12:10 am
					Gillie
					
					nm - already called
				 
							
							
					12:12 am
					Rainiqui
					
					nbt, nbs
				 
							
					12:13 am
					mkg
					
					Not seeing the an 9. Darn
				 
							
					12:13 am
					broll
					
					think finance
				 
							
					12:14 am
					mkg
					
					Got it broll. Ty.
				 
							
							
					12:14 am
					mkg
					
					Time to sleep. Ty.
				 
							
					12:17 am
					hokie carla
					
					phantom lintiest
				 
							
					12:17 am
					licketySplitAUS
					
					Clues are up
				 
							
					12:20 am
					dizgrannie
					
					un 7 if not called
				 
							
					12:37 am
					grannyrose
					
					cooee and g'day from down under
				 
							
							
					1:04 am
					grannyrose
					
					missed your fireworks diz. WTG DIZGRANNIE !!
				 
							
					1:20 am
					sprite
					
					morning babblers
				 
							
					1:24 am
					grannyrose
					
					hellooooo spritey.
				 
							
					1:25 am
					sprite
					
					hello my darling *hugs*
				 
							
					1:25 am
					grannyrose
					
					what a beast! i wish i knew how to help you. prayers aside. 
				 
							
					1:26 am
					sprite
					
					prayers are much appreciated! And this too shall pass. It is no drama. Just bad nights and the resulting increase in pain. I have upped the magnesium, so less cramps soon, I trust.
				 
							
					1:26 am
					grannyrose
					
					second endone kicking in thank heavens. 
				 
							
							
					1:27 am
					grannyrose
					
					good girl. i take the slow release three times/day now. fast release with me at all times.
				 
							
					1:28 am
					grannyrose
					
					any news on Rob? from specialist?
				 
							
					1:28 am
					sprite
					
					nope, still waiting
				 
							
					1:29 am
					grannyrose
					
					ugh. i hate that. blessing you both. so you may find some peace and comfort soon.
				 
							
					1:29 am
					sprite
					
					thanks, darling. I have faith we will. Especially Rob.
				 
							
					1:30 am
					grannyrose
					
					btw. absolutely loved the photo of Caya and Juno. 
				 
							
					1:30 am
					sprite
					
					aren't they precious?
				 
							
					1:31 am
					grannyrose
					
					yes they are. i'm storing that one in my heart. 
				 
							
							
					1:32 am
					grannyrose
					
					Don's cough much better too. so both of us are getting some decent rest at night
				 
							
					1:32 am
					sprite
					
					I will get you one from Tim and Lisa as well
				 
							
					1:33 am
					grannyrose
					
					oh lovely. then I'll get Don to print them off for me, and i can put them in frames.
				 
							
					1:36 am
					grannyrose
					
					and please... may i have a new one of you two? i have the little angel one with all of you in it. which i adore. 
				 
							
					1:36 am
					sprite
					
					might take a little while, before I see them again.
				 
							
					1:38 am
					sprite
					
					will check my photos as well. Will send them as soon as I can
				 
							
					1:41 am
					grannyrose
					
					God i miss you so much my darling. i wish i could travel better, come over again. i just want to hug you once more irl.
				 
							
					1:42 am
					sprite
					
					I would love that too. May the Big Guy perform a miracle.
				 
							
					1:45 am
					grannyrose
					
					amen sweetheart. 
				 
							
							
					1:59 am
					sprite
					
					not a bad grid. But I am hoping for bigger ones, lots of baby babbles lately. *hugs* my darling. I hope the pain will become manageable.
				 
							
					1:59 am
					grannyrose
					
					WTG SPRITE !!!
				 
							
					2:00 am
					grannyrose
					
					i hope you too feel better soon love.
				 
							
					3:46 am
					Ray100
					
					No tinnies? Aussies will be upset.
				 
							
					7:19 am
					bichon
					
					What are tinnies?
				 
							
					7:21 am
					aslindy
					
					hello all
				 
							
					7:34 am
					MollyL
					
					In Australia, tinnie is slang for a can of beer. It also means a small, open aluminum boat. 
				 
							
							
					8:05 am
					phaeton
					
					phantom: tennis
				 
							
							
					8:38 am
					hokie carla
					
					am I the only one that just said "australian for beer" in my head?
				 
							
					8:39 am
					JohanM
					
					I tried "tinnie" and every version of it....
				 
							
					8:43 am
					MollyL
					
					Nope, I said it three posts ago
				 
							
					8:44 am
					hokie carla
					
					no, I'm referring to the old beer commercial (fosters?)
				 
							
					8:44 am
					hokie carla
					
					don't think I've ever heard tinnies before
				 
							
					8:45 am
					hokie carla
					
					your post at 7:34 made me hear the commercial in my head
				 
							
					8:47 am
					MollyL
					
					Yeah, it's Fosters. An "Australian" beer owned by a Japanese brewing company. 🤣😂
				 
							
					8:49 am
					hokie carla
					
					well, I came here this morning with 12 left and have only found 3. 1-2-5-0-0-1  could I at least find the last 4 letter?
				 
							
					8:50 am
					hokie carla
					
					and btw, 4 of my remaining 9 are S
				 
							
					8:50 am
					hokie carla
					
					ooh, just saw the 4. ask and ye shall receive.
				 
							
					8:52 am
					hokie carla
					
					phantom aunties 
				 
							
					9:12 am
					hokie carla
					
					phantom senilities 
				 
							
					9:25 am
					rururocks
					
					that wouldn't apply to us here would it hokie?
				 
							
					9:37 am
					MollyL
					
					Where were you yesterday when Ruru was in the grid? 
				 
							
					9:38 am
					rururocks
					
					working
				 
							
					9:42 am
					hokie carla
					
					if the shoe fits...
				 
							
					9:42 am
					hokie carla
					
					alright ruru, I have 
A T SSSS LL left if you gray those and want to guess
				 
							
					9:45 am
					rururocks
					
					an9 you have?
				 
							
					9:46 am
					rururocks
					
					or it could be an6
				 
							
					9:46 am
					rururocks
					
					you have te9?
				 
							
					9:47 am
					rururocks
					
					the s's are se6/18 x 2 and so5/20 & 6/33
				 
							
					9:47 am
					rururocks
					
					the L's are li5/14 and li7.28
				 
							
					9:48 am
					rururocks
					
					<  how'd I do
				 
							
					9:48 am
					moolingwa
					
					morning all
				 
							
					9:49 am
					rururocks
					
					good morning Mool
				 
							
					9:49 am
					moolingwa
					
					hey ru, happy Wednesday
				 
							
					9:50 am
					moolingwa
					
					well, always a happy day when I find the 2 9s in the first 60 seconds
				 
							
					9:50 am
					rururocks
					
					wow.. this week is flying by
				 
							
					9:50 am
					rururocks
					
					i found the an 9 but had to look up the te9
				 
							
							
					9:54 am
					rururocks
					
					we lost hokie... send out a search party
				 
							
							
					9:55 am
					moolingwa
					
					well, first pass...16 left
7-3-5-1
				 
							
							
					9:58 am
					moolingwa
					
					the search was successful!
				 
							
					9:58 am
					hokie carla
					
					went and put another layer of joint compound on the ceiling
				 
							
					9:59 am
					hokie carla
					
					I do not have te9. I know it's not teensiest
				 
							
					9:59 am
					moolingwa
					
					always so much fun
				 
							
					9:59 am
					hokie carla
					
					will check your other guesses, ruru
				 
							
					10:00 am
					hokie carla
					
					lots of fun here always
				 
							
					10:00 am
					moolingwa
					
					we've done a bunch of flooring and painting...I'm sick of painting
				 
							
					10:00 am
					moolingwa
					
					had someone do the flooring...but my house is a cat 5 disaster area because of it
				 
							
					10:01 am
					hokie carla
					
					yeah, remember when I moved here and repainted the entire house? also our ceilings have that knockdown pattern. I bought some spray, will practice that tomorrow.
				 
							
					10:01 am
					rururocks
					
					I don't have to do much with my house.. it's kind of done
				 
							
					10:02 am
					moolingwa
					
					yeah, we got knockdown...pain in the...
				 
							
					10:02 am
					rururocks
					
					I did plant a nice winter garden with beets, chard, broccoli, kale thanks to Origami
				 
							
					10:02 am
					hokie carla
					
					well, we had a leak during helene and had to cut a hole in the ceiling
				 
							
					10:03 am
					hokie carla
					
					I think most of your guesses were right, ruru. now to find the words.
				 
							
					10:03 am
					moolingwa
					
					that's definitely nice ru...we had carpet...and pets, so yeah.  Refloored four bedrooms (and master closet).  Still have two more rooms to do, but they are going to be more complicated
				 
							
					10:03 am
					rururocks
					
					:D (hokie savant)
				 
							
					10:03 am
					moolingwa
					
					yeah, I had a leak a few years ago in my bathroom...really holding off to do the whole bathroom
				 
							
					10:04 am
					hokie carla
					
					I had the L7 but not the 5, ruru
				 
							
					10:04 am
					hokie carla
					
					so still one L
				 
							
					10:04 am
					rururocks
					
					most men do take a leak in the bathroom?
				 
							
					10:04 am
					moolingwa
					
					4-1-4-1
				 
							
					10:04 am
					hokie carla
					
					0-1-5-0-0-1
				 
							
					10:05 am
					rururocks
					
					you have the barnacle type creature the li6?
				 
							
					10:05 am
					hokie carla
					
					hmm, not lichen
				 
							
					10:05 am
					rururocks
					
					the definition says a bird though
				 
							
							
					10:06 am
					moolingwa
					
					found a couple of 4s
				 
							
					10:06 am
					moolingwa
					
					oh, and my last 5
				 
							
					10:07 am
					hokie carla
					
					me too
				 
							
					10:07 am
					rururocks
					
					i'm trying to remember the correct name of the sea creature now
				 
							
					10:08 am
					hokie carla
					
					are these se6's normal?
				 
							
					10:08 am
					rururocks
					
					oh  I'm thinking Limpet  excuse me
				 
							
					10:08 am
					moolingwa
					
					yeah, not sure what you're talking about ru...I have the old world finch :)
				 
							
							
					10:09 am
					rururocks
					
					the se6 are normal for babble that is
				 
							
					10:09 am
					moolingwa
					
					well I just found a second se6
				 
							
					10:09 am
					hokie carla
					
					incredible
				 
							
					10:09 am
					moolingwa
					
					and neither is a regular
				 
							
					10:09 am
					moolingwa
					
					regular word...they've come up here before tho
				 
							
					10:09 am
					hokie carla
					
					oh, found one. thought I tried that.
				 
							
					10:11 am
					hokie carla
					
					A T S L
				 
							
					10:11 am
					moolingwa
					
					A T U S LL
				 
							
					10:11 am
					hokie carla
					
					I finished the U last night while half asleep if that tells you anything
				 
							
							
					10:12 am
					moolingwa
					
					found the u
				 
							
					10:12 am
					moolingwa
					
					I have a bit of a blind spot for that word
				 
							
					10:12 am
					moolingwa
					
					was in the grid the other day
				 
							
					10:12 am
					moolingwa
					
					2-0-2-1
				 
							
					10:13 am
					hokie carla
					
					maybe you need a spotlight on it?
				 
							
					10:13 am
					moolingwa
					
					yeah, might help
				 
							
					10:13 am
					moolingwa
					
					found a 4
				 
							
					10:14 am
					moolingwa
					
					so A T S L
1-0-2-1
				 
							
					10:14 am
					moolingwa
					
					found my s
				 
							
					10:14 am
					hokie carla
					
					A T S L
0-0-3-0-0-1
				 
							
					10:14 am
					moolingwa
					
					1-0-1-1
				 
							
					10:14 am
					hokie carla
					
					oddly similar but different
				 
							
							
					10:15 am
					hokie carla
					
					and I know what everything is but still can't find them so I reckon I'll have to peek at the list.
				 
							
					10:15 am
					moolingwa
					
					well the S and L made sense, because they're the biggest tiles
				 
							
					10:15 am
					rururocks
					
					gotta go.. good luck hokes
				 
							
					10:15 am
					hokie carla
					
					bye ruru, have a good one
				 
							
					10:16 am
					moolingwa
					
					seeya ru
				 
							
					10:17 am
					moolingwa
					
					found my last l
				 
							
					10:17 am
					hokie carla
					
					ok, got the T first try when I knew it's position on the list
				 
							
					10:17 am
					moolingwa
					
					that's promising
				 
							
					10:17 am
					hokie carla
					
					and I had forgotten what I was looking for with the L and ruru going all over the place, but that was easy enough with the list
				 
							
					10:20 am
					hokie carla
					
					now just the A. know the points, 3rd letter, everything. but can't get it.
				 
							
					10:20 am
					hokie carla
					
					finally!
				 
							
							
					10:20 am
					hokie carla
					
					not sure I've ever seen that
				 
							
					10:20 am
					hokie carla
					
					of course no def
				 
							
					10:20 am
					hokie carla
					
					looks sciency 
				 
							
					10:23 am
					moolingwa
					
					yeah, not seeing either the A or T
				 
							
					10:25 am
					moolingwa
					
					oh, found the t
				 
							
					10:26 am
					moolingwa
					
					and the a
				 
							
					10:29 am
					hokie carla
					
					woot!
				 
							
					11:17 am
					bichon
					
					se 6/18, pls
				 
							
					11:27 am
					cybernan
					
					good morning -- this looks like a tough one
				 
							
					11:30 am
					hurshy
					
					hi folks, found a 9! woot!
				 
							
					11:33 am
					hokie carla
					
					it's not actually a tough one, nan, just towards the end. I got to 12 left last night on my own.
				 
							
					11:34 am
					cybernan
					
					heading to the list with 32 to go -- lunch out today so no time to linger with this
				 
							
					11:38 am
					Mary
					
					hi all, clue for the ni7,28 please
				 
							
					11:42 am
					hokie carla
					
					silly people (singular not in grid)
				 
							
					12:08 pm
					ch1212
					
					hurshy, stats for that 9 you found please?
				 
							
					12:18 pm
					hokie carla
					
					do you want both, ch1212?
				 
							
					12:18 pm
					ch1212
					
					sure, and thanks, carla!
				 
							
					12:21 pm
					ch1212
					
					bichon, still need a clue for one of the se6/18s?
				 
							
					12:28 pm
					ch1212
					
					oh great.  I've gone and killed the chat.
				 
							
					12:40 pm
					periwinkle
					
					hi all. 1/2 way and no7s and no 8. found an9 tho
				 
							
					12:41 pm
					periwinkle
					
					I really prefer the larger grids.
				 
							
					12:47 pm
					hokie carla
					
					an9 and te9, same ending
				 
							
					12:47 pm
					hokie carla
					
					sorry, I got distracted
				 
							
					1:07 pm
					MollyL
					
					Butterfly?
				 
							
					1:13 pm
					Kaplan the Magne
					
					Peri me too. More fun to play with.
				 
							
					1:31 pm
					scatterbrain
					
					Clue pls for te 9
				 
							
					3:01 pm
					dauber
					
					I JUST got the te9...hard to clue....but it almost looks like that Judy comedian with the accordion.
				 
							
					3:30 pm
					nrkii
					
					te9 ends like financial investments that pay on a fixed schedule
				 
							
					3:45 pm
					MollyL
					
					Like the an9
				 
							
					3:56 pm
					helenkeller
					
					"That Judy comedian" died a few years ago, ovarian cancer.  That hit my funny bone as she always referred to the accordian as her IUD.  She was 72.
				 
							
					3:57 pm
					BzznBea
					
					I loved her.
				 
							
					3:58 pm
					helenkeller
					
					tenuiities
				 
							
					3:59 pm
					helenkeller
					
					sorry.
				 
							
					4:10 pm
					Book Doctor Gwen
					
					hi all, thanks for the 9-words
				 
							
					5:06 pm
					BzznBea
					
					Was getting frustrated with this grid.
				 
							
							
					5:07 pm
					penquis
					
					not too much fun for me either....
				 
							
					5:07 pm
					penquis
					
					listed at 10....down to one now...
				 
							
					5:07 pm
					penquis
					
					bye, bea....
				 
							
					5:07 pm
					penquis
					
					i am done....goodnight all....
				 
							
					6:13 pm
					cybernan
					
					hi again - 4 to go: N SS O
				 
							
					6:17 pm
					cybernan
					
					on 5 please?
				 
							
					6:20 pm
					cybernan
					
					or the first se 6?
				 
							
					7:25 pm
					hokie carla
					
					nan, still here and need help?
				 
							
					7:50 pm
					Funkylady
					
					Clue for the an9 please
				 
							
					7:59 pm
					rururocks
					
					Retirement income an9
				 
							
					7:59 pm
					rururocks
					
					Bad investment though
				 
							
					8:02 pm
					Funkylady
					
					Thank you!!
				 
							
					8:25 pm
					mkg
					
					dont buy an 9 plural! they are bad investments.
				 
							
					8:26 pm
					mkg
					
					as ruru said.