and that was over $2k each time back in the 90s) so we talked about getting it for subsequent pets but never did.

10:57 am

ChampFit

Finally found a 9...woohoo! I'm thinking about it too. Mine are both 6, so at some point they're gonna need it.

11:01 am

hokie carla

woot

11:02 am

hokie carla

phantom polenta

11:02 am

ChampFit

and another one

11:02 am

hokie carla

oh, just found a sport with horses

11:02 am

BzznBea

I had grits for prekfast

11:02 am

ChampFit

love both of those!

11:02 am

BzznBea

breakfast

11:04 am

hokie carla

funny, I like polenta but not a huge fan of grits. I realize they are the same thing.

11:04 am

hokie carla

it's possible I just haven't tried grits since I was a kid

11:04 am

Amy Rumler

I applied and received a Care Credit card that helped pay for my pup's surgery to amputate a toe that had a cancerous tumor. Luckily the vet we went to was not horribly expensive and we have the balance about paid off from surgery in July.

11:04 am

hokie carla

found another P, now only 8

11:04 am

BzznBea

I don't like the instant grits.

11:05 am

hokie carla

interesting, never heard of that

11:06 am

ChampFit

Oh yeah! Forgot about Care Credit. You can use it for people too. Have used it for unexpected dental things myself.

11:07 am

hokie carla

NTPN - ACC school mascot name in the grid

11:07 am

hokie carla

ps - not a hokie nor a wahoo

11:08 am

Amy Rumler

Yep! Care Credit is a helpful card. It also works for vision and at Walgreens for health care items including over the counter meds.

11:10 am

ChampFit

I have th 10...what're the stats for the other one?

11:10 am

hokie carla

ce10, to borrow from earlier, very suspect

11:10 am

hokie carla

but fits with others this week

11:11 am

hokie carla

in its terribleness of grammar

11:12 am

ChampFit

allrighty then!

11:14 am

hokie carla

I still can't find the compound an8/40

11:16 am

ChampFit

well, it would've been easier had I seen the 7 before it, but all good now.

11:16 am

BzznBea

animal

11:16 am

hokie carla

I have that unless they are both animals

11:16 am

BzznBea

likes picnic pests

11:16 am

rururocks

where's harpjane when you need her

11:17 am

ChampFit

Oh for goodness sake! thx bea

11:17 am

BzznBea

found an aardvark

11:17 am

hokie carla

ohh

11:17 am

hokie carla

that's it

11:18 am

hokie carla

found bea's fish on the bottom T but anyone know the other?

11:18 am

ChampFit

Still need 2 on that square

11:18 am

hokie carla

there's just 2 total

11:19 am

ChampFit

I'm meant the right. I need one from the left.

11:19 am

hokie carla

oh, I still need 1 on the right too.

11:19 am

BzznBea

Carla, I can't find the mascot unless its the Stanford tr4

11:20 am

hokie carla

bea, it's close to you!

11:20 am

hokie carla

also the nickname of the state

11:23 am

BzznBea

I give

11:23 am

hokie carla

compound word, starts with T

11:24 am

hokie carla

anyone else before I put bea out of her misery?

11:24 am

ChampFit

I have no dog in this hunt, but going with tarheel

11:24 am

hokie carla

TARHEEL

11:24 am

hokie carla

ding ding ding

11:25 am

BzznBea

well crap

11:25 am

ChampFit

You can Venmo me my winnings!

11:25 am

hokie carla

everyone has a dog in the hunt of NTPN, champ

11:25 am

hokie carla

lol, I'll get right on it

11:27 am

BzznBea

I need to get something else done. I'm sure not getting far with this grid. Toodles.

11:27 am

ChampFit

Whittled down to 67. Taking a quick break. BBL.

11:28 am

hokie carla

think I will move on too. TTFN.

11:31 am

rururocks

got all the r's finally

11:45 am

rururocks

tough grid at the end.. have a good day everyone

12:02 pm

Shirlockc

huh, repeat O word from yesterday

12:08 pm

hurshy

hiya folks!

12:13 pm

hurshy

are there any "before" prefix words among the ANs?

12:21 pm

hurshy

where have all the babblers gone
long time passing

12:28 pm

hurshy

Ls Lambasted!

12:30 pm

hurshy

Os Overturned!

12:32 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! organization of global law enforcement collaboration (and sometime pursuer of Carmen Sandiego)

12:32 pm

hurshy

i words inveigled!

12:34 pm

hurshy

Ns Nailed!

12:35 pm

hurshy

Es Eliminated!

12:41 pm

penquis

hello again...

12:42 pm

hurshy

hello pen!

12:42 pm

penquis

hi hursh...

12:44 pm

hurshy

ooh found the 10!

12:45 pm

penquis

i have one...

12:45 pm

Shirlockc

me too, was sure it wouldn't work but then it did

12:45 pm

hurshy

oh yes there are two, i shouldn't have said "the"

12:45 pm

hurshy

maybe we have diff ones bc i was sure mine would work

12:45 pm

penquis

yes, the dumb one....that is what i have...

12:46 pm

hurshy

i have th10

12:46 pm

penquis

ce 10 is the dumb one...

12:47 pm

penquis

i have th 9 but not the 10....

12:47 pm

hurshy

oh ok i haven't done C yet

12:47 pm

Shirlockc

hmm, i guess i'll work on the th10 then

12:47 pm

hurshy

th10 not related to th9, but is related to he9

12:48 pm

hurshy

ttfn

12:50 pm

penquis

found the other 10...ty for the nudge, hursh...

1:00 pm

hurshy

idk how you guys found a ce

1:01 pm

penquis

superlative ending...

1:01 pm

hurshy

ahhh

1:01 pm

penquis

as Molly said....if it was on a school paper, it would be crossed out in red...

1:02 pm

hurshy

that doesn't always mean anything... i worked with a teacher who didn't think "sparkly" was a valid word

1:03 pm

penquis

i can see that word, but not the 10...

1:09 pm

hurshy

are there any RH words today?

1:10 pm

Mary

No RH words today

1:11 pm

penquis

not that i know of...

1:11 pm

hurshy

phew, that's good

1:11 pm

MollyL

Whether it is a real, dictionary recognized word or not, ce10 reeks of bad grammar and poor word choice.

1:12 pm

MollyL

Just about every good writer would use "more" with the root word after instead of ce10.

1:12 pm

Shirlockc

broke the 100, and 98 left

1:13 pm

penquis

agreed, molly...

1:13 pm

hurshy

i'm just glad we don't have feijoa or something

1:15 pm

MollyL

Yeah buddy, it's always a break when that one isn't around.🙄

1:20 pm

hurshy

phantom: polenta

1:21 pm

penquis

mine, too...

1:27 pm

BzznBea

That was Carla's phantom too.

1:27 pm

BzznBea

Hurshy, did yuou see my NTPN in the chat?

1:30 pm

penquis

i did not...what was it?

1:31 pm

BzznBea

NTPN - Criminal investigation group

1:33 pm

penquis

interpol...

1:34 pm

BzznBea

ding ding sing

1:34 pm

BzznBea

ding

1:34 pm

penquis

as long as I don't have to sing... ;oP

1:41 pm

mael

phantom: transient

1:59 pm

penquis

hit a wall at 46 left...taking a break....

2:52 pm

ChampFit

phantom: transient

2:56 pm

periwinkle

finally below 100 99 left bbl

2:59 pm

hokie carla

rehi

3:00 pm

hokie carla

still 34 left here

3:07 pm

hokie carla

everyone left. but winston's home! he seems fine, a little calmer than usual.

3:07 pm

medusa

are there any clues for an 8s please?

3:07 pm

medusa

anie

3:07 pm

medusa

oops

3:08 pm

hokie carla

they're both animals

3:08 pm

medusa

thank you

3:09 pm

hokie carla

one is aardvark and the other one is kinda deer or gazelle. not sure what group.

3:09 pm

medusa

I have them. Thank you. both stunning in their own right. xx

3:10 pm

hokie carla

yw

3:15 pm

hokie carla

phantom feature

3:24 pm

crosshair

Ty for the pair of an8 animals :)

3:24 pm

hokie carla

of course

3:35 pm

Shirlockc

and thx for that hint, got the other an8 animal

3:43 pm

periwinkle

got one of the an8 thankis.

3:43 pm

periwinkle

glad Winston is home

3:46 pm

hurshy

i'm back

3:46 pm

hokie carla

thanks

3:46 pm

hurshy

have most trouble with C

3:46 pm

hurshy

haha i did the same one Bea

3:47 pm

hokie carla

I need 2 c's but 6 p's still

3:47 pm

hurshy

9 C 7 P for me

3:47 pm

hokie carla

3-6-7-10-4

3:47 pm

hurshy

4-9-13-6-2

3:48 pm

hokie carla

feels like I am maxed out

3:48 pm

hurshy

well there's always the take-a-break-and-come-back-fresh thing

3:48 pm

hokie carla

trying to finish the 4s before listing

3:49 pm

hokie carla

I did that a few times today

3:49 pm

Gillie

I'm stuck on the ne5

3:49 pm

hokie carla

which somewhat helped with the p

3:49 pm

hurshy

ok i found two more P so i caught up to you on those

3:49 pm

cybernan

good afternoon everyone

3:49 pm

hokie carla

oh, that's my missing N, thx

3:49 pm

hurshy

ne5 rhymes with what the Ocean's gang likes to pull

3:49 pm

hokie carla

scottish babblet we have often

3:50 pm

Gillie

oh - ty!

3:50 pm

hurshy

no, no, i found two C not two P, i am a dunce

3:51 pm

hokie carla

S T
E P6 O
A4 R4 C2
F3 T3
T R T

3:51 pm

hokie carla

hey nan, you snuck in

3:52 pm

hokie carla

found my S, a 4

3:53 pm

hokie carla

and my T, that darn madagascar mammal

3:53 pm

hurshy

bottom R... re4/7, a set of 3, re4/4, re6/18, a 6&7 combo, and a 7&8 combo

3:53 pm

hokie carla

top row gray!

3:53 pm

hurshy

ooh that was my T also!

3:53 pm

hokie carla

both spellings are here

3:53 pm

hokie carla

just realized

3:54 pm

hurshy

ooh thanks

3:54 pm

hurshy

i don't think my last top S is a 4 like yours was tho

3:54 pm

Gillie

there are a lot of C words that use the double vowel - that tripped me up

3:55 pm

hurshy

WHICH double vowel lol

3:55 pm

periwinkle

I have 8 of them. are there many more with double vowel?

3:55 pm

hokie carla

I have 8 with one double vowel and one with the other double vowel

3:55 pm

Gillie

no - that's all

3:55 pm

hurshy

i have 4 C with double E and 6 double O

3:55 pm

periwinkle

ty Gillie

3:56 pm

periwinkle

don't have the one carla mentioned

3:56 pm

Gillie

Oh - hokie needs two more with the other one

3:56 pm

hurshy

hmm i wonder what two i need

3:56 pm

Gillie

three more - I wasn't counting the 4 letter one

3:56 pm

hurshy

aHA, got 'em!

3:57 pm

hurshy

down to 2 C now! but still 7 P

3:57 pm

hokie carla

hmm

3:57 pm

hokie carla

I just need 2 c's so I can't need 3 more

3:57 pm

hurshy

also does anyone have suggestions for a missing J

3:58 pm

hokie carla

and I didn't count the ch, just the ce

3:58 pm

hokie carla

yeah, boss

3:58 pm

hurshy

oh yeah, thanks

3:58 pm

Gillie

je4/12

3:58 pm

hurshy

well i did count the ch

3:58 pm

hokie carla

'twas my last one

3:58 pm

Gillie

oops - what hokie said

3:59 pm

hurshy

bottom left corner T has te5/10 and...?

3:59 pm

hokie carla

still looking

3:59 pm

hurshy

what do you mean oops, that WAS the one hokie said

3:59 pm

Gillie

nm

3:59 pm

hokie carla

I think she was oopsing that I had clued it already but it was almost instantaneous

4:00 pm

hurshy

oHO i got it, that is an odd one

4:00 pm

hokie carla

stats?

4:00 pm

Gillie

te8 is from bottom left

4:00 pm

hurshy

te8/40, verb, to um, infect with like rust or whatever

4:00 pm

periwinkle

may I have help with that te8 please

4:01 pm

hokie carla

hmm

4:01 pm

periwinkle

got the te8 ty

4:01 pm

hurshy

you have all gotten a te7 (not in grid) shot at some point

4:01 pm

hokie carla

oh, got it, thx

4:02 pm

hokie carla

just got one last week

4:02 pm

hurshy

that means only one more 8 for me to find also!

4:02 pm

hokie carla

still 3 8's here

4:02 pm

periwinkle

I need 3 more 8s

4:02 pm

hokie carla

what about the bottom R?

4:03 pm

BzznBea

What about it?

4:04 pm

hokie carla

any guesses for my missing one?

4:04 pm

hokie carla

I have two R8 from it

4:04 pm

hurshy

i listed out the stats of all 10 for you just a few mins ago hokie

4:04 pm

moolingwa

rehi

4:05 pm

hokie carla

mooo! feeling any better?

4:05 pm

periwinkle

hey mool

4:05 pm

hokie carla

I don't see that post, hurshy

4:05 pm

moolingwa

a little

4:05 pm

hurshy

ok for 8s i have: an8x2, he8, in8, op8, pe8, re8x3, te8, th8, tr8

4:06 pm

hokie carla

well that's something at least

4:06 pm

hurshy

my R post for you was at 3:53 hokie

4:07 pm

periwinkle

what is wrong mool?

4:08 pm

moolingwa

got some sort of plague

4:08 pm

hurshy

bubonic?

4:08 pm

hokie carla

isn't there actual bubonic plague in CO always?

4:08 pm

moolingwa

at the very least

4:09 pm

moolingwa

yeah, mice can carry it in some parts

4:09 pm

BzznBea

Bird flu?

4:09 pm

mkg

Hi all.

4:09 pm

BzznBea

Norovirus

4:09 pm

cybernan

I thought that died out in the middle ages

4:09 pm

moolingwa

probably flu

4:09 pm

mkg

Nicegrid. Almost half way with no help.

4:10 pm

hokie carla

brb

4:10 pm

BzznBea

Nice, mkg.

4:10 pm

hurshy

no, there was a House ep where a family had plague, not all gone in Middle Ages

4:10 pm

hurshy

i mean, they picked it up in a weird way, scuba diving in the caribbean and broken bottle from a very old sunken ship, but still

4:11 pm

hurshy

the CDC guy was convinced it was smallpox but it turned out not

4:11 pm

moolingwa

they have plague here and in the southwest

4:12 pm

mkg

Plague

4:12 pm

moolingwa

the prairie dogs can carry another form of plague too

4:12 pm

mkg

Is still a disease that you can get.

4:13 pm

mkg

Plague is still around us.

4:13 pm

cybernan

ok, missing the tr th and both an 8's

4:13 pm

hurshy

i got two Ps!

4:14 pm

moolingwa

poot!

4:14 pm

cybernan

got the th

4:14 pm

Shirlockc

th10 clue pls?

4:14 pm

moolingwa

thoot1

4:14 pm

BzznBea

One of the an8 is a mammal that consumes picnic pests

4:14 pm

hurshy

Robert Martin wanted to see Harriet the next day, and the next, and all the days th10

4:15 pm

cybernan

if heaven is the he 9 is hell the th 10?

4:15 pm

Shirlockc

hooboy, thx for that clue

4:15 pm

BzznBea

The other an8 is home on the range

4:15 pm

mkg

heaven? I dont get that one

4:16 pm

BzznBea

opp of before

4:16 pm

cybernan

ty bea

4:16 pm

mkg

ty bea got the an.

4:17 pm

Shirlockc

still missing 10 P, sigh

4:17 pm

moolingwa

assume you found your missing 8

4:17 pm

hurshy

i haven't

4:18 pm

hurshy

if you're talking to me mool

4:18 pm

moolingwa

re8

4:18 pm

mkg

I am missing all 9s and tens.

4:18 pm

mkg

So anyt help welcome

4:18 pm

hurshy

there are 4 re8?

4:18 pm

moolingwa

4 of them

4:18 pm

hurshy

ok

4:19 pm

cybernan

my last missing 8 is the tr --- something to do with forest plants?

4:20 pm

hurshy

no it's an architectural element

4:20 pm

hurshy

often found in churches, making them cross-shaped

4:21 pm

cybernan

ty hurshy - the church clue did it

4:21 pm

bichon

ty hurshy

4:21 pm

cybernan

some king or other buried there in a lot of 13th C churches

4:22 pm

cybernan

unless it is the altar that is placed there

4:22 pm

cybernan

(hope there is chocolate in the PB)

4:23 pm

mkg

nan did you use a word i should have from grid??????? Hm,mm

4:23 pm

cybernan

only 3 time, lol

4:24 pm

mkg

Oh gee i will have to go back and see. Ty.

4:25 pm

dizgrannie

FWs

4:25 pm

cybernan

I'm sure you already have it, mkg

4:25 pm

cybernan

grats diz

4:26 pm

mkg

Really> i dont see it. Or understand at all. I dont have church terms

4:27 pm

cybernan

not that one

4:27 pm

Shirlockc

use the ending for seven in latin

4:27 pm

cybernan

you asked if I had used a word in th grid

4:28 pm

cybernan

tr 8 ends like shirl said, or a branch of a scottish clan

4:29 pm

mkg

The word “the:? That is hardly a word from the grid.

4:31 pm

mkg

I am lost. Sorry guys. Not getting it.

4:32 pm

mkg

In the meantime I need any help with 9s and 10s. Ty.

4:33 pm

cybernan

missing 2 from each o - any guesses?

4:33 pm

cybernan

the other 10 is th

4:33 pm

moolingwa

oc7 maybe n the bottom o

4:33 pm

cybernan

also clued below

4:33 pm

moolingwa

op7/8 pair on the top one?

4:33 pm

moolingwa

maybe ON the bottom that is

4:34 pm

cybernan

have those

4:34 pm

moolingwa

ol6/18 on the top then?

4:35 pm

moolingwa

there's a good number of 4s and 5s on the o's

4:35 pm

cybernan

yes that is one of them -- looking for the ol

4:35 pm

mkg

Any clues for ce 10?

4:35 pm

cybernan

have op 7-8-7 from the top as well

4:36 pm

Shirlockc

most for sure mkg

4:36 pm

mkg

Ol plus two vowels.

4:36 pm

moolingwa

all the ones off the bottom are oc

4:36 pm

mkg

ty shirl. Got it.

4:37 pm

cybernan

ty mool

4:38 pm

cybernan

have the oc 5 homonyms and plural

4:38 pm

moolingwa

5-5-6-7-6

4:39 pm

cybernan

I so want orchestra but no dice

4:41 pm

cybernan

think I must be missing the 7-6 at the end

4:43 pm

moolingwa

not exactly the ones you're missing :)

4:46 pm

hurshy

sorry i got distracted and left, now let me look for that missing re8...

4:47 pm

hurshy

aHA found it

4:47 pm

hurshy

1-4-6-4

4:47 pm

cybernan

got them - ty mool

4:48 pm

hurshy

anyone want to talk As? i need one from each A tile

4:48 pm

cybernan

getting tired and shoulder is starting to ache, so bbl

4:48 pm

hokie carla

I still need 4 from lower

4:48 pm

hokie carla

bye nan

4:49 pm

hurshy

af, aj, an4, an4, ar5/6, ar6/7, ar4, ar5/6, 6/7

4:50 pm

hurshy

is what i have from lower

4:50 pm

hokie carla

forgot that one 4 babblet, thx

4:51 pm

hokie carla

also missing the first 6/7 set apparently

4:52 pm

hurshy

it's those nipple words

4:52 pm

hokie carla

oh yeah, thanks

4:52 pm

hokie carla

I've got nipples, greg. can you milk me?

4:53 pm

hurshy

you have all the top A, though, right? what would i miss?

4:53 pm

hokie carla

do you have as4 that we often miss?

4:53 pm

hokie carla

or as6

4:53 pm

hurshy

it's the 6 then

4:53 pm

hurshy

ah yes

4:53 pm

hokie carla

my last one was 8 but I think you have those

4:54 pm

hurshy

ok so now we just need the last lower one!

4:55 pm

hurshy

it's weird that new babies are neonates but pre-term ones are preemies not prenates

4:55 pm

hokie carla

I already did a PSA this morning about it not being a word

4:55 pm

hurshy

english is a lovable scallywag of a language

4:56 pm

hokie carla

I missed all the O talk. I need one lower, are they all OC?

4:56 pm

BzznBea

Carla, my NTPN was Interpol

4:57 pm

hurshy

yes, all 5 OC

4:57 pm

hokie carla

of course, thanks bea

4:57 pm

hurshy

as was mine - but i referenced Carmen Sandiego in mine so i feel superior

4:57 pm

hokie carla

sorry I couldn't get it

4:57 pm

BzznBea

pen got it.

4:58 pm

hokie carla

did carmen sandiego work for interpol? I only know where in the world is...carmen sandiego.

4:58 pm

hurshy

she didn't WORK for them, they would try to CATCH her

4:58 pm

hokie carla

oh

4:58 pm

hurshy

she was a criminal

4:58 pm

BzznBea

Yes, you are the superior

4:58 pm

hokie carla

lol, very smug she is

4:59 pm

hurshy

she flies around the globe and she'll flim-flam every nation, she's a double-dealing diva with a taste for theivery

4:59 pm

hokie carla

ok, I have 2 oc5 and 2 oc6

4:59 pm

hurshy

you need a 7

4:59 pm

hurshy

latin pl

4:59 pm

hokie carla

ah, thanks

5:00 pm

hurshy

one more word will bring me to 350

5:00 pm

BzznBea

Grey the P's

5:00 pm

hokie carla

don't tell me what to do

5:01 pm

hurshy

lol

5:01 pm

hurshy

easier said than done anyway

5:01 pm

BzznBea

Greyed the P's

5:01 pm

hokie carla

but well done

5:01 pm

hokie carla

still 21 left, 6 P's

5:01 pm

BzznBea

I still have 65 left.

5:01 pm

hurshy

wow that's funny, 14 left, 4 P's, same ratio

5:02 pm

hokie carla

what about the lower missing A?

5:02 pm

hurshy

7:2

5:02 pm

hurshy

65 left but you finished the Ps???? that's so weird

5:02 pm

hokie carla

bea works letters at a time

5:03 pm

hurshy

well i try to, but sometimes you gotta leave one or two and move on

5:03 pm

hokie carla

most of the time I do

5:03 pm

hurshy

phantom: teeth

5:03 pm

hurshy

threft: when you're so frugal you steal

5:04 pm

hokie carla

1-5-4-8-3. oh, it's the 7s today

5:05 pm

hokie carla

I'm listing

5:05 pm

hurshy

woohoo, finished F!

5:06 pm

hokie carla

and I might be sitting crooked on the couch, so literally listing

5:06 pm

hurshy

woohoo, Hs Hammered!

5:06 pm

hurshy

Ss Sunk and Top Row Grey!

5:06 pm

hurshy

lookit me getting on a roll here

5:07 pm

hokie carla

am I smug for already having all those?

5:07 pm

hurshy

no, i don't think so

5:08 pm

hokie carla

well, my missing lower right T was th5. SMH

5:09 pm

hurshy

i have two such words

5:09 pm

hurshy

is there another?

5:12 pm

hokie carla

well, you just used it in your post

5:12 pm

BzznBea

C's grey!

5:12 pm

hurshy

that is one of the two i have

5:13 pm

hokie carla

co4 co4 co4 bea

5:13 pm

mkg

i now have a ten and a 9 so no blanks. Whew.

5:14 pm

mkg

And over half way which is my daily goal. So gnight all. Ty for hints and clues.

5:14 pm

hurshy

ok my corner T was a SIX.

5:14 pm

hokie carla

my point hurshy is that it is a terribly regular word that I missed all day even when I had a bigger word containing it. I'm sure I thought I had it.

5:14 pm

hurshy

yes and my point was to ascertain whether there were 2 or the other th5 th5s

5:14 pm

hurshy

so that i could know if i needed one

5:14 pm

hurshy

but it turned out mine was a SIX not a five

5:15 pm

hokie carla

well, I was sure yours wouldn't be that 5

5:15 pm

hurshy

1-4-2-3

5:15 pm

hurshy

guess i will list now too

5:16 pm

hurshy

guess we are missing at7

5:16 pm

hokie carla

I started at the bottom

5:16 pm

hokie carla

stuck on the last re7

5:17 pm

hurshy

can't fault us for missing at7

5:17 pm

BzznBea

re7.28 is an anagram of the eye parts

5:17 pm

hurshy

thanks bea!

5:18 pm

hokie carla

thanks, bea. thought I just tried that but must've tried diff vowel at end

5:18 pm

hokie carla

what about the 6/7 set before doing something again? can't find anything now.

5:19 pm

hurshy

no shame about my missing Cs either

5:19 pm

hurshy

i will have to re6 that case there is new evidence

5:21 pm

hokie carla

literally no idea. I would use retry for that.

5:22 pm

hurshy

the case was CLOSED

5:22 pm

hurshy

so i have to re6 it

5:22 pm

hokie carla

ah, thanks

5:23 pm

hurshy

none of my Ps were fishy either

5:24 pm

hokie carla

stuck on pr7

5:24 pm

hurshy

if you have the AC turn on before you get home it will pr7 the house for you

5:25 pm

hokie carla

oh come on

5:25 pm

hurshy

well it will...

5:26 pm

hurshy

argh, very last one, plural fish!

5:26 pm

hurshy

but overall i did well

5:26 pm

hokie carla

I think my brain is just fried

5:27 pm

BzznBea

I know mine is! 27 left for after dinner...maybe.

5:36 pm

hokie carla

well, that might've been worse than playing the rest of the grid all day without the list. but I'm done.

6:35 pm

BzznBea

That was a tough one.

6:35 pm

BzznBea

Namaste

6:44 pm

MollyL

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