Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, April 1, 2024

12:00 am

Rainiqui

th 8 and 9

12:01 am

Rainiqui

th 8 x2

12:03 am

lynxxx

tr8

12:03 am

lynxxx

trass

12:03 am

Rainiqui

ha 8

12:04 am

GroovyKiwi

What a lovely way to finish Easter lol

12:04 am

Rainiqui

ha 8 x2

12:06 am

jbp

te 7

12:07 am

grannyrose

re 8, 9

12:07 am

jbp

se 7

12:07 am

Rainiqui

de 8

12:08 am

GroovyKiwi

Ta 7

12:09 am

Shellbell_o-well

ne7

12:10 am

Rainiqui

le 7

12:10 am

Shellbell_o-well

wr7

12:11 am

jbp

te 7x2

12:13 am

jbp

ne 7

12:14 am

GroovyKiwi

Re7

12:14 am

GroovyKiwi

Ne8

12:15 am

Rainiqui

se 8

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

jbp

thanks, Lickety!

12:19 am

GroovyKiwi

Ae7

12:21 am

GroovyKiwi

As7

12:30 am

lynxxx

un8

12:32 am

GroovyKiwi

So7

12:32 am

jbp

th 9 if not called

12:36 am

lynxxx

un8 *3 and a un9

12:41 am

GroovyKiwi

Uh all the UNs I see are phantoms lol

12:46 am

GroovyKiwi

Re8

12:50 am

GroovyKiwi

Wr7 x 2

1:16 am

GroovyKiwi

Th8 x2 th9 combo

2:14 am

Gillie

the only re9 I've found goes with a re7, not a re8

2:15 am

Gillie

So maybe 2 re9s

2:18 am

Gillie

The lower E in column 4 is very sticky - I've only found one word there

2:32 am

GroovyKiwi

De 8&9

2:32 am

GroovyKiwi

Gillie I have 2 there lol

2:33 am

Gillie

Actually, I'm up to 4 now, so I was just being a bit blind

2:34 am

GroovyKiwi

There are 2 re9s

2:37 am

Gillie

ty - I still haven't found an re8 (or a lot of the words that have been called, actually)

2:44 am

Gillie

de8 x 2

2:52 am

Gillie

as8

2:54 am

Gillie

un9 x 2

3:09 am

GroovyKiwi

94 to go and Iâ€™m pooped. Nite nite all

3:10 am

Gillie

g'night

3:49 am

Neliamne

rse

7:48 am

mael

so many un phantoms today

7:51 am

MollyL

Unreal

7:58 am

mael

very meaty, good for a monday :)

7:59 am

MollyL

Well yeah, if you have nothing else to do for the rest of the day.ðŸ˜Š

8:01 am

hokie carla

well, I was going to drive up to see my mom. guess I will shoot for HOET

8:03 am

mael

it's just easier to find words when there's this many! feels productive haha

8:04 am

hokie carla

true

8:04 am

hokie carla

and found a 9 in first 18 words so gotta love that

8:05 am

MollyL

You spend more time typing and less time staring at yellow letter boxes

8:10 am

periwinkle

hello all. another rainy day here

8:10 am

hokie carla

hey peri, cloudy here today but no rain yet

8:11 am

hokie carla

wow, there are a ton of t's

8:12 am

hokie carla

ooh, found another 9. still no 8's though.

8:16 am

periwinkle

Ihave 5 of the 8's but only one 9

8:18 am

hurshy

ooooeeee

8:18 am

hokie carla

I think both the ones I found were pt

8:20 am

hurshy

my fritz's favorite thing to do is in the grid (it's an ra6/18)

8:23 am

hurshy

i found an re8 - to say again with confidence that something is true

8:24 am

hurshy

if that helps ya hokie

8:24 am

MollyL

Aw, Lou Gosset died. He has always been a favorite actor of mine.

8:28 am

hokie carla

how old was he?

8:28 am

hokie carla

and I do have an 8 now but not sure what it is

8:29 am

hurshy

lol

8:29 am

hokie carla

ah, goes with one of the 9s I got

8:29 am

hurshy

"you know it's a big grid when..."

8:29 am

hokie carla

yep

8:30 am

hurshy

why did i think etager was a word?

8:30 am

mael

it's etagere

8:30 am

hokie carla

was going to tell you you're thinking of etagon, but that's not one either ðŸ¤£

8:31 am

hurshy

ah thanks mael

8:31 am

hokie carla

finally got the hawaiian word on my own!

8:32 am

mael

me too! felt good

8:32 am

hokie carla

it was only because I was desperate to find another H for half

8:33 am

hurshy

everyone should go play birdle today

8:33 am

hurshy

play-birdle.com

8:33 am

hokie carla

no time for that

8:33 am

hurshy

it will take you about 15 seconds

8:34 am

mael

lol

8:34 am

hurshy

if that

8:35 am

mael

that's funny

8:35 am

hokie carla

maybe tonight

8:35 am

hurshy

yeah :)

8:35 am

mael

I pranked my husband real good this morning, I put a leek in the bathroom and hollered

8:36 am

rururocks

that was Vichyssoise of you

8:37 am

hokie carla

you hollered "hey, there's a leek in the bathroom!"?

8:38 am

hurshy

Es Eradicated!

8:38 am

hokie carla

I have only grayed one tile - the upper N

8:38 am

hurshy

i only need 2 R to have top row grey

8:39 am

hurshy

but the third T from the T on the right is completely eluding me

8:39 am

phaeton

U's greyed!

8:40 am

mael

yep, I was "oh NO there's a leek in the bathroom" and he came running and spitting mad because he hates the toilet in our half bath and can't wait for it to leak so he can justify replacing it. Hah.

8:40 am

hokie carla

just been shooting for half and moving on. big slam on the brakes at D.

8:40 am

mael

I have three tiles grayed, the N T and S in the right hand column

8:40 am

hurshy

gtg, ttfn all

8:41 am

mael

bye hurshy!

8:42 am

MollyL

That's great mael. I didn't think anyone did actual April Fools anymore.

8:42 am

mael

the kids got a huge kick out of it

8:43 am

Norma

ed

8:53 am

penquis

whoa! big one! ... Hello all...

8:53 am

hokie carla

pen!

8:53 am

penquis

carla!

8:54 am

rururocks

is sure pen is talking about the grid

8:55 am

hokie carla

yeah, because my mind doesn't live in the gutter ðŸ˜œ

8:56 am

mkg

Easy to get no blanks today.

8:58 am

hokie carla

almost undersold

9:02 am

hokie carla

finally found some more D's for HOET! 119 left. gotta get moving.

9:02 am

penquis

go, carla!

9:07 am

MollyL

*Proud to be a gutter dweller

9:09 am

origami

My mind doesn't live in the gutter. I just take frequent trips there.

9:10 am

rururocks

I guess I should be offended or something :D

9:14 am

rururocks

21 8's. and I've only found six

9:23 am

MollyL

Try "or something". It works for me. ðŸ˜Š

9:23 am

penquis

i have 7 but only one 9....

9:23 am

rururocks

3 nines here

9:24 am

rururocks

they're easier than the 8's really

9:24 am

MollyL

*Smug* has all the 9's

9:24 am

mael

I'm still missing 2

9:25 am

mael

but I just found the sweet de7 so I'm happy

9:28 am

rururocks

I have all the a's, e's, o''s, n's so far missing a lot on the others

9:30 am

saanichcat

way behind everyone here! Have all the l, U, K, G, W, & m. still 226 left.

9:31 am

origami

I just found my second 8 :D

9:31 am

mael

way ahead of me then, saanich. I've got 80 left and still missing tiles left and right

9:31 am

penquis

i have not grayed any tiles...143 left....

9:32 am

saanichcat

there is a nice te 7 & 8 which have to do with ancient mosaics

9:32 am

mael

got those, great words

9:33 am

saanichcat

they are fun to run across. (for word lovers anyway)

9:35 am

rururocks

just found two un9'

9:35 am

mael

also good words

9:36 am

mael

I have 2 also, are there any more un9s Molly?

9:36 am

rururocks

no

9:36 am

rururocks

only two

9:36 am

saanichcat

just two

9:37 am

saanichcat

Happy April Fools! Any good tricks happening to anyone?

9:38 am

rururocks

not yet to me

9:38 am

mael

still missing a u here

9:38 am

rururocks

I've had some good ones played on me in my life though

9:39 am

mael

got my husband with a leek in the bathroom

9:39 am

saanichcat

OK you better explain mael!

9:39 am

mael

ohh found it, it was a un8

9:40 am

mael

put a leek on the toilet and yelled that "oh no, we have a leek in the bathroom!"

9:40 am

saanichcat

that is worthy of a GROAN

9:41 am

saanichcat

but still funny!

9:41 am

MollyL

It was truly a Ru inspired moment

9:42 am

MollyL

As is typical of my life, I was married to an April Fool ðŸ˜Š

9:56 am

rururocks

my ex was fairly serious and didn't take to jokes that well

10:06 am

BzznBea

hello friends

10:06 am

rururocks

hi bea

10:14 am

penquis

hi Bea...

10:30 am

periwinkle

I only have ath9

10:30 am

periwinkle

that is one th9

10:32 am

penquis

i have four now....need to think about lunch....bbl to finish....bye all....

10:33 am

periwinkle

found one of the un9

10:35 am

BzznBea

thanks for the th9, peri

10:35 am

periwinkle

yw Bea

10:37 am

periwinkle

I have 3 of the 9's now

10:37 am

periwinkle

only 8 of the 8s

10:46 am

Norma

th

10:46 am

Norma

sorry

11:28 am

hurshy

more word finding, yay!

11:34 am

hurshy

oHO i got that third right T

11:35 am

hurshy

te8 latin plural of a te7 from the left - the small pieces used to make a mosaic

11:48 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

11:48 am

hurshy

h'lo nan

11:50 am

cybernan

*wishing I know some italian

11:52 am

saanichcat

morning nan!

11:54 am

hurshy

wishing i could think of some more H words

11:54 am

saanichcat

or ciao!

11:57 am

cybernan

hi saanich

11:57 am

MollyL

The te7 ends like the Doris Day song that starts Que....

11:58 am

MollyL

I have no knowledge of mosaic pieces either

11:58 am

cybernan

ty molly

11:58 am

hurshy

helps to like math

11:59 am

MollyL

Or have read A Wrinkle In Time

11:59 am

MollyL

I am not a big math lover

11:59 am

hurshy

yes!

11:59 am

hurshy

wrinkle!

11:59 am

cybernan

helps to be old enough to remember Doris Day songs :)

12:07 pm

bichon

Que sera sera

12:08 pm

cybernan

giving it away bichon :)

12:10 pm

bichon

The Man Who Knew Too Much

12:21 pm

cybernan

too many words - still have 134 left

12:30 pm

MollyL

Well Bichon, I was trying not to put the whole word in the chat

1:04 pm

cybernan

clue for the de 8-9 please?

1:04 pm

hurshy

i have a couple of de8s but not a 9

1:05 pm

cybernan

same here

1:06 pm

hurshy

mk

1:09 pm

periwinkle

I only have one de8. someone who leaves you behind. help with other de8s please

1:09 pm

hurshy

take the ballerina-painting artist and double the end cons, then make it a person who ending

1:10 pm

periwinkle

tyt hursh. never would have found that

1:26 pm

periwinkle

se8 please

1:28 pm

hurshy

do you like se8 watermelons? i think they have a bit less flavor than the ones with se5.

1:28 pm

periwinkle

ty hursh

1:29 pm

periwinkle

98 left

1:29 pm

hurshy

39 here

1:29 pm

periwinkle

haslet

1:29 pm

periwinkle

oops

1:30 pm

periwinkle

only have one tile grayed out. the top right N

1:30 pm

hurshy

i have 8 greyed!

1:30 pm

hurshy

ok so according to chat i need de9 and a second re9 and a second un9

1:31 pm

hurshy

got the un!

1:31 pm

periwinkle

wtg hursh

1:32 pm

periwinkle

the un9 I have is a pl

1:32 pm

hurshy

they both are

1:33 pm

periwinkle

I am missing a un8

1:33 pm

hurshy

got the RE! top row GREY!

1:34 pm

periwinkle

wd hursh

1:34 pm

hurshy

first un9 is where submarines would be

1:34 pm

hurshy

second is a nice way for a sink to be mounted in relation to the countertop

1:35 pm

periwinkle

ty hursh

1:35 pm

periwinkle

as8 please

1:35 pm

periwinkle

or tr8 please. will need to list sson

1:36 pm

hurshy

tr8 is a pl, sounds like a kind of table, or railroad ties word

1:36 pm

hurshy

as8 one who as6s that a fact is true

1:37 pm

periwinkle

ty for as8

1:39 pm

hurshy

the table i mean has 2 fat legs and one crossbar between them instead of 4 legs

1:39 pm

periwinkle

got the tr8 ty

1:39 pm

hurshy

not bodyshaming the table

1:39 pm

periwinkle

still missing 5 of the 8s

1:40 pm

periwinkle

and still only one gray tile

1:40 pm

hurshy

i'm missing 4 8s and this de9

1:41 pm

periwinkle

do you have ta6/7 dangling ornaments. ?

1:42 pm

hurshy

yeah

1:42 pm

periwinkle

okay then use de as a prefix

1:42 pm

periwinkle

unless you have it already

1:42 pm

hurshy

wow, nutty!

1:42 pm

hurshy

thanks

1:43 pm

hurshy

Ds Demolished!

1:43 pm

periwinkle

yvw

1:45 pm

periwinkle

bbl

1:45 pm

hurshy

me too

1:50 pm

moolingwa

afternoon

2:08 pm

periwinkle

hey mool

2:09 pm

periwinkle

trying to fiish 79 left. going to list soon

2:10 pm

moolingwa

hey peri, happy Monday

2:10 pm

moolingwa

I've got 277 left, just started 20 minutes ago :)

2:11 pm

periwinkle

lots of plurals

2:12 pm

moolingwa

3 s's...yeah

2:26 pm

moolingwa

okay, first path completed

2:28 pm

periwinkle

34 left now. bbl to finish

2:30 pm

moolingwa

seeya peri

2:38 pm

hurshy

26 left, only 1 or 2 from any tile!

2:39 pm

BzznBea

i'm missing 185

2:40 pm

hurshy

that's less "missing" and more "still in the middle of working"

2:48 pm

Scrabbler

417!

2:48 pm

BzznBea

jump in!

2:48 pm

BzznBea

how's your guest bunny doing?

2:49 pm

Scrabbler

He is no longer cooperating for his oral med and eye drops. I have to be tough with him.

2:53 pm

BzznBea

aww...

2:54 pm

BzznBea

i have a dog looking at me telling me it is 6 minutes until dinner.

2:56 pm

Scrabbler

Food is such a pleasure.

3:02 pm

Sugrraleona

quitting at 63 LOL

3:02 pm

Scrabbler

This is a 24 hour project.

3:03 pm

Scrabbler

oars

3:03 pm

Scrabbler

oared

3:03 pm

Scrabbler

Free clues. YW.

3:13 pm

cybernan

ar 6-7 [;ease?

3:14 pm

BzznBea

nipples

3:15 pm

cybernan

ty - don't know how I missed that

3:15 pm

cybernan

I guess 4 hours at the grid is too long!

3:16 pm

BzznBea

yw

3:16 pm

mael

because you were going down instead of across :)

3:20 pm

cybernan

de 8-9 please?

3:20 pm

cybernan

follows the last dinner course

3:21 pm

BzznBea

take the ta6 off the nipples

3:22 pm

mael

FW! whew

3:22 pm

Scrabbler

Congrats, mael!

3:23 pm

Biltong

nan, see peri's clues at 1.40

3:23 pm

BzznBea

nice work, mael

3:23 pm

Biltong

well done mael!

3:24 pm

cybernan

oh for petes sake --- most of those 8's and 9's are pure imagination

3:24 pm

cybernan

ty bea

3:25 pm

BzznBea

LOL. yw

3:27 pm

cybernan

stuck with 3 re's

3:28 pm

moolingwa

rehi

3:29 pm

gramma

I have the 1st 4 un words and the last one but I'm missing un8 - un9 - un8 and un9, Clues, please?.

3:29 pm

gramma

Which re words do you want help with?

3:30 pm

BzznBea

below the ocean

3:30 pm

moolingwa

I have 8 of the u words...can't say which ones I have and ones you don't have sorry gram...but the last 5 I have are all built off a 5

3:30 pm

Scrabbler

I need those u words too, gramma

3:30 pm

cybernan

jelly that is still watery

3:30 pm

moolingwa

well, have 9 of them now...

3:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello

3:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

worst kind of grid - BORING

3:31 pm

Scrabbler

Is that the un5, nan?

3:31 pm

gramma

Isn't that the last un5?

3:31 pm

cybernan

re 5/16 please?

3:31 pm

moolingwa

the last u I found was a u5 at the end of my words

3:31 pm

gramma

Just a normal mother

3:32 pm

moolingwa

I have 3 un8s and 2 un9s that all start with the same 5t

3:33 pm

gramma

I got the watery jelly. TY

3:33 pm

Scrabbler

205 left and I need a break.

3:35 pm

gramma

Missing the middle 8 and 9.

3:36 pm

moolingwa

below the ocean :)

3:36 pm

BzznBea

below the ocean

3:36 pm

gramma

TY

3:40 pm

moolingwa

50 to go

3:41 pm

gramma

12 left and it's like molasses

3:41 pm

gramma

How about the last te7 and te8?

3:41 pm

moolingwa

I can imagine

3:42 pm

moolingwa

um...not sure these are the last, but there are 4 dimensional shapes I think

3:42 pm

moolingwa

oh no...they're parts of a mosaic tile

3:43 pm

moolingwa

maybe the d'urberville's protagonist and an age...then latin plural?

3:44 pm

doseffing

tesseract isn't in the grid ... darn

3:45 pm

MollyL

There was disscussion of A Wrinkle In Time earlier.

3:46 pm

moolingwa

pretty close dos

3:49 pm

gramma

Finally got them! TY for your patience with me. I'm taking a break with 10 to go.

3:50 pm

cybernan

re 5/16 please?

3:51 pm

BzznBea

sorry, nan...trying to get through those as well.

3:52 pm

cybernan

also need the 6-7 that follows the carpenter thing

3:52 pm

cybernan

nm - found the 6-7

3:53 pm

BzznBea

break time

4:02 pm

gramma

Done. I couldn't walk away. Clues anybody?

4:03 pm

cybernan

re 5/16 please gamma?

4:05 pm

gramma

I tried earlier but it wasn't well received. I'll try again. The first part is like the norm - not small or large just a re* the last two are short for mother

4:07 pm

gramma

A re*ular

4:08 pm

cybernan

Done - ty gramma

4:08 pm

gramma

Oh good.

4:08 pm

cybernan

hagd eveyone :)

4:09 pm

gramma

Any other takers? I'm going to walk away if not.

4:10 pm

gramma

Ok have fun!

4:28 pm

hurshy

back again!

4:28 pm

hurshy

probably ready to list... but hmmm... should i try to hit 400 first?

4:29 pm

hurshy

oooo i just thought of the israeli legislature and it worked! Ks Killed!

4:38 pm

hurshy

Ms Mangled!

4:42 pm

hurshy

Ls Licked!

4:52 pm

hurshy

400!

5:04 pm

hurshy

and even then... there are regrets

5:23 pm

moolingwa

rehi

5:43 pm

periwinkle

hi mool

5:44 pm

periwinkle

my two last words first ar5/18 and the ar7/28 help please

5:45 pm

periwinkle

nm

5:46 pm

penquis

i was just looking for those...

5:51 pm

MollyL

ar7/28 is a plural

5:52 pm

penquis

well since i am missing are 5/18 as well, I assumed it was a pl....

5:56 pm

MollyL

There is no ar 5/18

5:57 pm

penquis

sorry,...meant to say ar 6/18...

6:02 pm

MollyL

Peri said ar/18

6:02 pm

penquis

she said 5/18 but i think she also had a typo...

6:02 pm

MollyL

ar5/18

6:13 pm

dizgrannie

FWs

6:14 pm

penquis

congrats!

6:59 pm

BzznBea

the little engine that could...

7:04 pm

BzznBea

greyed a tile with a plural. that torques my gibs.

7:12 pm

BzznBea

i think 24 is a nice number to leave.

7:28 pm

penquis

got stuck on the phone....36 left here....

8:03 pm

penquis

i am done...*waving goodbye to the lurkers*...

10:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

a big one! diving in! (hi all)

10:48 pm

hokie carla

hey gwen!

10:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi hokie ! and nbt woot

10:51 pm

hokie carla

woot

10:57 pm

hokie carla

I am giving up with 72 left.

10:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

still good job!

11:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

halfway done, woot

11:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbs woot

11:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

HOET, 149 to go, night all

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