Thursday, September 24, 2026

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:00 am
MetFan

Howdy All
12:02 am
Robespierre

Hello!
12:05 am
cybernan

hi everyone
12:18 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:19 am
MetFan

TY Lickety
12:32 am
cybernan

oops - dozed off - tomorrow :)
12:44 am
jbp

thanks, Lickety
1:01 am
dofith

G'day folks. Late start here.
1:01 am
bojazz

early morning work...
1:36 am
dofith

Lickety not coming up for me- anyone else?
1:41 am
bojazz

same here...
1:42 am
worzel

My Lickety is coming up but I won't use it yet
1:42 am
worzel

And I must say, for a small grid I'm finding this one very tough
1:42 am
worzel

ahoy
1:42 am
worzel

oh gussets, I do apologise
1:45 am
bojazz

I ahve lickety noew
2:03 am
TQ

It can't just be me that struggles with all the different passwords, got a new phone, and couldn't get back to babble. Panic over
2:03 am
TQ

Yeti
2:04 am
TQ

Sorry, that's why I don't chat
2:57 am
worzel

anyone have a clue for the ho7 pls?
6:08 am
Ind

Did you get it Worzel?
7:29 am
mkg

anyone have the seven? would love clues for it. ty
7:33 am
mkg

well worzel i guess no one has it yet.
7:38 am
montreal13

1st pass done - bbl for last 18 - found the 7 - it ends in O - have a great day all - poof
7:40 am
mkg

ty for clue but still dont get it.
7:41 am
bichon

ty Montreal
7:43 am
mkg

got it with more words.
7:44 am
mkg

hagd
8:17 am
hurshy

name that proper noun! one of two countries on the island of hispaniola
8:17 am
hokie carla

haiti
8:18 am
mael

Haiti :)
8:18 am
hurshy

ding ding ding!!!
8:18 am
hokie carla

I was pretty sure dominican republic was not in the grid
8:18 am
hurshy

<-- i just had to drop this angel at the vet, having a tooth removed and a little lump on her ear too, so i am feeling rather awful at the moment
8:19 am
bichon

hope all goes well
8:19 am
hokie carla

aww
8:19 am
hurshy

thanks
8:20 am
mael

fingers crossed it's all quick and easy
8:20 am
hurshy

thanks
8:20 am
mael

we are the tooth removal experts at this point, our old lady's had like 5 extracted
8:21 am
hurshy

yeah rilly had one out a couple of years ago too
8:21 am
hurshy

it's just, SHE doesn't get why it's happening so then you feel like the worst momma ever
8:22 am
mael

mine hates the vet so bad we have to drug her even for regular visits, so as far as she's concerned she just gets extra stoned when she has a tooth removal
8:22 am
hurshy

rilla is just such an angel that you feel extra bad and she's very very good at guilt tripping with her tiny little face
8:23 am
mael

aw baby :(
8:23 am
hokie carla

I have to take Winston every 4-6 weeks for allergy shot and he won't even get in the car. I have to lift him in myself and he is like 72 lbs.
8:23 am
hurshy

gorsh, you'd think they'd just give you the shots to do it at home
8:24 am
hokie carla

then he sticks to me like glue in the waiting room but looks like he's smiling because he's a golden, so everyone thinks he's happy to be there.
8:24 am
hurshy

there were a lot of dogs there this morning
8:25 am
hokie carla

they always have a vet tech take him in the back so I don't even know where this shot goes in. I also get his nails trimmed while there because he won't let me do it.
8:26 am
hurshy

they asked if emergency life-saving care is needed and we can't reach you, do we have permission to do it?
8:26 am
hurshy

and i said don't even call me, just do it!
8:27 am
hokie carla

I know, they asked me that when winston had a tooth pulled. like, duh.
8:28 am
hokie carla

anyone have the single A?
8:28 am
hurshy

they're both single
8:28 am
hurshy

i have hte lower but not the top
8:28 am
hokie carla

ok, the upper one
8:31 am
hurshy

keep wanting it to ba aorta but it's not
8:31 am
Vicuna

What sailors call to each other
8:31 am
hokie carla

i know
8:31 am
hokie carla

oh dear, thanks vic
8:31 am
hurshy

aha, thanks vi
8:31 am
hokie carla

how was that hiding so well
8:31 am
hurshy

we would have spotted it eventually... lol
8:32 am
hokie carla

IDK, I'd been looking for a while. tried spanish now several times.
8:33 am
Vicuna

Sometimes words are just irrationally sneaky
8:33 am
hokie carla

guess so
8:33 am
hurshy

now opie is giving me some kisses to try to make me feel better
8:33 am
hokie carla

I saw some hints for my missing H. wondering if this is a normal word or if I have no chance of getting it.
8:34 am
hurshy

i need 3 so i couldn't tell ya
8:34 am
hokie carla

i'll give you one - it is the 7
8:35 am
Vicuna

You're looking for the ho7, hokie? If so, it looks like a little Spanish antler.
8:35 am
mael

what a great clue
8:35 am
hokie carla

ok, thank you
8:35 am
hurshy

thanks vi, i hadn't a clue where to begin
8:36 am
hurshy

i mean after the h
8:36 am
mael

a very tough corn chip
8:36 am
Vicuna

Well, it made me think of those Bugles chips.
8:36 am
hurshy

phantom: trout
8:37 am
hokie carla

I was wracking (racking?) my brain at first trying to rem. if I ever knew a spanish word for antler, then realized I was overthinking it.
8:37 am
MollyL

And no one mentions the tequila
8:37 am
hokie carla

btw, hi vic and mael. long time no see.
8:37 am
hokie carla

maybe we're not all tequila drinkers
8:38 am
Vicuna

Hi! =)
8:38 am
MollyL

Neither am I
8:38 am
mael

hello :)
8:39 am
hokie carla

well, I'm not familiar with it. are you saying it's a tequila brand, ho7?
8:39 am
hurshy

phantom: topiary
8:40 am
MollyL

Yes with an s at the end it's a tequila brand. The actual meaning is an interesting looking lava structure.
8:41 am
hokie carla

4-2-5 here. do not like those numbers
8:41 am
hurshy

5-3-5
8:42 am
hokie carla

all but 2 of mine are middle row
8:43 am
hokie carla

well, there's a 4 I thought I had
8:43 am
hurshy

4-2-4
8:44 am
mael

I've got 7 left and have gone crosseyed
8:44 am
hokie carla

yeah, have slowed wayyyyyyyy down. like stopped.
8:46 am
hokie carla

2-2-4
8:46 am
hurshy

same!
8:47 am
hokie carla

T PPP Y R TT
8:47 am
hurshy

mongolian dwelling now used by some for glamping
8:47 am
hurshy

i still need a top H
8:48 am
hurshy

but i gotta go to work now, ttfn
8:49 am
hokie carla

another duh, thanks
8:54 am
hokie carla

ooh, made up a lower T
8:55 am
Nef

Any clues for the second row O?
8:56 am
hokie carla

sure, there are some choices, but I'd go with op6
8:57 am
Nef

Thanks, hokie!
8:57 am
hokie carla

np
8:57 am
Nef

Option
8:58 am
Nef

Sorry
8:58 am
hokie carla

lol
8:58 am
Nef

( this is why I don
8:58 am
Nef

‘ chat much)
9:00 am
hokie carla

was just about to take a break and found another word!
9:00 am
hokie carla

1-1-3
9:08 am
maccafixx

tr 6/21?
9:10 am
maccafixx

nm
10:40 am
Atalante

just popping in to say hello from Egypt :D
10:42 am
penquis

hi Ata....i envy you!
10:42 am
Atalante

am in alexandria, heading to the red sea on saturday :)
10:43 am
penquis

nice...on a tour?
10:45 am
Atalante

working in Alex, then holiday diving in red sea :)
10:46 am
penquis

sounds very nice....
11:12 am
hokie carla

pen! ata! hope you're all still here.
11:23 am
hokie carla

guess not
11:23 am
BzznBea

How the weather down there, Carla?
11:26 am
hokie carla

rainy. was 57 when I woke up. not sure about now. how about you? you having wind from the nor'easter?
11:28 am
BzznBea

Not much wind yet. 57F and cloudy currently. So much nicer than 95F!
11:38 am
BzznBea

I hope we get more rain. Kerr Lake Reservoir is down 10'.
11:42 am
penquis

carla!....hi bea....i was distracted.... ;o)
11:48 am
hokie carla

amen, nice to have a below 90 degree day
11:48 am
hokie carla

pen!
11:48 am
penquis

64 here now....
11:49 am
hokie carla

my GF sourdough starter went nuts overnight and I made some delicious biscuits this morning
11:49 am
hokie carla

63 here. not often we are cooler than Maine
11:50 am
penquis

well we have bright sunshine....
11:51 am
hokie carla

still not seeing my 5 words
11:51 am
penquis

can't see my 8 words....
11:51 am
penquis

and three are fours!
11:51 am
hokie carla

I still have 1 4
11:52 am
hokie carla

and have tried everything
11:52 am
penquis

found one anyway....
11:53 am
hokie carla

woot
11:54 am
penquis

Y T PP Y R T....fours, one five, and sixes....
11:55 am
hokie carla

well, I had missed the tent-like y4
11:56 am
hokie carla

I need T PP R T, so basically the same as you minus the Ys
11:56 am
hokie carla

1-1-3
11:56 am
penquis

had that one....just found the other Y....
11:56 am
hokie carla

the other from that tile or the left side?
11:56 am
hokie carla

left is also a 4, mythical creature
11:56 am
penquis

have all my Y s now....
11:57 am
Freeman

good morning can I get a clue for to5/16, please?
11:57 am
hokie carla

well, it's a hat
11:57 am
penquis

uses the high point letter...
11:57 am
hokie carla

mostly canadians use it
11:57 am
hokie carla

where I'm from we call them a toboggan
11:58 am
penquis

weird...
11:59 am
hokie carla

lol, yeah I found that out at college
11:59 am
penquis

we use Tu 5 for a knit hat.....
11:59 am
BzznBea

Stocking cap
11:59 am
hokie carla

you hear beanie a lot these days
11:59 am
penquis

when i say we, i mean those of us here with French Canadian roots...
11:59 am
hokie carla

well, google told me it was this
12:00 pm
penquis

i think of a beanie as a close fitting hat....like the pope wears....
12:00 pm
hokie carla

I think of beanie as the close hat but with a propeller on it
12:00 pm
penquis

LOL....
12:00 pm
hokie carla

I will say when I first heard of the canadian hat (probably also in college) I heard the tu version
12:01 pm
penquis

AI told me that the tu spelling is common in French Canadian areas....
12:01 pm
Freeman

Got it thanks
12:02 pm
penquis

yw...well i am stalled at 6, so taking a break....
12:02 pm
MollyL

I'm with Carla. Beanies have propellers. 😊
12:02 pm
hokie carla

I thought you were at 5 now. have a good one!
12:04 pm
hokie carla

I think they were big in the 50s based on TV and movies
12:04 pm
hokie carla

the prop beanies
12:04 pm
MollyL

To me, the to5 hat is a chef's hat
12:05 pm
MollyL

Beany and Cecil promoted the propeller version
12:06 pm
hokie carla

I don't know who that is
12:06 pm
MollyL

60's cartoon you are too young for
12:08 pm
hokie carla

ah
1:00 pm
rururocks

to5 to me is a french person smoking a joint
1:30 pm
cybernan

good morning/afternoon everyone
1:32 pm
cybernan

when you come to Canada Ru, it is a woolen knit hat with a pompom on top
1:32 pm
cybernan

a Beanie is what Jughead wore
2:09 pm
cybernan

anyone here? ru 6 please?
2:20 pm
Sugrraleona

hi cyber, just got on - I'll look with you
2:20 pm
Sugrraleona

ok, I found it by accident - no idea what it means, have to look it up, brb
2:21 pm
Sugrraleona

it's an indonesian dollar
2:22 pm
cybernan

ty - googled it
2:23 pm
cybernan

that was my last one -- good luck. some Ive never seen before and a few idiotic ones this time
2:40 pm
rbud

I'm thinkin' the ty6 is pretty idiotic, but maybe it has some deep past meaning? Ah, well, laters, all, just finished.
3:36 pm
MollyL

Merriam Webster lists ty6 as an alternate to another form of the word
4:02 pm
hokie carla

well, had to look up the ty6, ru6, and po5. my other t was a very normal 4 letter word that I just couldn't see. somehow I managed the pt6.
4:03 pm
hokie carla

bestwordlist has the ty6 as a comparative to a ty4 adj not in grid that sounds really dumb but they describe it as what I would call clique-y
4:05 pm
MollyL

I
4:05 pm
MollyL

I'd say this grid gets some kind of award for most weird words
4:09 pm
hokie carla

well, I guess I'm glad I couldn't get those last 4 words?
4:09 pm
hokie carla

without help
4:27 pm
rururocks

we've had worse grids with absolutely crazy words by the bundle before.
4:28 pm
hokie carla

agreed
4:29 pm
hokie carla

we've had some easy small ones lately but years ago the ones under 100 were always extra spicy
4:29 pm
rururocks

but of the recent grids this one is loaded with a lot of weirdies
4:48 pm
Trifioso

hello friends. gearing up for a heck of a storm here