Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, September 30, 2025

12:01 am

justafreep

ru7/8 and happy flip!

12:02 am

justafreep

pr8

12:03 am

justafreep

po8

12:03 am

cybernan

hi freep

12:04 am

cybernan

wonder why the pr 7 can't be extended to an 8?

12:05 am

justafreep

hi, nan

12:05 am

justafreep

And yeah, I dunno.

12:06 am

dizgrannie

pu 8

12:06 am

cybernan

ru 8 x2

12:10 am

cybernan

ntpn: beauty supply store

12:14 am

justafreep

ei8

12:15 am

justafreep

cu7/8

12:15 am

justafreep

(no idea what the 8 means/how it's used, btw)

12:16 am

cybernan

me neither

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:19 am

cybernan

don't see any ei's never mind an 8

12:19 am

justafreep

you'll know it when you see it but you won't think it'll be accepted

12:20 am

cybernan

you're right!

12:22 am

justafreep

somedays I am!

12:22 am

justafreep

icon

12:23 am

justafreep

sigh. sorry.

12:24 am

cybernan

ok - had it

12:24 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:29 am

justafreep

I am not enjoying the J

12:30 am

justafreep

ja8, tho

12:32 am

cybernan

not one I'm likely to find now - crashing. Good night :)

12:33 am

justafreep

night, nan

12:33 am

cybernan

found it

12:34 am

Gillie

ra8

12:35 am

justafreep

also not a word I would know how to use, I don't think

12:37 am

cybernan

no - me neither -- really off to bed if I can get out of here before you call another 8!

12:38 am

justafreep

I will stall then. Just for you. I have allllll the others. Uh huh. Sure do. Uh huh. But I'll wait so you can sleep. :-)

12:38 am

cybernan

lol - bye

12:53 am

sprite

morning, babblers

12:53 am

justafreep

hey, sprite. How's ya?

1:00 am

sprite

hiya freep! Not too bad. Loving the new home. Still living in a mess of boxes and stuff though.

1:02 am

justafreep

Boxes are our friends!

1:02 am

justafreep

I'm glad you're loving the new place, though. That's better than friendly boxes

1:03 am

sprite

oh yes. It is a modern appartment so it has no cupboards. We are starting in one corner building up our stuff, then we can unpack that part, then move on to another corner with new cupboards, etc. It will take some time, but it will be so lovely.

1:04 am

justafreep

But... does that mean no place to store the boxes after they're empty??? Is this allowed??????

1:04 am

sprite

roflololollll we will trash the boxes after use, I promise!

1:05 am

justafreep

OK. Except, of course, that perfect one that's a strange size and just right for... something. That one can be saved. Right? (Asking for a friend. Not me. No. I don't save boxes. No. not me.)

1:06 am

sprite

hahahahaha omg yes. You must have been looking inside my mind. That is how it goes. But I have learned to let go of stuff more easily over the last few years. Even boxes.

1:06 am

justafreep

You are strong.

1:07 am

justafreep

It is also satisfying to make progress and see them go away, though, so I wish that for you

1:07 am

sprite

just practiced, grin. We moved from a family home to a caravan. Great learning experience.

1:08 am

sprite

letting go of stuff is liberating. As Louise Hay says: cleaning out the cupboards of your mind. It really works.

1:09 am

justafreep

Getting rid of stuff by renting a storage unit.... Now your'e talking :-)

1:10 am

sprite

hahahahaha yeah we tried that too. We ended up throwing away about 80% of what went into the storage though. Now, we only have what is standing inside our house. No more external cupboards, closets and units.

1:10 am

justafreep

It is amazing, sometimes, to run into a box of stuff I know I intentionally saved and at this newer point in my life wondering why I couldn't part with it before.

1:11 am

sprite

isn't it? So weird. The things we are attached to and the reasons why... sometimes inexplicable.

1:12 am

justafreep

Yeah. Although, last year, I actually used three cables from the 'box of saved but mostly mysterious cables' and that did not help my desire to purge.....

1:13 am

sprite

true, that. I threw away all my old agenda's from school and after. Just two days later I needed to look up some data... which were, by then, irretrievably gone to the tip. But we managed without, so I guess it is okay.

1:13 am

justafreep

yeah.

1:16 am

sprite

and how are you doing, freep?

1:19 am

justafreep

Fine enough, thanks. A mostly normal to dull stretch, in the best of ways!

1:19 am

sprite

exciting is overrated! Normal to dull sounds about perfet

1:19 am

sprite

perfect even

1:19 am

justafreep

It's both

1:20 am

justafreep

and it's just my speed (as long as there's coffee)

1:20 am

sprite

coffee is good. My beloved is making me some right now.

1:20 am

justafreep

ahh. for me it's bedtime! Definitely not coffee time

1:21 am

sprite

sleep well, freep!

1:22 am

justafreep

I shall. And I shall leave before you jump on the J's. J is playing the role of K in today's grid.....

1:22 am

sprite

I have 6/8 so far and am pretty sure there are no more to be found. That 8 is a mistake, for sure

2:22 am

grannyrose

and I am awake!! * hugs * sprite. how is my dearest friend today?

2:22 am

sprite

hello my darling. Rising from the fog?

2:22 am

sprite

I am okay. Still trouble sleeping but otherwise fine

2:23 am

grannyrose

finally...yes!! slept well last night. woke just the once, read for a bit, then slept through until nearly 7am.

2:24 am

sprite

very good.

2:24 am

grannyrose

it's going to take a while for you to settle into your routine again. how's the unpacking going?

2:26 am

sprite

we are still working on getting the desks and bookcases up. Today we will do the staining, if all goes well, that should mean tomorrow or the day after we can start unpacking the desk boxes. With all the zentangle stuff too

2:27 am

dofith

Hey sprite, keep some boxes. If they're the big ones you make into a box and tie up with packing tape, they can be made flat again and stored behind those cupboards you're going to get. Just a couple or so - may be useful.

2:29 am

sprite

hiya dofith :) Love the advice

2:34 am

sprite

rose, sent you a pic of the desk area so far

2:34 am

grannyrose

ooohhhh

2:35 am

grannyrose

oh my! it's looking soooo good.

2:35 am

sprite

:D it will be such a marvelous place to sit and work

2:36 am

grannyrose

so much lovely room, and that lovely light pouring in the window.

2:36 am

sprite

yes! And that is on my side. As you can see, I am a little bit shorter than Rob, lolol.

2:37 am

grannyrose

oh honey. it's a life changer!!

2:40 am

grannyrose

tomorrow is the second of my dental appointments. I am hoping to persuade her to do all the extractions well before christmas. i don't want to face christmas dinner and be unable to eat it...lol

2:54 am

sprite

aw sweetie

2:54 am

sprite

I was off to sing for peace, back now

2:55 am

sprite

sorry potty break too

2:58 am

grannyrose

love it... singing for peace i mean. eh! potty break also good .

3:19 am

sprite

I can do both at the same time *smug*

3:22 am

Deeha

Our christmas tree festival this year is about peace. Anyone got any good puns? Ive thought of pees on earth

3:22 am

Deeha

peas not pees!!

3:23 am

sprite

lol

3:24 am

sprite

you need ru for this, he is the king of puns

3:43 am

sprite

found the genius

3:55 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing, with hugs

3:55 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE !!!

3:55 am

sprite

ah, there she is, thought I'd lost you

3:56 am

sprite

bye sweetie :)

3:56 am

grannyrose

* hugs * my darling. just waiting for your fireworks..

6:24 am

hokie carla

does ruru get a tiara today for punnist?

6:25 am

hokie carla

okay, I was woken up way too early by winston, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is a tough grid.

6:26 am

Scrabbler

Not bad yet.

6:27 am

hokie carla

hey scrabs. I'm having to move on from each tile with nowhere near half.

6:27 am

Scrabbler

I am seeing more connections as I proceed.

6:28 am

hokie carla

guess I should get some coffee

6:28 am

Scrabbler

Big bonus

6:33 am

hokie carla

definitely making up words I've never seen or not often

6:34 am

Scrabbler

That's always fun.

6:36 am

Scrabbler

pecs

6:36 am

Scrabbler

punch

6:36 am

Scrabbler

Free clues!

6:36 am

hokie carla

well, I didn't have the 4, thx.

6:45 am

hokie carla

okay, have now grayed the upper L and F

6:45 am

Scrabbler

Great progress.

6:46 am

hokie carla

pretty slow at this rate. LOL

6:46 am

Scrabbler

Me too.

6:48 am

hokie carla

have only found one gerund and it is a bit dumb

6:48 am

Scrabbler

I have 3.

6:48 am

hokie carla

hmm, okay.

6:49 am

Scrabbler

They rhyme.

6:49 am

hokie carla

then I must have a 4th one because I don't see any rhyming with that

6:50 am

hokie carla

oh, just found 2 of those, thx

6:50 am

hokie carla

should have gotten both

6:50 am

hokie carla

and there's the 3rd

6:51 am

hokie carla

the dumb one is NO

6:52 am

hokie carla

phantom announcing

6:53 am

Scrabbler

I have never seen no7 in my life.

6:57 am

periwinkle

is is a non word?

6:57 am

periwinkle

hello all

6:58 am

Scrabbler

Hi peri. It is not a non- word.

6:58 am

Scrabbler

no7/36

6:58 am

periwinkle

ok then I will never find it. tough grid

6:59 am

Scrabbler

Change no5/10 to a gerund. New word for me.

6:59 am

periwinkle

ty new word for me to

7:00 am

periwinkle

I have several 7 letter p words but no 8s

7:02 am

periwinkle

25 C words and 8 J words!

7:03 am

Scrabbler

I haven't found a J word yet.

7:04 am

hokie carla

hey peri

7:04 am

periwinkle

hey carla

7:05 am

periwinkle

I have one J word, ja4/11

7:05 am

hokie carla

have 4. and I made them all up.

7:05 am

Scrabbler

TY, peri. I have been creative, hokie

7:05 am

hokie carla

ja6 is like when babies are yellow but take out some letters in the middle.

7:06 am

Scrabbler

TY, carla

7:06 am

periwinkle

jaunce

7:07 am

hokie carla

yep :D

7:07 am

periwinkle

opps

7:07 am

Scrabbler

That's what I got

7:07 am

periwinkle

ja and not down is the one I have

7:08 am

hokie carla

the other set I made up is ju4/11 and 5/24

7:08 am

periwinkle

ty carla

7:09 am

hokie carla

and just found a ju5 which is apparently a bird. rhymes with bu5 dice game that women play.

7:09 am

periwinkle

ty

7:09 am

Scrabbler

Thanks, carla, I am caught up now.

7:10 am

hokie carla

we should have 6/8 ?

7:13 am

MollyL

One j ends like Our Lady of Guadal---

7:13 am

hokie carla

that's the ju4/5 set I mentioned? or a longer one ending that way?

7:13 am

MollyL

No, I didn't know it was mentioned

7:15 am

MollyL

Do you have the 6/8 combination?

7:15 am

hokie carla

no, I have a 6/7

7:15 am

periwinkle

I just found it. the word I put in chat and gerund

7:16 am

hokie carla

JA or JU?

7:16 am

periwinkle

ja

7:16 am

hokie carla

ah, thanks.

7:16 am

hokie carla

now just one J left

7:17 am

hokie carla

phantom incise

7:18 am

Scrabbler

Yes, I tried that.

7:18 am

MollyL

The only one that hasn't been mentioned is a j4 that sounds like a courtroom panel

7:18 am

hokie carla

ah, thanks

7:19 am

hokie carla

I can picture the judge in my cousin vinny saying that

7:20 am

hokie carla

I think I have managed HOET now

7:20 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway and need to get on with my day. Enjoy the day.

7:20 am

hokie carla

have a good one

7:21 am

JohanM

I have completely forgotten what HOET means.....

7:21 am

hokie carla

half on every tile

7:21 am

JohanM

that's a good goal

7:22 am

hokie carla

yep

7:22 am

hokie carla

I don't do it with the word stats though. those are harder to me.

7:36 am

JohanM

I usually try to hit "no zeroes" in TILEs and WORDs. And 1/2 of TOTAL WORDS before I go to Lickety's list

7:53 am

hokie carla

I try to get under 30 before hitting Lickety's list just because it's annoying to me/too much work for more than that.

8:03 am

godthaab

Name that proper noun: Carthaginian war

8:10 am

EvaNadine

punic!

8:14 am

godthaab

Very. excellent!! You win a Phoenician Grinning Mask!!!

8:18 am

EvaNadine

i stink at both history and geography, so yay me!

8:18 am

hokie carla

I had no idea. yay you indeed.

8:26 am

hokie carla

ooh, grayed the bottom L. leaving 51 for now.

8:36 am

Dorens

wouldn't you say that fake player nancy boy was the nanciest?

8:51 am

Kaplan the Magne

He had everybody going!

8:52 am

Kaplan the Magne

I hope nobody sent him any money.

8:52 am

rururocks

he never asked for money

9:01 am

MollyL

The money grubbers were the people who scammed the "Help Mr. P" thing

9:02 am

BzznBea

Who alledgedly ended up with that money?

9:03 am

rururocks

wildcat for sure

9:04 am

rururocks

creepy bitch that one

9:04 am

BzznBea

Was she in AZ?

9:04 am

rururocks

texas

9:05 am

rururocks

could have been arizona though.. it was a southern state

9:07 am

rururocks

linda ramirez or something like that

9:16 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :)

9:18 am

hokie carla

is AZ considered a southern state? southwest I guess.

9:19 am

rururocks

yeah.. to the south of me.. not the true south though

9:20 am

rururocks

the thing that pisses me off is that bitch wildcat has the balls to still play this game after ripping off everyone and Mr P

9:22 am

MollyL

That was great example of never send money to people you don't know.

9:49 am

hokie carla

ruru, is this grid easy for you?

9:49 am

rururocks

it was until the last 20

9:49 am

hokie carla

still 48 here

9:51 am

rururocks

down to ten.. may have to list

9:51 am

hokie carla

so nanism is a word but not nanist. I have no idea what nanism is so it might make sense.

9:52 am

hokie carla

pop culture quiz - what did mork from ork say?

9:52 am

welki

nanu nanu!

9:52 am

welki

and good morning :)

9:52 am

hokie carla

ding ding ding! you win a pair of rainbow suspenders

9:53 am

hokie carla

welki!

9:54 am

welki

how was your tournament? what did you end up wearing?

9:55 am

hokie carla

I wore a pink top and pink skirt, slightly different shades but not clashing. I actually played really well and we came in 3rd. we played with our friends but it was a blind draw for another couple that would score with us and they are really good, so we were lucky.

9:56 am

hokie carla

we were net 4 under and they were net 3 under. it helps that my handicap is 37 (though 36 is the max for events and we only got a % of the strokes since it was best drive).

9:57 am

welki

excellent! one of our foursome won the longest putt - the same people seem to win the big prizes every year (imagine that)

9:57 am

hokie carla

oh, how do they measure that?

9:57 am

welki

proximity prizes have a sign that you move around the green - supposed to be honor system

9:58 am

hokie carla

I see

9:59 am

welki

(and that's why we rarely play tournaments)

9:59 am

welki

i did win the 'most honest golfer' prize one year - that means i had the worst score out of all the players - but it was worth $50 :D

10:00 am

hokie carla

lol, that's good

10:00 am

hokie carla

I should get that

10:01 am

hokie carla

I did a clinic yesterday and hit a bazillion balls with my 3 wood and then tried to play 9. I was back to being terrible.

10:01 am

hokie carla

ooh, found a set of A's

10:02 am

welki

my theory is that you get a limited amount of shots per day - if you use them up at the driving range (or clinic), you won't have any energy left for your game.

10:02 am

hokie carla

I'd say there's something to that

10:02 am

hokie carla

esp at this age

10:03 am

welki

it's why i started that high handicap group - the average player in the group will likely hit 60 shots on the first nine - doesn't leave much energy for the back nine

10:03 am

hokie carla

there's an 84/85 year old here that rides bikes with mr. homie (that guy is on an ebike). he told him he shot his age the other day. I was saying I'd like to shoot mine for 9 holes but can't seem to.

10:04 am

welki

okay, maybe between 50-60 shots - and that's why the back nine suffers, you're just too tired

10:04 am

hokie carla

true. did I tell you I shot 44 a couple of weeks ago on the front and then a 62 on the back? so frustrating.

10:04 am

welki

playing best ball or alternating shots is my choice

10:05 am

welki

you must have been pumped - 44 is awesome!!

10:05 am

hokie carla

yeah, the wed afternoon group I got in is some high hc, some lower, but everyone is friendly and out to have fun. sometimes we do a scramble, just depends on the foursome.

10:06 am

hokie carla

I was really pumped. everything (but putting) was going right.

10:06 am

welki

i have a hard time playing my own game for 18

10:06 am

hokie carla

was with mr. homie and our older son (who has just started playing) and beat them both outright

10:07 am

welki

is mr. homie competitive?

10:08 am

hokie carla

yeah, in the tourney on sun it was we both drive, pick the best, and then play our own ball for the rest of the hole. we definitely complemented each other. when I had a bad shot, he had a good one and vice versa.

10:08 am

hokie carla

yes, and he switched to playing lefty in the last couple of years and gets so mad at himself

10:09 am

welki

it's nice when you pick each other up like that

10:11 am

hokie carla

anyone else think the R is really hard?

10:11 am

BzznBea

yes

10:12 am

hokie carla

still need 7 and have looked several times

10:12 am

hokie carla

oh, just found another 8 there

10:13 am

BzznBea

Is that the 8.55?

10:13 am

hokie carla

and an unrelated 5. so now 5 left, same as the C and P

10:13 am

hokie carla

no, a very regular ru8/45. think eggs.

10:14 am

BzznBea

I have the ra8.55

10:15 am

hokie carla

I know when people get out of the p4 after a long time, someone is the pruniest

10:16 am

hokie carla

okay, now just need one A to gray bottom row.

10:18 am

hokie carla

any AE>

10:21 am

hokie carla

4-8-16-6-6 when I think a grid is hard, it's always the 6s.

10:22 am

hokie carla

bottom row gray!

10:22 am

BzznBea

Do you have the an6/7?

10:22 am

phaeton

an5/10

10:22 am

hokie carla

yes to all those

10:23 am

hokie carla

my bottom A was A7 and I had T6

10:23 am

phaeton

an5x2;an4x2

10:24 am

phaeton

I only have an at4 from the bottom

10:24 am

hokie carla

AT7 is the other

10:24 am

hokie carla

there are at least 3 an5

10:24 am

phaeton

an6-7 from the top A

10:25 am

phaeton

I've only had 2 hours of sleep in the last 36 hours

10:25 am

hokie carla

yikes

10:25 am

hokie carla

I will give you half a tiara

10:26 am

hokie carla

also just noticed I need 5 N from the top

10:27 am

phaeton

thanks

10:27 am

phaeton

I only have 125 words so far

10:28 am

hokie carla

still 39 left here

10:28 am

phaeton

but I do have nbs/ nbt...I don't do hoet. Am half way

10:29 am

phaeton

un8?

10:30 am

hokie carla

oh, found a boat accessory!

10:30 am

phaeton

ty

10:30 am

hokie carla

this is the first I'm hearing of a un8. still need 3 U's

10:30 am

phaeton

it's the first un word

10:31 am

hokie carla

hmm

10:31 am

hokie carla

uses the boat accessory

10:31 am

hurshy

hi all

10:31 am

hokie carla

thx

10:31 am

hokie carla

hurshy!

10:32 am

phaeton

unarope...what you use in the the shower with a frined

10:32 am

hokie carla

did you see my clue?

10:32 am

hokie carla

sometimes posts sneak in

10:32 am

phaeton

for the un8? or the boat thingy

10:32 am

hokie carla

it's both!

10:33 am

phaeton

ahhh

10:33 am

hurshy

fe5 and 8 easy for us US folks to get these days

10:33 am

hokie carla

phantom eosin

10:34 am

hurshy

oh someone was wanting nu6 the other day and now here it is!

10:35 am

phaeton

un6

10:35 am

hurshy

hmm, are there a lot of non- prefix words?

10:36 am

hokie carla

are you asking or telling me? I do need a un6 if there is one.

10:36 am

hokie carla

haven't found any hurshy but maybe that's why I need 5 N there.

10:36 am

hurshy

well i need 7 so...

10:37 am

hokie carla

there's a dumb gerund in there

10:37 am

phaeton

'asking

10:37 am

hurshy

no7 you mean? i have that

10:38 am

hokie carla

yes to hurshy. I will keep looking, phae, for un6.

10:38 am

hurshy

ok caught up to you, five now

10:39 am

hurshy

kind of surprised we CAN'T have the gerund based on nu6

10:39 am

hokie carla

yeah, I think I tried that

10:40 am

hurshy

ooh i just found nu5-6-6 combo

10:40 am

hurshy

the 5 is 5/16

10:42 am

hokie carla

TITT. thx.

10:43 am

hurshy

phantom: juice

10:44 am

hokie carla

I have all the J's and not one is normal

10:45 am

hurshy

oh then which two am i missing? have 3 each ja, ju

10:45 am

hokie carla

there are 4 of each

10:45 am

hurshy

my 3 ja all go together

10:46 am

hurshy

what does that leave for that? (found the missing ju)

10:46 am

BzznBea

There is a bird. ju5.24

10:47 am

hokie carla

ja4/11

10:47 am

hurshy

ty hokie!

10:47 am

hokie carla

thank molly

10:47 am

hurshy

and ty bea, i had found that but i didn't know it was a bird

10:49 am

BzznBea

Speaking of birds, we have a flock of six or seven vultures flying over the hood.

10:49 am

hurshy

i saw canada geese on my way to work

10:49 am

hokie carla

have you ever been by a house with like 30 turkey vultures roosting on the roof? I always think there's a dead person in the house.

10:50 am

BzznBea

Yes, I've seen that, Carla.

10:50 am

phaeton

help with the ru8...which I assume works off the ru6

10:50 am

phaeton

or ru5

10:50 am

hokie carla

think of breakfast eggs

10:50 am

hokie carla

is overeasy the ru8? I don't know

10:50 am

phaeton

lol...I was wrong

10:51 am

BzznBea

Do you eat eggs, Calra?

10:51 am

hurshy

...boat accessory, boat accessory...

10:52 am

BzznBea

Is that a clue, hurshy?

10:52 am

hokie carla

I usually eat scrambled

10:52 am

hurshy

it's me pondering a clue that hokie gave regarding un8

10:52 am

hokie carla

well, I almost said boat part, but you have to buy it separately

10:52 am

phaeton

it is for the an6

10:52 am

hokie carla

un8 means to pull that up to move the boat

10:52 am

BzznBea

Me too. Love a soft scramlle.

10:53 am

hurshy

ohhh, well that was my missing top A also, thanks

10:53 am

BzznBea

I had the an but not the un. Thanks

10:53 am

hokie carla

any guess for my missing top A then?

10:53 am

hurshy

did you ever find the alleged un6 hokie?

10:53 am

hurshy

hmm maybe an5/12 hokie

10:53 am

hokie carla

nope, kinda forgot about it

10:54 am

hokie carla

ok, I do not have an5/12

10:54 am

hokie carla

gracias. now just need 2 N for top row.

10:54 am

hokie carla

need that UN6 and another U for that tile

10:54 am

hurshy

same

10:55 am

hokie carla

phae, do you have the point total for the un6?

10:57 am

phaeton

need the pu7 between the hitting and what ru does with words

10:57 am

phaeton

24

10:58 am

hokie carla

the wimpiest or sickest

10:58 am

hokie carla

drop a letter in the middle of ruru's word

10:58 am

phaeton

ty

10:58 am

hurshy

smallest, isn't that?

10:59 am

hokie carla

I said wimpiest

10:59 am

hurshy

yeah, i just thought, that's not the first connotation that comes to mind for me. interesting.

11:00 am

hurshy

i'm doing poorly on the R

11:01 am

hokie carla

where I'm from you can use pu4 (not in grid) to mean sick or not strong.

11:01 am

hokie carla

still need 5 R

11:01 am

hurshy

same

11:02 am

hurshy

phantom: insect

11:02 am

hurshy

left col grey!

11:02 am

MollyL

The definition of pu4 is small and weak

11:02 am

hokie carla

still need an E and I in the left.

11:03 am

hurshy

did you get ei8 hokie

11:03 am

hurshy

and did you plural io5?

11:04 am

hokie carla

if you google pu4 as in sick you will find plenty of things about that usage

11:04 am

hokie carla

did not get ei8. did get io6

11:04 am

hurshy

what about the verb io6

11:05 am

hurshy

brit spelling

11:05 am

hokie carla

yep, have it

11:05 am

hokie carla

found the ei8 thanks. forgot that was accepted even though we recently had it. I'm a real ei8.

11:05 am

phaeton

I am also half in the puzzle

11:05 am

hurshy

in6/18 that we usually spell with two L but this has just one?

11:05 am

hokie carla

yes, that's why I was giving you half a tiara, phae!

11:06 am

hokie carla

aha, thanks

11:06 am

phaeton

I thought it was cuz I haven't had any sleep...lol

11:06 am

hurshy

phantom: innocent

11:07 am

hokie carla

4-6-12-5-4

11:07 am

hokie carla

NN NNN UU RRRRR iii CCC PPPPP OOO SS E HH

11:08 am

hokie carla

oh, found an S

11:08 am

hokie carla

and the other S

11:11 am

phaeton

when I go shopping I am onarun

11:11 am

hokie carla

good one, you might need on7/28

11:12 am

phaeton

that's what I am looking for

11:12 am

hokie carla

ends like someone who plays the piano

11:13 am

phaeton

got it

11:14 am

hokie carla

found 2 R's finally

11:15 am

hurshy

how many ph have people found? i just have one so far

11:16 am

hokie carla

same

11:18 am

hurshy

well i've caught up to you on P at any rate

11:22 am

hurshy

for O there's a trio of ou4, 5, 6

11:22 am

hokie carla

I have ou4/6 and ou5/6. so you think my 3 are this trio?

11:23 am

hurshy

i think you might need to add a five in the middle of your four and six

11:24 am

hokie carla

not seeing a way for that. it's what you say when something hurts?

11:24 am

hurshy

ok, then, you do need the whole trio

11:24 am

hokie carla

lol

11:24 am

hurshy

it begins with a different 4/7 than that one

11:25 am

hokie carla

found it as there wasn't really any other way to get 3

11:27 am

hokie carla

oh, I mentioned my cousin vinny earlier. NTPN from the movie!

11:28 am

hurshy

hmm, not yutes

11:28 am

hokie carla

actor

11:28 am

hokie carla

where were you when the two yutes left the building

11:29 am

hurshy

pesci

11:29 am

hokie carla

ding ding ding

11:29 am

hurshy

i always have trouble thinking of italian actors' names. i mix up which name goes with which actor between him and robert deniro and danny devito. and then once i get it sorted in my brain i think why did i have trouble with that?

11:30 am

hurshy

but then it happens again the next time

11:30 am

hokie carla

yeah, that is odd. they are all so different

11:31 am

hurshy

any SN words?

11:31 am

hokie carla

well I have hit a brick wall. 2-4-10-4-4 guess I will do something else. TTFN.

11:31 am

hurshy

phantom: seine

11:32 am

hokie carla

no SN words

11:32 am

hokie carla

3 SC

11:32 am

hokie carla

3 SI

11:32 am

hurshy

yeah i got the sc ... oh need one more si then

11:32 am

hokie carla

4 ST

11:32 am

hurshy

got it thanks

11:32 am

hokie carla

my last S was the very regular si5

11:33 am

hurshy

mine was the babblet

11:35 am

hurshy

dang just need one more H for 4th row grey

11:35 am

hurshy

got it!!!

11:44 am

hurshy

hmm hokie got both lower A

11:46 am

hurshy

ack, done with 4s

11:52 am

hurshy

aHA got that A

11:53 am

hurshy

bottom row grey!

11:53 am

hurshy

guess i will list for my last 17

12:01 pm

hurshy

oh lord, this pr8 could be pro- anything

12:02 pm

hurshy

well, i guess it can't go that many ways actually

12:02 pm

hurshy

got it

12:05 pm

hurshy

phew, done

12:09 pm

phaeton

congrats!

12:19 pm

penquis

not an attractive grid...surprised there are so many words in it...

12:21 pm

MollyL

*The grid weeps in it's pink satin pillow after being called unattractive

12:22 pm

penquis

i have no pity.... ;oP

12:28 pm

mkg

hi all. any hints for first column N words? ty

12:29 pm

penquis

ni 5....we have it often...

12:30 pm

penquis

it's a lightweight fabric....not a word i knew before Babble...

12:30 pm

mkg

got it. ty

12:30 pm

penquis

yw..

12:30 pm

mkg

ty pen. got the ni 5. looking for fabric

12:31 pm

penquis

that is the fabric...

12:31 pm

mkg

ooh i got a ni 5 that is plural and refers to japanese americans.

12:33 pm

mkg

now just missing a u word for no blanks.

12:34 pm

penquis

i have two un 4 words...both babblets....don't know what they mean...

12:34 pm

mkg

just got one. so all is set.

12:34 pm

mkg

ty

12:35 pm

penquis

yw...

12:40 pm

mkg

i actually like this grid but not getting half way yet. hmmm

1:07 pm

periwinkle

hi all.help with either ru8 please

1:08 pm

periwinkle

I have the fastest

1:09 pm

BzznBea

plural of the ru7

1:09 pm

periwinkle

don't have the ru7

1:10 pm

BzznBea

its a gerund

1:10 pm

periwinkle

ty bea

1:12 pm

BzznBea

yw

1:18 pm

penquis

ty bea...didn't have those....

1:22 pm

penquis

if uptalk is a word....up + ch 4 should be a word... ;o)

1:55 pm

penquis

stalled at 70...need a break...bye all...

2:29 pm

phaeton

any one have the ei8?

2:32 pm

little mim

I have the very clever chap ei8

2:32 pm

phaeton

can you clue it?

2:33 pm

phaeton

nm

2:34 pm

bichon

an 6/18, pls

2:34 pm

phaeton

I have the one that means to bless

2:36 pm

bichon

ty phae

2:44 pm

BzznBea

Any one have in8?

2:45 pm

MollyL

The other an6 is a weight to stop a ship

2:46 pm

MollyL

in8 starts with twelve in a foot, ends with consumed, vowel in the middle

3:13 pm

BzznBea

Thanks, Molly.

3:43 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

3:44 pm

periwinkle

cu7/8 please

3:46 pm

periwinkle

I found cu7

3:46 pm

BzznBea

Make it plural

3:47 pm

periwinkle

ty . thought I had tried that

3:48 pm

penquis

a TITT word... ;o)....hello all....

3:49 pm

periwinkle

hi pen.help with ra8 > i have an ra7

3:50 pm

penquis

there is an ra 6...the 8 is a pl....

3:50 pm

ChampFit

Do you have ra 6/27?

3:50 pm

periwinkle

no

3:50 pm

penquis

we usually see the ra 6 ending in a y (added to the word here)....

3:51 pm

ChampFit

Add a vowel in the ra5/14

3:51 pm

penquis

it means vulgarity....the ra 6...

3:51 pm

periwinkle

ty both

3:51 pm

penquis

yw...

5:03 pm

penquis

well i finished with the list....a bit of a slog today....bye all....

5:18 pm

MollyL

Thought I tried that...nope, you didn't

6:03 pm

mkg

I cant believe i am still not half way. Ugh.

6:06 pm

mkg

I have one un word. Any other u words welcome. I have un 5 12 meaning to put two things together is to form a un***.

6:08 pm

mkg

Any clues for u words welcome. Ty.

6:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

greetings and good evening !!

6:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

un5, a bunch of workers protecting their rights

6:14 pm

mkg

ty gwen. That is the one i have. Only one i have. Ty.

6:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

only one i have either, looking

6:26 pm

mkg

Ty gwen

6:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

un4/6 = two syllables, archaic word for "strange"

6:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

un4/6, same as the previous clue except change the last vowel to a different vowel

6:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

un6/24, un + last four letters of composer Henry Man****

6:36 pm

periwinkle

ty

6:36 pm

periwinkle

ch8 please

6:38 pm

periwinkle

or un8 please

6:39 pm

Gillie

ch8 is like a sweet brown treat (plural) with two letters left out

6:41 pm

Gillie

and the un8 ends with something used on boats (thanks to carla for that - I found her clue in the chat)

6:42 pm

periwinkle

sweet brown treat?

6:42 pm

Gillie

Yes, a very popular kind of candy

6:44 pm

Gillie

Leave out the fourth and fifth letters

6:46 pm

periwinkle

ty for ch7/8

6:46 pm

Gillie

yw

6:46 pm

periwinkle

I saw carlas clue for the un8 but still do not see it

6:49 pm

nrkii

the thing used to keep a boat in place when it's not at a dock or mooring

6:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

not getting the un8 or the ch8, argh

6:49 pm

nrkii

stored on boats, used below boats :)

6:49 pm

periwinkle

tyty nrkii and Gillie and carla

6:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

the un8 or ch8?

6:50 pm

nrkii

that was the un8

6:50 pm

nrkii

ch8 is a plural of ch7, which ends in not early

6:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

huh, that un8 is a new one on me, TY

6:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi

6:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

NOW I see the treat LOL

6:52 pm

nrkii

I have that treat in my DNA, so I saw it from the original clue :)

6:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i was thinking brownies? Tootsie Rolls? LOL

6:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(still missing 12 eights, 19 sevens, diving back in)

6:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

how are you doing, nuk?

6:57 pm

nrkii

me? I'm sick... head/chest cold leaving me short of breath. I had to give in and back out of competing next weekend.

6:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh that's too bad

6:58 pm

nrkii

I can't be sure I'll have my lungs back in shape in time and it would be a few thousand dollars down the tubes if I didn't make the call as early as possible. I'll be glad I backed out later this week, but today I'm sad.

6:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh no nrkii!! sending you magical waves of internet healing

7:01 pm

nrkii

Thanks. Not sick enough to go to doctor yet. They'll just say its a virus and send me home to do what I'm already doing. Waiting to see if it doubles-down to bronchitis or recedes under the weight of my zinc-laden wrath.

7:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

fingers crossed

7:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

tbese last few words...the in words. uh

7:07 pm

nrkii

I'm looking for my last 2 IN words now

7:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

i was going to invite you to oktoberfest this coming weekend. weather looks good

7:09 pm

nrkii

This weekend is a total bust. Recovery + Halloween decorations.

7:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooh, your theme still a secret?

7:10 pm

nrkii

In theory, it's going to be Dorothy and Scarecrow in the haunted forest... The forest will involve a lot of work.

7:10 pm

nrkii

I have several dance buddies who are coming on Sunday afternoon to help, so I need to not be contagious by then.

7:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

no telling what's our there now

7:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

i used to get sick after every winter dance, no matter how much i sanitaized

7:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

still missing 97 words. Too much for me. Tomorrow, y'all

7:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

three left break time

7:20 pm

nrkii

5 to go here

7:20 pm

hokie carla

20 here. have just listed.

7:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

in words ugh

7:20 pm

hokie carla

runnings

7:20 pm

hokie carla

oops

7:22 pm

nrkii

1 to go... PR8

7:22 pm

nrkii

PR 8 50

7:22 pm

hokie carla

don't have that yet

7:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

want a clue?

7:23 pm

nrkii

yes please

7:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

pr 8/60, gerund of horse gait

7:24 pm

nrkii

oh, I have that one... missing the 8/50

7:24 pm

hokie carla

there's an 8/50

7:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

pr 8/50. in favor of labor

7:24 pm

nrkii

YES!!!

7:24 pm

nrkii

thank you

7:24 pm

hokie carla

thanks

7:25 pm

nrkii

let me know if you need any IN word help

7:25 pm

hokie carla

I don't see the last pu7

7:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

second in6/24

7:26 pm

nrkii

last PU7 is like a strict religious person, but missing a couple of letters

7:27 pm

hokie carla

thanks

7:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

finito. have fun, i want to read before doc @ 9

7:27 pm

nrkii

Night, TO!

7:27 pm

hokie carla

well, I could use the second in6/24 too

7:28 pm

nrkii

When a lot of people express sympathy or love, we call it an out****ing

7:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

night. check back with you next weekend. also i want to give you a member card for christkindlmarkt free admission]

7:28 pm

hokie carla

weird, thanks

7:28 pm

nrkii

this is the opposite

7:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

so if you feel the urge to go, you will not have to pay

7:29 pm

nrkii

I feel the urge to go every year... always comes down to whether I have time

7:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's expanded this year. i will be wokring bur not sure when

7:29 pm

nrkii

I love christkimdlmarkt

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

okay well take the card anyway it is good for all events

7:30 pm

nrkii

Will do!

7:30 pm

hokie carla

interesting word

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

glad to share

7:30 pm

nrkii

need to run... need medicine

7:30 pm

hokie carla

adios

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

reading about danish resistenace wwII and i have a movie to squeeze in dur back tomorrow

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye carla and all

7:32 pm

hokie carla

bye TO

7:41 pm

hokie carla

anyone still here? cannot find no7/32 even on a lookup site.

7:42 pm

bookwomen

against the opposite of rich

7:43 pm

hokie carla

ah, thanks

7:43 pm

bookwomen

yw

7:43 pm

bookwomen

yw

9:46 pm

dcseain

i keep wanting jaundice to be n the grd.

9:46 pm

dcseain

grid

10:58 pm

harpjane

two minutes till shutdown. Does everyone have their Bingo cards ready?

11:25 pm

bookwomen

It will be a big beautiful shutdown. The most wonderful shutdown anyone has ever seen. Everyone is saying how wonderful this shutdown will be. lol

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