Friday, July 3, 2026

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:00 am
MetFan

Howdy all
12:01 am
Rainiqui

en 8 and 9
12:01 am
MetFan

oooh, mega grid. I'm sure I'll never finish....
12:01 am
ursh

hello all - phew another 400 er
12:01 am
cybernan

oh wow - no way will I be finishing this one!
12:01 am
Robespierre

Whoo, this one’s a doozy!
12:02 am
Robespierre

Seems like it’s really been feast or famine lately
12:03 am
dizgrannie

hi all, e 7
12:04 am
dizgrannie

thats en 7
12:08 am
Rainiqui

nbt, nbs
12:10 am
cybernan

lo 7-8
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:19 am
MetFan

TY Lickety
12:22 am
Deeha

77 S's!!
12:31 am
cybernan

can't find anything from that bottom r
12:34 am
ursh

nan the person / s that use a fishing re4
12:35 am
dizgrannie

nbt/nbs
12:36 am
dizgrannie

half way with the Cs
12:36 am
cybernan

either don't see it or don't know it
12:47 am
cybernan

good night
1:00 am
jbp

happy flip!
1:28 am
dizgrannie

Cs completed, pretty much all normal words
1:47 am
Otis the Bear

Anyone else feeling like Goldilocks lately? That grid was too oo small. This grid is too BIG! 😂
2:05 am
MetFan

ust right is about 290 words
2:05 am
MetFan

ust
2:05 am
MetFan

Sorry, JUST
2:05 am
dizgrannie

lol
2:11 am
Otis the Bear

Nbt/nbs 242 left for later. Happy babbling! *poof*
2:48 am
ursh

so many re's
3:33 am
dizgrannie

night all, 168 left for tomorrow
5:13 am
hurshy

aaaaarrrrrgh
5:14 am
ChampFit

Yay!!!! I have such a light day today...lots of time to pick at this.
5:15 am
MollyL

No one wants to go house hunting on a hot 4th of July weekend?
5:16 am
ChampFit

Not yet. Right now I'm off.
5:28 am
MollyL

Seems most companies are taking today as the holiday.
5:29 am
ChampFit

yep. Nice for them to have 3 days.
5:30 am
MollyL

I saw a lot of "out of office" emails this week. I'm guessing a lot of people took the whole week.
5:31 am
ChampFit

Oh yes. Traffic as much lighter all week...made my life a lot easier.
5:32 am
MollyL

I also read that the DC fireworks are not starting until almost 11 PM. That is a long, hot day for people.
5:35 am
ChampFit

Way past my bedtime.
5:36 am
Deeha

perhaps every one was at trumps big do??
5:38 am
hurshy

i got up so early to go for a walk before it would get hot but the bugs would NOT leave me alone so i cut it short
5:38 am
hurshy

just ordered a mosquito net head cover
5:39 am
ChampFit

Hursh, I ate about 1000000 gnats yesterday on my run. They were all in a stretch of about 1/10th of a mile. Protein! ;)
5:39 am
hurshy

i don't understand people who just love being out in nature. are they just not attractive to bugs? i feel like nature hates me
5:40 am
ChampFit

So gross, because they stick to me since I'm so sweaty. And yes, mosquitoes like me.
5:40 am
hurshy

well i hope this net thing will help. it's also treated with some bug repellent
5:40 am
hurshy

because i just CANNOT cope
5:40 am
ChampFit

Fingers crossed!
5:41 am
hurshy

sigh
5:42 am
hurshy

anyway i have a weird babble thing now - i actually wish we had a K, lol
5:42 am
ChampFit

:)
5:42 am
hurshy

so we could have in5lock
6:09 am
hurshy

phantom: ni4te4
6:14 am
Sugrraleona

good morning everyone - 442 words? oh boy - here we go LOL
6:14 am
hurshy

morning :)
6:14 am
Sugrraleona

hi hurshy
6:34 am
hurshy

whoopsie, finished 4s
6:34 am
Sugrraleona

wow - I finished the a's
6:35 am
Sugrraleona

working on the r's
6:35 am
hurshy

i need one more i to vanquish all the vowels
6:36 am
Sugrraleona

not there yet sill missing about 17 r's
7:08 am
bubba218

Done !!
7:21 am
Sugrraleona

bubba!!! awesome, congrats
7:40 am
bichon

bubba amazing!
7:46 am
kc8501

anyone have the stats on the J? Then I'll be at NBT at least
7:48 am
phaeton

jo5/20
7:48 am
kc8501

got it! Thanks
7:48 am
phaeton

yw
8:22 am
phaeton

bottom R stats pls
8:22 am
Shirlockc

i was wondering just this morning if Dr. God can chose the size of the grid -- i think not
8:23 am
penquis

re 7/28 is a plural....and re 6/18 is the singular....
8:24 am
penquis

and hello all....
8:25 am
saanichcat

finished!!!! but what a slog. good luck and good morning to all
8:25 am
penquis

those are the two Rs from the bottom that I have....
8:25 am
penquis

congrats, saani!!
8:25 am
rururocks

I think the re8 comes from the bottom
8:25 am
phaeton

have those, but thanks
8:25 am
rururocks

congrats saanich.. i have 120 to go
8:25 am
saanichcat

thanks. I had to keep track with the list.
8:26 am
phaeton

ru...can you clue the re8?
8:28 am
rururocks

to come in a door again
8:28 am
penquis

ty, ru...
8:29 am
phaeton

ty!
8:29 am
jbp

hi all. hint on lower right N?
8:30 am
rururocks

christmas cheer
8:30 am
penquis

not yesses...
8:31 am
jbp

ty pequis!
8:31 am
penquis

yw....
8:31 am
jbp

and Ru!
8:32 am
jbp

nbt, time for brekkies
8:37 am
phaeton

stats for the 9?
8:37 am
phaeton

any 9
8:39 am
penquis

i checked lickety...ca 9/60 and co 9/60 are two of them....
8:40 am
ChampFit

I have en 9/54 and li 9/54 so far
8:40 am
phaeton

ty
8:40 am
penquis

and there are two of those en 9s...related....
8:41 am
BzznBea

Thanks for the 9's
8:41 am
BzznBea

Morning all
8:41 am
penquis

ty for the li....
8:41 am
penquis

hi bea...
8:41 am
ChampFit

Thanks Pen. I'm not through with my first pass. Took a break and just got back.
8:41 am
origami

Hi Bea
8:43 am
penquis

yw...
8:56 am
hurshy

Shirlock - no, Dr God does NOT choose the size of the grids, and in fact they get generated way in advance
8:58 am
phaeton

greyed the T
8:58 am
penquis

cool...
8:59 am
hurshy

any chance you can guess which one i'm missing, phae?
9:01 am
hurshy

thanks for that co9 pen, still puzzling over the ca
9:01 am
penquis

that's ok...i am still puzzling over both.. ;oP
9:02 am
rururocks

WHEW .. finished.
9:02 am
penquis

congrats!!
9:02 am
rururocks

a few really hidden words
9:02 am
phaeton

no hurshy
9:02 am
rururocks

what do you need hursh?
9:03 am
hurshy

phae finished the T and i'm just missing 1 so i thought i'd ask :D no biggie tho
9:03 am
rururocks

probably te6/21
9:03 am
rururocks

or te 6/18
9:03 am
hurshy

i think i have the ones you mean
9:03 am
hurshy

you know how it is... sometimes i miss something easy
9:03 am
hurshy

oh well
9:04 am
phaeton

te8
9:04 am
penquis

is that the pl, phae?
9:04 am
rururocks

te 6/18 like mr. rockefeller
9:04 am
hurshy

yeah, have that
9:04 am
ChampFit

thx ru!
9:04 am
rururocks

on dennis the te6/21
9:04 am
hurshy

yep
9:04 am
rururocks

oh.
9:04 am
welki

hi folks
9:04 am
hurshy

i figured those were the ones you meant :)
9:04 am
hurshy

hi welki
9:05 am
rururocks

te7/28?
9:05 am
origami

Hi welki
9:05 am
hurshy

i have the one that plurals into an 8, yeah
9:05 am
rururocks

no.. two te 7/28
9:05 am
hurshy

ooh thanks
9:05 am
penquis

hi welki....
9:05 am
hurshy

got it
9:05 am
rururocks

hi welks
9:07 am
rururocks

where's hokie?
9:07 am
penquis

haven't seen her...
9:07 am
hurshy

i dinna ken
9:08 am
welki

thinking of flying out to see my aunt, ru - trying to get over the yips of getting back to SFO in time for my flight back
9:09 am
welki

she said i could fly into santa rosa, but that would involve a 3 hour layover in either seattle or los angeles (and costs a WHOLE lot more money). maybe fly to sacramento?
9:10 am
origami

The airport in Sacramento is easily navigated and not nightmarish
9:10 am
welki

(blech - no direct flights to sacramento and very expensive, compared to san francisco)
9:11 am
welki

i mean, it's no big deal to leave the day before and spend the night in SF, but .... i'm such a big baby :)
9:14 am
hurshy

you kin do it welki
9:18 am
welki

maybe. i don't want to ask anyone to drive me from/to the airport, even the nearest one is two hours away. man, i hate being a chicken, but the time frame for visiting my aunt is growing shorter every day (she's 88, but sharp as a tack)
9:20 am
hurshy

you mean drive you to the airport on your end?
9:20 am
welki

no, on the california side. here, a ride to the airport is long, but covered
9:21 am
welki

i don't like being dependent, so would rent a car on the california side of the trip
9:21 am
periwinkle

welki it is okay to ask for help. the worst they say is no :)
9:23 am
welki

it's just my inside crazy telling me i'd break down on the road, i'd get lost, i'd miss my plane - that sort of irrational fright that can paralyze a person
9:23 am
periwinkle

found the two en9/ help with co9 or ca please
9:23 am
periwinkle

or ca9 please
9:23 am
penquis

sorry, don't have either....
9:23 am
welki

i have no nines, just started
9:24 am
rururocks

when is your trip welks
9:24 am
phaeton

I have se9
9:24 am
rururocks

sorry stepped away for a while
9:24 am
periwinkle

clue pls phae
9:24 am
welki

dunno, ru - maybe the end of the month
9:25 am
rururocks

write to me .. maybe I can help
9:25 am
welki

nah, wouldn't impose on you either, but thanks
9:25 am
periwinkle

I have an se8
9:25 am
MollyL

Ca9 is where you keep your flour and sugar
9:25 am
penquis

ty, molly...
9:26 am
phaeton

it's an inorganic salt
9:26 am
periwinkle

ty Molly
9:27 am
MollyL

It ends in short for Mr Hawthorne, Peri...the se9
9:27 am
phaeton

type of sulfate
9:28 am
periwinkle

I have an se8 that ends in Mr Hawthorne
9:28 am
penquis

me, too...
9:29 am
hurshy

and it won't pluralize :(
9:30 am
penquis

change the r to another consonant and pluralize for the 8...
9:30 am
penquis

sorry...pl for the 9...
9:30 am
hurshy

ahh, thanks pen
9:30 am
penquis

yw...
9:31 am
ChampFit

thx pen
9:31 am
penquis

yw...
9:31 am
MollyL

The se8 that ends in Mr Hawthorne does have a plural
9:31 am
hurshy

now i have all the 9s!!!
9:32 am
penquis

one se 8 does not...
9:32 am
hurshy

dunno why i couldn't see that ca pair before, sigh
9:32 am
penquis

i didn't see it either...
9:32 am
penquis

a little twisty...
9:33 am
MollyL

But the se8 that doesn't plural is not the one clued. A type of sulphate
9:33 am
penquis

i know nothing about sulfates....
9:33 am
hurshy

i think everyone got it now tho so it's ok right?
9:34 am
penquis

right...
9:34 am
hurshy

or does someone need another clue?
9:39 am
hurshy

it's so nice having the nicest kitten in the whole wide world
9:39 am
periwinkle

co9 please
9:39 am
penquis

aww....
9:39 am
penquis

don't have it, peri...
9:40 am
hurshy

peri, sorta combine a garment that women wore to control their figures with a kind of jewelery you wear on your wrist
9:40 am
penquis

ty, hursh...don't remember seeing that before...
9:40 am
welki

nice clue, hursh!
9:41 am
periwinkle

ty hursh
9:42 am
hurshy

i think we must have had it before and that's how i dug it out of the recesses of my mind
9:42 am
hurshy

but ca9, which i have and use every day, nooooo
9:42 am
penquis

my recesses have become more like a bottomless hole...
9:43 am
hurshy

lol
9:44 am
ChampFit

great clue hursh!
9:46 am
hurshy

ty, i try :)
9:52 am
hurshy

phew, done with list for last 17
9:52 am
penquis

nice...congrats!!
9:52 am
ChampFit

Way to go! I'm gonna take a break. Congrats hursh!
10:07 am
Book Doctor Gwen

fulfilling a deep-seated wish to babble -- hi all
10:07 am
penquis

hi gwen...
10:07 am
Book Doctor Gwen

done! (snark)
10:13 am
Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot
10:13 am
Book Doctor Gwen

biggest grid we've had in a while, yummy yummy
10:18 am
Book Doctor Gwen

nbs woot
10:18 am
Book Doctor Gwen

vose
10:26 am
penquis

got distracted...taking a break...bye for now...
10:26 am
Book Doctor Gwen

come back soon! i'm saving 300 words your you lol
10:27 am
penquis

lol...
10:46 am
periwinkle

li8 or li 9 please
10:47 am
periwinkle

nm
10:49 am
Book Doctor Gwen

halfway do4, woot
10:54 am
phaeton

66
10:57 am
bichon

jo 5/20, pls
10:58 am
Book Doctor Gwen

I lot a LOVE JO5
10:58 am
BzznBea

Mr Smith and Mrs jo5
10:58 am
bichon

ty gwen, Bea
10:59 am
Book Doctor Gwen

i got (not I lot) oops
11:14 am
MollyL

Basketball jo5, I got a basketball jo5, I got a basketball jo5 oh baby ooo ooo ooo.
11:25 am
phaeton

FW!
11:27 am
Book Doctor Gwen

wtg phaeton !!!!!!!!
11:36 am
Book Doctor Gwen

hoet at last, oy
11:37 am
Book Doctor Gwen

time for lunch, BBL
11:46 am
ivesyj

grids like today makes me miss how we used to be able to add the words on same page
12:38 pm
MollyL

Add the words on the same page?
1:06 pm
mkg

getting half way is major time today. nice grid but too big for me.
1:13 pm
mkg

need help with bottom row R words.all help welcome. ty.
1:15 pm
mkg

i have lots from other R but not seeing this R. i assume it uses other R intheword
1:24 pm
mkg

still no Rsfor bottom row R. darn. any help welcome
1:25 pm
mkg

got 3 more r words but none from bottom row R. darn.
1:25 pm
BzznBea

RE7 and 8 go in again
1:32 pm
ivesyj

the puzzle had the words right next to it. at least mine did. lol
1:33 pm
BzznBea

You must be talking about Expert from lickety
1:34 pm
ivesyj

yes ty !! thats the one i mean. lol
1:36 pm
BzznBea

It's still there. It just doesn't work like it did before the server change.
1:38 pm
ivesyj

yes i still use it to find words. .comes in handy
1:45 pm
72 Temple Owl

i call bs on si8/40,