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Total score 0 pts.
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124 3,419
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152 3,419
153 3,419
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159 3,357
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162 3,316
163 3,295
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166 3,191
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169 2,978
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181 2,661
182 2,640
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184 2,594
185 2,581
186 2,575
187 2,564
188 2,553
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190 2,526
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203 2,413
204 2,412
205 2,397
206 2,379
207 2,377
208 2,375
209 2,374
210 2,367
211 2,366
212 2,340
213 2,339
214 2,335
215 2,332
216 2,320
217 2,314
218 2,278
219 2,268
220 2,261
221 2,242
222 2,225
223 2,209
224 2,199
225 2,186
226 2,185
227 2,175
228 2,168
229 2,163
230 2,162
231 2,160
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233 2,157
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241 2,100
242 2,092
243 2,080
244 2,079
245 2,062
246 2,055
247 2,053
248 2,051
249 2,042
250 2,042
251 2,041
252 2,034
253 2,032
254 2,032
255 2,029
256 2,024
257 2,018
258 2,016
259 2,014
260 2,007
261 2,001
262 1,989
263 1,979
264 1,978
265 1,953
266 1,950
267 1,949
268 1,946
269 1,943
270 1,931
271 1,929
272 1,929
273 1,922
274 1,915
275 1,915
276 1,912
277 1,910
278 1,906
279 1,892
280 1,884
281 1,883
282 1,882
283 1,880
284 1,878
285 1,872
286 1,872
287 1,866
288 1,862
289 1,862
290 1,860
291 1,857
292 1,852
293 1,851
294 1,851
295 1,850
296 1,845
297 1,837
298 1,833
299 1,829
300 1,823
301 1,817
302 1,809
303 1,792
304 1,791
305 1,787
306 1,782
307 1,777
308 1,771
309 1,768
310 1,767
311 1,760
312 1,760
313 1,758
314 1,756
315 1,748
316 1,748
317 1,742
318 1,736
319 1,733
320 1,727
321 1,711
322 1,704
323 1,704
324 1,696
325 1,688
326 1,683
327 1,683
328 1,682
329 1,675
330 1,674
331 1,674
332 1,673
333 1,670
334 1,670
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336 1,659
337 1,646
338 1,643
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340 1,641
341 1,636
342 1,633
343 1,632
344 1,631
345 1,620
346 1,613
347 1,611
348 1,600
349 1,597
350 1,594
351 1,592
352 1,582
353 1,581
354 1,575
355 1,571
356 1,569
357 1,559
358 1,559
359 1,559
360 1,552
361 1,549
362 1,547
363 1,547
364 1,546
365 1,536
366 1,533
367 1,531
368 1,530
369 1,526
370 1,522
371 1,519
372 1,515
373 1,513
374 1,506
375 1,501
376 1,499
377 1,497
378 1,496
379 1,493
380 1,490
381 1,489
382 1,487
383 1,485
384 1,479
385 1,477
386 1,467
387 1,448
388 1,448
389 1,447
390 1,442
391 1,442
392 1,433
393 1,413
394 1,408
395 1,406
396 1,406
397 1,399
398 1,398
399 1,394
400 1,394
401 1,387
402 1,385
403 1,364
404 1,352
405 1,347
406 1,344
407 1,327
408 1,320
409 1,320
410 1,314
411 1,307
412 1,305
413 1,304
414 1,295
415 1,283
416 1,283
417 1,280
418 1,273
419 1,271
420 1,265
421 1,256
422 1,256
423 1,254
424 1,246
425 1,243
426 1,241
427 1,238
428 1,235
429 1,219
430 1,212
431 1,203
432 1,203
433 1,202
434 1,192
435 1,187
436 1,187
437 1,181
438 1,181
439 1,180
440 1,178
441 1,177
442 1,164
443 1,163
444 1,163
445 1,159
446 1,157
447 1,156
448 1,152
449 1,146
450 1,135
451 1,114
452 1,112
453 1,108
454 1,105
455 1,101
456 1,099
457 1,090
458 1,082
459 1,081
460 1,080
461 1,064
462 1,061
463 1,044
464 1,041
465 1,037
466 1,030
467 1,022
468 1,021
469 1,008
470 1,001
471 1,001
472 994
473 993
474 992
475 982
476 979
477 974
478 974
479 970
480 966
481 966
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483 959
484 955
485 955
486 951
487 951
488 946
489 929
490 923
491 916
492 913
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494 908
495 907
496 901
497 900
498 889
499 888
500 887
501 886
502 884
503 882
504 878
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506 872
507 872
508 870
509 869
510 852
511 846
512 841
513 837
514 831
515 829
516 825
517 822
518 819
519 814
520 813
521 812
522 797
523 790
524 788
525 786
526 776
527 772
528 741
529 735
530 731
531 726
532 722
533 716
534 697
535 693
536 684
537 679
538 671
539 651
540 646
541 630
542 627
543 619
544 597
545 579
546 575
547 575
548 554
549 548
550 546
551 542
552 528
553 516
554 516
555 512
556 492
557 490
558 480
559 475
560 458
561 458
562 451
563 441
564 441
565 441
566 439
567 439
568 432
569 426
570 424
571 424
572 408
573 405
574 399
575 390
576 381
577 373
578 372
579 322
580 317
581 283
582 281
583 279
584 263
585 247
586 239
587 227
588 219
589 210
590 206
591 200
592 190
593 180
594 140
595 127
596 99
597 91
598 86
599 79
600 77
601 64
602 33
603 25

303 total words

12:00 am

i knew it :) yippie

12:00 am

happy flip

12:00 am

flip a mongus

ty for the clues

12:01 am

lo 7

12:01 am

to8

12:02 am

thanks jes.. NBS

12:02 am

yw

12:06 am

wheeeee!

12:06 am

nbt/nbs

12:06 am

hi

12:07 am

darn i just need the q stats?

12:07 am

wtd btw cosd

12:07 am

hi sammy

12:07 am

qu 5 and ty

12:08 am

hi all!! NBT, NBS

12:08 am

hi diz and wtg!

12:08 am

phantom romance

12:09 am

nbt and that's a word???

12:09 am

wtg jmc

12:10 am

i am going to go mess with fb and hit the hay. . .double header tomorrow

12:10 am

bye all

by je and ye all

12:13 am

lo 7 x 2

12:13 am

mo 7

12:13 am

half way

12:14 am

mo 7 x 2

12:15 am

to 7

12:16 am

pr7/8

12:16 am

pr 8

12:16 am

:)

12:17 am

great minds cos :)

12:17 am

yes :)

12:18 am

re7

12:18 am

thanks jes.. R's in 4th col done

12:19 am

yw cos

12:19 am

not seeing that qu 5 nor the to 8

12:19 am

qu5 : 3rd letter is not a vowel

12:20 am

to8 : dan quayle's fave food

12:20 am

thanks for the q clue cosdem!!

12:21 am

yw

12:21 am

ty for the to, cos - still looking for the qu

12:21 am

got it

12:22 am

wtg :)

12:22 am

missing two R's :)

12:22 am

N clue?

12:22 am

make that one R

12:22 am

na 4/4 jbp

12:23 am

Thought that Quayle's veg was the root one, not the vine one...

12:23 am

omg ur right

12:23 am

im ashamed. :( i got a political trivia wrong.

12:23 am

nbt, nbs

12:23 am

But thanks, it led me to the to... :-)

12:24 am

nbt, 185 found, and off to sleep. luck all!

12:24 am

Wonder whatever became of Quayle--did he hit the lecture circuit?

12:24 am

still seeking the N

12:24 am

his son is a congressman

12:25 am

n + two vowels + letter

12:25 am

s ok cos.. it owrked for me.. put me on the track

12:25 am

pf4/11

12:25 am

ok glad it helped :)

12:25 am

pfft

12:25 am

thanks jess

12:25 am

yes thats it s'smom

12:25 am

thanks cosdem!

12:26 am

yw and correct sammy!

12:26 am

oooooooooops...... sammy says that a lot

12:26 am

yw jbp :)

12:26 am

for nbt, i only need 1 bottom row E clue...

12:26 am

ea4 ea5

12:26 am

my daddys name

12:27 am

i always thought he was royalty

12:27 am

big ol' fish slap for me!!

12:27 am

stole

12:28 am

tyvm for the clues. with 141 left I hope to be back later today

12:28 am

dammmmmm- id better stay out of the chog

12:28 am

top row gey

12:29 am

i wonder what the last R is.. hm

12:31 am

R's done. it was a ro5/12

12:31 am

Clues are up

12:34 am

Thank you, mrp

12:34 am

100 to go

12:38 am

are there any ma7?

12:38 am

Printable clues are still for Friday's puzzle. Doesn't help to refresh.

12:39 am

haven't found any yet, cos - 4 to go

12:39 am

yes yes there is a ma7.. M's done

12:43 am

halfway. saving rest for tomorrow

12:43 am

Oh dear, late again and facing a huge one with no time to do it. Hello all!

12:43 am

I know I will regret saying this, but so far, this is not too hard a grid. Down to 42...

12:44 am

wow, jan -- 122 to go and thinking of listing

12:44 am

Take heart, jilli. I have blown through most of the grid quickly, no list.

12:44 am

hello jill

12:44 am

jan - nah pretty easy so far

12:44 am

That's encouraging, jan -- maybe I'll start.

12:45 am

Course, now that I've said that I've hit the wall. Sigh...

12:45 am

But I'm half asleep after Happy Hour at the neighbours' too...

12:46 am

go for it jilli, most of it is a breeze. i have just finished my first run through, and have 59 to go. the words jump out at you

12:46 am

i was able to finidh the R's and M's without a list -- so pretty easy

12:46 am

has the other 8 been called?

12:46 am

pr 8

12:46 am

I have pr 8 and to 8

12:47 am

The s's make for a friendly grid, I think

12:47 am

ty -- looking for the pr, then

12:48 am

whoops, jumping into the grid -- see y'all later

12:49 am

thfft isn't a word?

12:49 am

See you when you come up for air, jilli!

12:49 am

change the th to a p :)

12:50 am

unbelieveable. ty cos!

12:50 am

:) yw

12:54 am

missng two A's.. any a7 words?

12:54 am

no cos

12:54 am

found one of the.. al6... one more hmmm

12:54 am

thanks rose

12:54 am

A's done. iit was an al4 lol fish me

12:55 am

am 6, cos?

12:55 am

nan, no ethics

12:55 am

I have, rose -- was asking cos if he had it

12:56 am

ah, sorry for the misunderstanding

12:56 am

ah yes i did. was missing the al4 :) ty tho

12:56 am

looking for that al 6

12:57 am

two al6

12:57 am

one is a plural.. and one is close to

12:58 am

stumped by the Q -- help, please, and I know it's qu5/18

sh 7/48 odd one for me

12:59 am

qu5 3rd letter NOT a vowel

12:59 am

Looking for the sh/7 ...

12:59 am

thanks dee werid word

yqw

1:00 am

to quote mlf, "is it a word I would know?"

1:00 am

have the near one, but not the plural

1:00 am

Has to have the f in it, given the point count

lol you might, but I didn't

correct

1:00 am

And so it does, and it is indeed a weird one.

1:01 am

I was asking about the Q

1:01 am

lol jill :)

1:01 am

qu + pill popping radio show host. minus a letter

1:01 am

or q + anagram of pill popping radio host

1:02 am

rofl cos -- got it!!!

1:02 am

wtg :)

wtg

1:03 am

and that's NBT

1:03 am

wtg again

1:03 am

Well...not going to finish tonight after all. 32 left for the am. Night all!

sleep well

1:04 am

wd jan

1:04 am

113 left for me -- good night everyone - see you tomorrow :)

1:04 am

Will do, and happy babbling, everyone!

gn nan

1:06 am

gnight jan and nan

1:07 am

hi kids

hi ru

1:08 am

any ta 7 words?

1:08 am

hi ru

ta4/5

1:09 am

ta 7/32 - Hi al

1:09 am

missing a T....

1:09 am

its either to or ta word....

1:09 am

ahthanks dianne!

1:11 am

got it.. i call it the star wars word :)

1:11 am

hi ruru

still missing 3 7's here

1:11 am

<---winning chef tonight

1:12 am

short 4 7s here but still 102 to go

1:12 am

Yay ruru! What competition was that?

1:12 am

3 here too, with 30 left

1:12 am

<--stuffing mrs ru

1:12 am

I have 276 to go

still 55 left here

what did you cook ru?

1:13 am

I have 260 to go

1:13 am

with what?

1:13 am

crab tacos

1:13 am

hah, dr, I only have 229 left

1:14 am

go Jilli!

1:14 am

mmm! crab tacos!

da 7/36

have never had those ... sounds good

1:14 am

crab, spices, mint, lime juice

1:15 am

oh mmMM! with mint!

1:15 am

ruru, will mrs ru join us in SF?

1:15 am

just a little

1:16 am

don't know jilli.. depends on the day and if her dog can come

1:16 am

she doesn't go anywhere without Sophie

1:16 am

ok by me

1:17 am

you arrnge it some time in Sept, ok? I'll put you in touch with grandcousin Pete

1:17 am

ok.. I can email you some dates

ha 7/36

1:17 am

no cameras please

1:18 am

and you still owe me an email about Dylan, remember?

1:18 am

thanks dee. such an easy word too

1:18 am

no secret cameras

1:18 am

yes.. neil has been keeping me busy with emails

1:18 am

lol

I was thinking the same, cos, yw

1:19 am

i think i was gonna try that earlier lol

1:19 am

pa 7

1:19 am

2 more 7's....

1:20 am

I don't see an h 7

down to one 7: I have da, ha, lo x 2, ma, mo x 2, pa, pr, re, sh, ta, to

1:22 am

ty for the ha7, cos and dee

ha 7 go north ru yw jili

1:22 am

ha7, part of arm + collection, a full *** of something

1:22 am

what does the 8 start with please?

1:22 am

need da7 and the other 7 ur missing dee

1:22 am

pr8 and to8

1:22 am

thanks granny

pr 7 and pr 8 (pl) to 8

1:23 am

ty cos

1:23 am

clue for the da7 please?

1:23 am

np's. gonna have to vanish soon. WE ARE GOING OUT FOR DINNER!!!!!! am so looking forward to it

1:24 am

yeah granny

1:24 am

enjoy

1:24 am

hooray! NBS

1:24 am

I made 5 bean salad and crab tacos with a nice bottle of champagne

1:25 am

da7, wall for holding water back + Over Size + second vowel + hel* ( hades)

da 7/36 structure a beaver builds + shape mouth makes in exclammation + opp of to rent a house (what we just did to ours) minus last consonant

da 7 medieval maiden

1:25 am

nvm got the da7

1:25 am

sounds great, ruru -- any special occasion?

1:25 am

ty anyway!

1:25 am

no.. just fresh crab

1:25 am

pe7!

1:26 am

ty helens

1:26 am

I didn't feel like cooking over the stove

1:26 am

7's done

1:26 am

np's cos. it just took me forever to type it...and you don't need my clue. hmmph

1:26 am

Dungeness crab, ruru?

ty cos ... sounds delicious

1:26 am

yep

-how did you cook w/o the stove

atom

1:26 am

thanks helen

1:26 am

didn't have that one

1:27 am

we can get them here off the boat, cleaned and cracked

1:27 am

I roasted the taco shells in the oven.. they are already cooked dee

1:27 am

don't you have to cook the crab on the stove?

1:28 am

i made parm herb crusted baked chicken with twice baked potatoes and chicken pasta salad

my question, too, jili

1:28 am

no.. it was already cooked jilli

1:28 am

fireworks

yum, cos

1:28 am

lucky you, ruru

wtg anike

1:28 am

yay anike-the-silent

1:28 am

,---FAR far from fireworks

1:29 am

cos, Elisse is a lucky gal

1:29 am

elisse?

1:29 am

who's Elisse?

1:29 am

wrong guy, jilli

1:29 am

Oh, sorry Elisse is Neil's treasure.

1:30 am

lol :P

1:30 am

* giggle *

1:30 am

Yes, I have been very chatty - just head down because I don't have a lot of time but still want to finish. I have a competetive streak

1:30 am

Lucky ryan, cos

1:30 am

um jilli.. cos is gay

1:30 am

lol yes lucky ryan :)

1:30 am

I mean I haven't been chatty

1:30 am

yes, I know, ruru-- duh to me

1:31 am

pretty soon jilli will be asking andrew in drag how elisse is..lol

1:31 am

i'm kidding

Wow a whopper tonight!

1:32 am

remember I've been at Happy Hour(s) tonight

1:32 am

hi mccurl

1:32 am

Anyway, have to go. The family will all arrive back from the track starving so had better find something to feed them. My offspring don't avtually live at home but I am always feeding them!!

1:32 am

ah.. I wondered

1:32 am

ah.. I wondered

1:33 am

we love you any way you are jilli

1:33 am

Happy babbling everyone

1:33 am

bye anike

1:33 am

lol anike! Have fun with them anyway

1:34 am

I was relatively abstemious this evening -- just one vodka on the rocks and 2 sauv-blancs

1:34 am

and lots of blotting paper

hi jilli! Sorry concentrating on grid

1:35 am

phant -- shampoo

1:36 am

what do you mean blotting paper?

1:37 am

stuff to eat -- paté, cheeses, guinness bread, baguette, chips, etc etc

1:37 am

I feel LIke I'm on the burp

1:38 am

oh.. never heard that expression jilli

1:38 am

oh.. never heard that expression jilli

1:38 am

(for a recipe for guinness bread you have to get Patrick Taylor's Irish Country Doctor series of books)

1:39 am

I thought for a second you said blotter acid..lol

1:39 am

I guess the expression is about as out of date as its name

1:39 am

I was going to say .. how 60's of you

1:40 am

I was going to say .. how 60's of you

1:40 am

I tink it's more like the 20s or even older -- I got it from my parents, I think.

1:40 am

wow.. I've never heard it before

1:41 am

maybe it's Brit

fireworks

1:44 am

yay dee!!!

1:44 am

wow dee

ty vm

1:44 am

WTG DEE!!!!

1:44 am

5 TO GO HERE.

thx

1:44 am

sorry for shouting

1:44 am

I feel so slow tonight

go granny go!!

1:45 am

I feel so slow tonight

1:45 am

I feel like I'm repeating myself

1:45 am

I feel like I'm repeating myself

1:45 am

too much chat, ruru

lol

1:45 am

you are repeating yourself

1:45 am

I feel like I'm repeating myself

well, I need to get going, too. Have a great day all!

1:46 am

toodles, dee

1:47 am

for goodness sake, missed to6, the vegetable/fruit

1:47 am

and night dee, hope you sleep well

1:48 am

I just found it, granny, and thought about the different pronunciations

ty granny, you, too *poof*

1:48 am

in Montreal the middle part rhymes with cat

1:49 am

and yay me. fw's and plenty of time to get changed for dinner. see you all at the flip

1:49 am

Yay granny!!!

1:50 am

have fun granny you deserve it

1:50 am

going to a traditional italian restaurant. so looking forward to the risotto. my absolute all-time fave food.

1:50 am

make a lot of whoopee, granny!

1:51 am

thanx you all. and goodnight

1:52 am

she can't whoopee on her knees yet jilli

1:52 am

she can't whoopee on her knees yet jilli

1:52 am

she can't whoopee on her knees yet jilli

1:52 am

she can't whoopee on her knees yet jilli

1:52 am

hello all - could i please have the stats for the loan N

1:53 am

na 4 ursh

1:53 am

hi ursh the LONE N is that greek na4/4

1:53 am

oh uh.. the red boxes of death

1:53 am

tx ruru

1:54 am

no tx to me :(

1:55 am

tx jilli

1:56 am

no red boxes here

1:56 am

when you said greek I was looking for naoi and confused cos no I

1:58 am

i think the red boxes have to do with the connection, sometimes you guys get them and i dont and vice versa

good morning all from a very sunny and bright Oxford England, please could I have a clue for the 8s

1:59 am

hi jenny -- how lovely that it's sunny and bright!

1:59 am

to8 and pr8

1:59 am

ursh, change that i to a cons

it certainly makes a change as it has been the wettest summer on record so far.

2:00 am

i did jilli and got the na4

2:00 am

We had the same, jenny in June -- nice now though

2:01 am

hope the rains stay away for the olympics

2:01 am

jenny, I had a cousin in Ox and still have an old pal from Shanghai days in Goring

I am going to a wedding this afternoon so am especially pleased with the sun - it rained all yesterday

got the pr8 need a little help with the to8 please

got the pr8 need a little help with the to8 please

2:04 am

to8 the veg that is a fruit plural

missed the e, so thanks scouser

2:05 am

greengrocer apostrophe?

I just need the e on the bottom row for nbs and nbt

nm got it

2:05 am

ea4, title, jenny

2:09 am

well, bedtime and not halfway, but nbt/nbs, 175 to go and no time tomorrow. Bye all...*poof

2:13 am

had to go to morewords for the qu - and good heavens its my name

2:19 am

all is right today then - there is a coin in the grid! babblets yesterday, coins today

2:31 am

good sunny morning everybody

2:35 am

toes

2:35 am

ty flosey

2:36 am

oops, was going to say hi and goodnight but just thought of another word!

2:36 am

NBT

2:36 am

yw Glant

2:38 am

and must get to bed, 14 left for tomorrow, goodnight all

2:38 am

night flosey - sleep well

2:39 am

ty, enjoy the grid, it's quite pleasant

2:41 am

good morning every body!

2:42 am

bore da ruby - i'm all excited cos we have sunshine!

2:44 am

bore da to you, glant

2:45 am

we have your rain now, but I cna't complain

2:45 am

After uch a miserable Spring, our weather has been mostly grand

2:47 am

the miserable spring carried on here

2:47 am

so I've heard. We've been very lucky since mid-June; it was horrible before that so there's virtually no fruit this year

2:48 am

i have about 8 fava/broad bean plants and only 2 have pods - my french beans are juyst starting to flower but were planted 8 weeks ago

2:49 am

some of my chard has grown, some grew a couple of inches and have stopped growing

2:49 am

the fruit trees have zippo except the apple which I don't pick because we don't spray and I'm afraid of worms. No plums, cherries, negligible raspberries

2:50 am

how do you cook chard to remove the bitterness?

2:51 am

never found any bitterness - i cook the stems very gently in a closed pan with a little butter, and the leaves just like spinach - either young raw in salads, or cooked with a tiny amount of water

2:51 am

I will try next year

2:52 am

in the US south, they make it with "fatback", whatever that is

2:52 am

easy to grow and looks very pretty if you get the 'bright lights' seeds - all pink and oramnge and yellow stems as well as white

2:58 am

off to hang the washing out in the sunshine!!!

2:58 am

I can't do that here (not that lazy me would anyway) ecause of the insects

2:59 am

it's an effective excuse, though

3:13 am

half and nbs but can't find the q!

3:13 am

I thought I knew all the q's from playing scrabble

3:13 am

shad

3:13 am

sorry

3:14 am

the q is a weird one. The 'u' is the only vowel.

3:14 am

Probably onamatopoeic, altho I'm not sure.

3:14 am

got it, ty

3:14 am

hi dachef

3:15 am

shas

3:15 am

not a word, sorry

3:23 am

Hello Ruby & Dachef - just what I need, a large grid to relax with

3:24 am

{{lynxx}}

3:24 am

nice grid so far: 177, nbs and nbt

3:24 am

but hve slowed waaaay down

3:28 am

and there are words I never heard of that my smart monkeys found

3:39 am

time to start the day properly. See you later, kids

3:40 am

bye Ruby

3:40 am

hello all! lazy day at the beach, is this one hard?

3:40 am

hi Jen - not sure yet

3:44 am

back again

3:45 am

hi Glant

3:45 am

Hi Lyn

3:46 am

howdy Glant

3:46 am

Hi Jen

4:02 am

*************FIREWORKS**************

4:03 am

woo hoo tijani

4:05 am

wtg tijani!

4:06 am

half way but no 8 yet

4:07 am

i only have one 8.... pl of red fruit that everyone thinks is a vege

4:07 am

i hadn't got to the Ts yet - thanks Jen

4:08 am

NBT NBS

4:12 am

ugh, only 79 words in! going for a walk along the Black Sea with son before the heat of the day. good luck everyone, later!

4:13 am

enjoy your walk

4:30 am

saving last 67 for later....

5:16 am

good afternoon, Babble friends

5:20 am

Hi Sprite

5:20 am

hi Norma :)

5:31 am

hey, sprite et al :-)

5:31 am

hey Une :)

5:53 am

so if mo5/16 is a word, then why not amo...?

6:11 am

yup

6:12 am

:)

6:12 am

q clue?

6:13 am

don't have it

6:13 am

k

6:13 am

the Q word does NOT use the E

6:14 am

???

6:14 am

Qu5/18

6:14 am

yep.

6:14 am

hello again

6:14 am

hey ruby :)

6:14 am

{{sprite}}

6:14 am

bonjour une

6:14 am

t

6:14 am

ty

6:14 am

salut ruby!

6:15 am

yvw kje, and hi

6:15 am

hi ruby

6:15 am

and all

6:15 am

{{kje}}

6:16 am

are you in SF yet or still suffering the Houston summer?

6:16 am

dallas

6:17 am

still suffering

6:17 am

oh, duh me

6:17 am

can't wait not to sweat the second i get out of the shower

6:17 am

sunds divine

6:17 am

send us a little bit of your sunny weather!

6:17 am

*sounds

6:18 am

it got very colkd here again, this is a strange summer

6:18 am

here as well, ruby. Cold enough for long sleeves!

6:18 am

honestly, would rather have cold weather than heat.... you put clothes on, but there is only so much you can take off

6:19 am

wow

6:19 am

and a blanket around my shoulders!

6:19 am

agreed!!!

6:19 am

I know, too hot stinks. But a bit of summer would be welcome here. It is very autumny.

6:19 am

best is cool with sun

6:20 am

yes!!

6:20 am

i'VE NEVER MINDED HEAT -- mIAMI HAD TO MANY MOSQUITOES, BUT THE WARMTH WAS GREAT

6:20 am

yessss :D About 25 Celsius, a light breeze, a bit of clouds now and then. Rain at night. Perfect summer.

6:20 am

AND THE OCEAN WAS LIKE A BATH -- MARVELOOUS

6:20 am

sorry for caps

6:20 am

une s very excitable for so early in the morning

6:21 am

people actually swim in this lake and it's abut 55F all year

6:21 am

eek

6:21 am

kje i'm up every day around 5:00 :-)

6:21 am

brrrr

6:22 am

aren't you hitting the road soon?

6:22 am

who me?

6:23 am

yes, transporting the puppy

6:23 am

<<<<< Rascal being brought to TN from Alabama

6:24 am

then i drive him to KY

6:24 am

wow

6:24 am

ah

6:24 am

:-)

6:25 am

and his new mom is waiting in Indiana :-)

6:26 am

awesome :D

6:26 am

that is a great organization, une, like the Underground Railway....

6:28 am

it's a ton of different transport coordinators -- not a single org . . .i drive for a number of different folks

6:29 am

i try not to be dog elitist and only drive for specific breeds -- but tempting -- love larger dogs :-)

6:29 am

you dog elitist you

6:29 am

*giggles*

6:29 am

did anyone see the Newfoundland that ran out in front of the peloton at the Tour yesterday? He wasn't hurt, but several riders were

6:29 am

LOL!

6:30 am

One of the riders had to be restrained from attacking the dog owner, and I don't blame him!

6:30 am

wow, that was bad form

6:30 am

yikes

6:30 am

<-- definitely dog elitist!

6:30 am

that dog owner should be stripped, whipped and hosed down with salt water. Poor dog. Poor people.

6:30 am

could have been deadly

6:30 am

Afternoon all......clue please for ha5/12 with 6/21 following?

6:31 am

not that I am vindictive or anything

6:31 am

there's no reason to have a dog, however, nice, off leash as such an event

6:31 am

hi Flask :)

6:31 am

I'm with you, ruby - I like big dogs.... little yappy dogs drive me nuts

6:31 am

we know, ruby LOL

6:31 am

(no comma --

6:31 am

Hey Sprite:)

6:31 am

ha combo: non-polyesians, foreigners

6:31 am

the ha5 is that word for non native folks in hawaii, right?

6:32 am

and plural

6:32 am

I'd be afraid of stepping on a tiny dog (or sitting on him, like in the Sopranos)

6:32 am

mmm....don't speak Hawaiin..

6:32 am

"white devils"

6:32 am

my dog is not big but he is not yappy and won't be sit upon, lol

6:32 am

ruby LOLOLOL

6:32 am

I'd be afraid of kicking him

6:33 am

ha + good *** boy...

6:33 am

(jk, no one get up in arms)

6:33 am

speaking of big dogs, Rufie killed a huge bee by sitting on him

6:33 am

ha + spanish cheer

6:33 am

thanx Unea....

6:33 am

yowser ruby!!

6:33 am

lol ruby! did he get stung?

6:33 am

yw flask

6:33 am

lol...

6:33 am

no, amazingly

6:34 am

and I rescued a lovely bird yesterday -- she was trapped in the garage and I was able to carry her outside. Birds like that are so soft and warm

6:35 am

go ruby!

6:36 am

husband and Rufie stood there watching, Rufie barking, husband not

6:37 am

well that is good news, grin

6:42 am

bye, kids, see you later. Time to get on the bike ZZZZZZ

6:42 am

bye ruby

6:42 am

{{sprite}}

6:43 am

*hugs* sweetie

Helloooo

6:45 am

hey red :)

6:47 am

ah nice, learned a new word. sh7.

How is everyone?

6:47 am

am fine, and you?

I am doing alright. Very happy to see a bigger grid today.

6:48 am

hey, red :-)

Hi Une! How goes it?

mo

Hi Nono!

6:50 am

ok, and you?

morning babblers :)

6:50 am

hey nono :-)

6:50 am

morning Nanette

6:50 am

and it is a sweet grid. Interesting but not hard.

i agree Sprite I have sailed thru the first 200 words

6:51 am

Not seeing ma 7/36 - any clues please

6:51 am

hi gran, think musical instrument

6:52 am

yeah same here, Nanette, and then a bit of work on some less usual words. Just perfect :)

thanks for the ma7

6:54 am

yvw :)

6:55 am

Thanks and finished!

6:55 am

wtg gran!!!!!!!!!!!

had to play with that a bit, am only familiar with the smaller insturment

wtg gran

6:55 am

congrats, gran!

6:56 am

yeah, might have been better if I had clued Nelson Ma~ with other vowel.

thanks1

6:58 am

yvw

can't believe how many plurals i have missed :(

7:00 am

breaking news from the open: golf is a frustrating game

7:00 am

argh yeah, I know right? Or singulars. Even worse.

7:00 am

hey hursh :)

7:00 am

hey. can't believe how insightful these commentators are...

7:01 am

fireflies! Loved this grid. Have fun all *hugs*

wtg Sprite

7:02 am

yay sprite!!

7:02 am

ttfn spritey

7:21 am

gm, everyone. whoo hoooo sprite!

7:22 am

clue for the Q pls?

7:22 am

hello Qu***y and all

7:23 am

gm lbd....qu5, the u is the only vowel

7:23 am

will trade for a clue for the lonely n, please....I am sure its a big old fish, but I just cannot see it today.....

7:23 am

ty, lynxxx and Trif!

7:24 am

na4, rhymes with New Mexico town

7:24 am

no +** u were

7:24 am

bless you all! NBT pour moi!

7:25 am

nbt for me too

7:25 am

wasn't so hard today, which makes a nice change

7:26 am

down to my last 44. need more coffee

7:28 am

good morning

7:28 am

good morning

7:29 am

good morning, Christa. biab with more go juice

7:29 am

even ing Crista

7:30 am

can anyone clue the ha5/12 please

ghosts

7:32 am

ha & dig a h***

7:32 am

hi Espritd

oh, that one, hawaiian for white person

7:32 am

Thanks very much Esprit and lynxx

7:33 am

I thought you were meaning a white person would have looked like a ghost

7:33 am

That was my last and the plural ... fireworks .... thanks for the help :)

7:34 am

Congrats Norma!

7:35 am

BBL the Betty White show seems like it needs full attention - what a laugh!

7:37 am

Boo yah! Good morning weekend grid and good morning Babble Land!

7:41 am

good morning my beloved girl!

7:41 am

Hello sweetie!

7:44 am

Any sleep last night?

7:44 am

yes, much better. about seven hours all together, and still loafing now, thanks

7:44 am

WOW!!!!!! Good for you!

7:45 am

doubled up on the meds....probs not a good long term idea, but desperate times and all....

7:45 am

No, not a long term solution. You really should talk to your doc.

7:46 am

yes mom. how are you doing?

7:46 am

Been better. But I am alive, the sun is shining and the birds are singing...so there ya go.

7:47 am

yes, there we go. an EXCELLENT way to look at things! if I can help at all, lmk

7:48 am

phantom: tamale

7:50 am

They say it all started with cold meds for Sid Viscous. Down the slippery slope from there. : D

7:50 am

Good morning Molly! I promise to keep an eye on her!

7:50 am

cheery thought Molly! All I need now is punk band!

7:50 am

Tristan is well on his way....LOL ! That pic is AWESOME!

7:51 am

I KNOW!!!!! I am so proud of my boyo! go, primo, go!

7:51 am

I KNOW!!!!! I am so proud of my boyo! go, primo, go!

7:52 am

Oops, too early for jokes.

7:52 am

Now about the Qu.......

7:53 am

Never too early!

7:53 am

Hint: No vowel after the u

7:55 am

keep going....

7:55 am

think about hurshy

7:55 am

afternoon all

7:56 am

Hello glantarell

7:56 am

Got it!

7:56 am

well done

7:57 am

and stats please for the N in that same column?

7:57 am

it's the only N in the grid - na4/4 babblet

7:58 am

Ooo, that was such a PB-ish clue

7:58 am

Oh! yes it is!

7:59 am

which one, Molly? *looking innocent*

7:59 am

Got it! TY again!

8:06 am

Are we working really hard or all still asleep?

8:06 am

i am working really hard - 42 left

8:07 am

Hi, I just started 285 left

8:07 am

WOW! Well done!

8:07 am

Good morning Annie :)

8:07 am

Hi car. :)

8:08 am

Hi Annie

8:08 am

Hi Glant :)

8:09 am

another phantom: seldom

8:10 am

good morning all

8:10 am

hi teach

8:10 am

Hi teach

8:10 am

Good morning WV!

8:12 am

Are the 8's compound words?

8:12 am

i would be delighted if somebody could give me a hint about the ma7...

8:12 am

I don't have it, but will help you look...

8:12 am

I have one 8 pr8 which is not a compound word

sounds like Nelson, former president of south africa

8:13 am

my monkeys are worn out

8:13 am

Great clue Esprit! And good morning!

8:13 am

OK, ty annie!

:-) gm

8:13 am

thnx exprit

8:13 am

TY Jean

8:13 am

thanks, esprit and good morning

8:14 am

never would have found it

8:16 am

Found the PR 8...TY Annie!

8:16 am

good for you, car.

8:16 am

NBT and NBS...coffee anyone?

8:17 am

love one if it's fresh

8:17 am

off you go>>>>>>>glant, fr5 coffee in the PB

8:17 am

tadone! finito. must be off for now. hagd everyone.

8:18 am

darn it

8:18 am

congrats dawger

8:18 am

nice cakes here tho

8:18 am

WOW, congrats dawg!

8:18 am

well done lbd

8:19 am

congrats lbd!

8:19 am

....here's your fr5 coffee glantarell....

8:20 am

ty eeyore

8:20 am

or are you car? I'm never sure

8:20 am

Either is fine!

8:22 am

I am going to cut out and get some work done. I wish you all a WONDERFUL day! {{hugs}} for all!

8:22 am

bye car. and a wonderful day to you too

8:23 am

bye car - enjoy

8:29 am

just found the se6/36 - always thought it was 2 words - to begin a journey

8:29 am

help with the Q for NBT

8:29 am

thanks glant

8:30 am

u is the only vowel

8:30 am

thnx glant

8:32 am

tx glan!

8:32 am

hey, annie :-)

8:33 am

Hi Une :)

8:33 am

i Une

8:35 am

78 to go . . . leaning a bit toward the list :-)

8:36 am

lean more

8:37 am

LOL

8:38 am

have to8 -- what does the other 8 start with? thanks

8:38 am

pr

8:38 am

tx

8:38 am

pr 8 - just got it by myself

8:39 am

go, teach!

8:39 am

well done

8:39 am

NBS and NBT - small steps to get through this grid

8:40 am

fireflies

8:40 am

YAY for Glantarell !!!

8:41 am

didn't get NBS until after halfway

8:41 am

congrats glant

8:41 am

woohoo, glan!!

8:41 am

anybody need any help before i go off to sew some stuff?

8:42 am

Im still plodding along, thanks,glant

8:42 am

okey dokey - have fun all see you tomorrow

8:43 am

bye Glant

8:43 am

bye, glan ;-)

8:46 am

75 to go -- taking a break for cheerios and strawberries -- back in a bit -- byeeee *poof*

8:46 am

later, Une, enjoy

8:50 am

<--Will not send Annie to the PB for a sorta PB violation : D

8:50 am

looking for my sorta PB violation

8:55 am

Molly, I found my sorta PB...pl4ing

8:55 am

: D

9:11 am

morning all!

9:11 am

Hi sue :)

9:11 am

good morning sue

9:18 am

*drags into chog*

9:18 am

zzzzzzzzzzz

9:19 am

poot is too a word!!

9:20 am

anyone got some coffee?

9:20 am

gets coffee for JMC.

9:20 am

and how about a bagel?

9:20 am

no no coffee is plenty

9:21 am

enjoy!

9:21 am

i'll be glad for the bagel

9:21 am

why so sleepy?

9:21 am

a bagel for teach

9:22 am

game went on 11 innings and the subway was slow because of weekend repairs

9:22 am

a big thnak you

9:22 am

oh, late night.

9:22 am

YW

9:22 am

so i saw the flip in and then the rain kept waking me up

9:23 am

we had no rain last nite.

9:23 am

Poot! Poot! Poot!

9:23 am

it poured here after about 2 am

9:23 am

rain..my god..we need rain.almost forget what it looks like good morning everyone

9:23 am

whew moll excuse yourself

9:24 am

Or we could have, i sleep like the dead.

9:24 am

*lights a match*

9:24 am

lol I thought that too JMC

9:24 am

Hi Crossy

9:24 am

howdy hego

9:24 am

I was expressing disdain, not gas : P

9:24 am

i would send you our crossy . . . i think wwe caught up for the year

9:24 am

why disdain Molls?

9:25 am

in 3 wks we gone from over 8" below normal to nearly drought-free -- it be WET around here!!

9:25 am

wish you could jmc

9:25 am

oh well then nm molls

9:25 am

*we've

9:26 am

disdain that poot is not accepted as a word i assume

9:26 am

i feel your pain, crossy == 3 wks ago i thought we were turning into NashVegas Dustbowl

9:26 am

happy for rain in Tenn.

9:27 am

indeed une.been almost that long since we have seen a drop.last rain was right before that last big heat wave we all shared

9:27 am

tx hego :-)

9:27 am

be back later

9:27 am

bye annie

9:27 am

Bye Annie

9:27 am

later, annie :=)

9:28 am

phantom=sermon

9:28 am

my last water bill was $80.00!!

9:28 am

yikes!

9:29 am

just to save azaleas, rhodos, hydrangeas . . . and the birds!

9:29 am

time to drill a well and go off the town nipple

9:29 am

oo i found an 8 all on my own

9:30 am

yay JMC!

9:30 am

go, jmc!!

9:30 am

if you are having a drought the well wont have water either

9:30 am

congrats jmc

9:30 am

thats wonderful une. . .things to be treasured

9:30 am

dont jnow about your area,but here we have deep aquifers(sp) lots of natural undreground stuff

9:31 am

i saw a hummingbird in my yard yesterday

9:31 am

the farmers have really suffered - dunno if it's too late for some of their crops -- i know corn got zapped

9:31 am

cool, jmc!!

9:32 am

funny,our apple farmers are in crisis but the corn is lush and already over 6 feet tall

9:32 am

timing. . .with crops it is all about timing

9:32 am

but,unless we get rain,and soon,our apple harvest will not happen

9:33 am

yep

9:33 am

they will be pitiful,small things

9:33 am

brb,must find something with cafiene in it

9:34 am

drought was really rough on local maters :-(

9:34 am

LOVE homegrown maters!

9:35 am

ok need to get crackin --later, boys and girls *poof*

9:35 am

when you go in the sea and an eel bites your knee, that's a moray.

9:35 am

i am afraid all this sudden rain is going to result in tasteless tomatoes

9:35 am

not in grid

9:36 am

haha hego and on that note i am in search of real coffee . . .the virtual coffee has not quite done the trick

9:36 am

bbl with 216 left

9:36 am

sorry for the non sequitor.

9:36 am

bye JMC

9:43 am

yaa just found the pr8:)

9:43 am

yay

9:44 am

bye for now bbl

9:44 am

pr8= sounds like the steam cabinets in a bakery used for the first rise on bread,but a dbble cons instead of a dbbl o

10:14 am

morning all!

10:15 am

good morning sue - u disappeared earlier after our hellos

10:15 am

Sorry! I got distracted, sigh

10:15 am

that happens - life happens

10:16 am

well, it should stop that while I am trying to babble :-)

10:16 am

hard when life interfers with babble

10:19 am

ok, I am having absolutely no luck with the q.

10:19 am

only vowel in the Q is the U

10:20 am

was very thanful the other day - took caqre of grandkinds for 11 hours - exhausted and expected to come home and need to finish most of grid - y son had done it but saved last word for me

10:20 am

sheesh. OK, monkeys are back at work with new instructions.

10:20 am

sometimes kids are helpful to have around

10:21 am

got it, with the help of morewords. Thanks, phae! nbs and nbt finally.

10:21 am

QU - old coin of Saudi Arabia - not something in general conversation

10:21 am

good morning everyone :)

10:22 am

yw

10:22 am

good morning nan

10:23 am

hi nan!

10:23 am

howdy suze!:))

10:23 am

crosy!!

10:23 am

I'm so happy to see you I shorted you an s! crossy!!

10:23 am

howdy nan and all other recent arrivals

10:24 am

lol

10:25 am

you got me in the saudi coin

10:25 am

on

10:27 am

200 down - list time :)

10:28 am

good for you, nan!

10:36 am

hi all, doing well with this grid. 220 listless so far.

10:36 am

yay peri!

10:36 am

going to a family birthday party later today

10:37 am

wd, peri

10:37 am

I hate any family get together. nephew bought a new house. so going for a brief vist

10:37 am

ty nan

10:37 am

and sue

10:38 am

well, have fun briefly and then go on with your day, peri!

10:38 am

Take a flask with gin and tonic in it Peri : D

10:38 am

I do wish people would learn how to talk instead of yell. ( family issues here)

10:38 am

I might have a g&t before I go :)

10:39 am

ah yes, families can be difficult.

10:39 am

someone else is driving tho.

10:39 am

well then, have two!

10:39 am

actually I do much better with one or two peopl or a very small group. I guess I am not that social.

10:40 am

..that's why I only talk to my brother ...

10:40 am

I am thinking of changing the family dynamic sometime soon.

10:40 am

not sure how it will be accepted and I don't care!.

10:41 am

rule of thumb: add an h to everything that ends in an a!

10:41 am

thanks nan, will check my list

10:43 am

Peri, you have to do what works for you. Family dynamics need shaking up sometimes.

10:45 am

ok, I am over half way, time to do some actual work. bbl!

10:45 am

indeed, Molls.I need to please myself for a change

10:45 am

ma 7, please?

10:46 am

don'thaveit nan but will look

10:46 am

ma 7 - sounds like leader in S Africa - change 3rd vowel

10:46 am

ty wv

10:51 am

ty for ma7 teach

10:51 am

yvw

10:52 am

any clue for qu other than old saudi money?

10:52 am

I have all the r words!! and top row gray too

10:53 am

QU - u is the only vowel

10:53 am

<--needs to bone up on african leaders

10:54 am

crossy in that q word the third letter is Not a vowel

10:54 am

wasd in prison for a long time - I think won Nobel peace prize

10:54 am

Ruru, Nelson who just had a b'day.

10:55 am

ah

10:55 am

was looking for Mamabwe

10:55 am

ty peri

10:56 am

yw

10:56 am

hego, I love your icon today

10:57 am

<--Not making comments about Ru and boning up

10:57 am

that's my smile icon

10:57 am

good idea,Molls

10:58 am

great restraint, molly

10:58 am

230 listless!!

10:58 am

will go to list in a bit

10:58 am

or now

10:58 am

yay

10:58 am

yay

10:58 am

bbiab

10:59 am

:)

10:59 am

spoon sized shredded wheat with skim milk,plain toasted bagel and a mandarin orange...no bacon again:(

10:59 am

congrats peri

11:12 am

oooh a nice big one

11:12 am

Hey Harp

11:12 am

okay, I won't go there.

11:13 am

you better not.

11:13 am

Not saying a word : X

11:13 am

: {

11:15 am

and my first word is po4, maybe i should quit while I"m ahead.

11:15 am

sorry - had a pleasant interruption - skype from the kids

11:15 am

: )

11:15 am

so Freudian today.

11:15 am

I need to bone up on african leaders too

11:16 am

oh saw the other clue - Nelson

11:17 am

there you go Nan.

11:17 am

ty everyone

11:18 am

Nelson was a good addition to the clue. ; )

11:21 am

phantom - thermos

11:21 am

it is also an italian stringed instrument

11:22 am

the nelson one?

11:22 am

oh! Of course. smacks head

11:23 am

Wonders if people play ma7s on go7s.

11:23 am

In Venice that is.

11:23 am

probably

11:24 am

just found my favorite p4/11... sheesh...

11:25 am

I don't have a g...

11:25 am

ty amu

11:26 am

no g Rob, just a joke.

11:26 am

phantom: rotflmaso

11:26 am

yw!

11:26 am

w/o the s... i got carried away...

11:28 am

<----wonders who carried amy away.?

11:28 am

someone very big and strong, I must say. maybe a titan.

11:29 am

sigh.... sounds fun, maybe.

11:29 am

~:o)

11:34 am

se 6, please?

11:36 am

nan like to detonate a bomb or begin a trip?

11:37 am

compound word

11:38 am

I figure it has to build from the sh 4/6, but don't see the bomb or trip association

11:39 am

sh or se?

11:39 am

oh asked for one and was working on the other!!! -- sorry

11:39 am

se - to begin a journey

11:42 am

got it -- ty hego and teach

11:42 am

yw

11:42 am

now back to the sh 7

11:43 am

sh 7 - sh 4 + take last syllable of se word and change first of double consonants into previous vowel

11:44 am

oh, wow. thanks teach!

11:44 am

ty teach -- what a crazy word

11:44 am

??

11:45 am

???

11:46 am

sh + vowel + what you eat spelled backwards

11:46 am

maybe we should be sh 7ing our crops in this heat!

11:46 am

and this is supposed to be english?

11:46 am

ty ame. lol

11:46 am

Good clue Amelu!

11:47 am

ty for the sh7, and may I just say... well, I never! :P

11:47 am

hi rbud!!

11:47 am

Yes you did rbud, I heard it through the grapevine.

11:47 am

got the sh7, that is the dumbest word ever

11:48 am

ty

11:48 am

haha! probably true, but not sure I ever sh7'ed, lol!

11:48 am

I think it's a doo-wap word.

11:49 am

doo-wap ?

11:49 am

got to go get lunch. bbl

11:49 am

Like the 50's doo-wap singers.

11:49 am

ok

11:49 am

oh, yes doo wap. i can hear it now

11:49 am

bye

11:51 am

found 240 listless, very proud of myself

11:51 am

In the definition for sh7 it says "In India the device is called a denkli, or paecottah." I guarantee we will see those words somewhere down the line. Drink up.

11:51 am

Good job Peri.

11:52 am

ty

11:52 am

hilarious, molly!!

11:52 am

bbl

11:53 am

I have 133 but I've challenged myself to grey in the outside frame first today w/0 stats on the inside...

11:53 am

goo morning babblers........... its a beautiful day in the neighborhood

11:53 am

Once you are done with the endless m words, it seems like a do-able grid.

11:53 am

ta 7, please?

11:53 am

you should be, peri

11:55 am

ta7 indian cooking method

11:55 am

(i think LOL)

11:55 am

morning everyone..could someone please clue me the ha 5/6 combo?

11:55 am

OR beige portal LOL

11:56 am

ha + spanish cheer . . . and plural

11:56 am

thnx une

11:56 am

yw :-)

11:56 am

thanks, got it.

11:57 am

ty une for the ta 7

11:58 am

yw :-)

11:59 am

da 7 -- should I try datmoof?

12:00 pm

why not? LOL

12:01 pm

you can try it - but it doesn't wrok - think of lady in distress

12:01 pm

ty teach

12:02 pm

yvw

12:02 pm

Hoover Da* + vowel + french salt

12:03 pm

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help. Maybe the next one will be an english grid :)

12:03 pm

yay, nan!!!

12:05 pm

need to do some touch ups on yesterday's paint job, then back to clue...

12:05 pm

later, nan :-)

12:06 pm

congrats nan - don't count on english ever

Hi everyone!

12:07 pm

hey, red :-)

I have 137 left... waiting for groomer to call and tel me my doggie is now beeeeyoooutiful.

12:09 pm

aaawww :-)

12:27 pm

anyone want clues?

12:27 pm

me me me - have lost track of the 2nd 8, have to8

12:28 pm

was it a p?

12:28 pm

pr 8

12:28 pm

pr 8/75

12:28 pm

ah, thanks! (not wanting to list yet)

12:29 pm

anything else?

12:30 pm

got it! and thanks, nan, I'll just muddle along from here. I need to get back to my painting, too, for another coat... :P

12:31 pm

ok - bye everyone - hagd

12:31 pm

you too! :)

12:46 pm

woo-hoo! outer frame grey (156 words)! now for the middle and save the Ms for last... ~:o)

12:55 pm

Well done Amelu. It's fun to be creative like that.

12:55 pm

good job, amelu! :)

1:15 pm

~:o) Down to 41 Ms to find. (thanks Molly & rbud!)

1:15 pm

I have managed to find 30 of those darn M's, it's slow going.

1:17 pm

Ha! 31 now.

1:18 pm

*Puts out cheesecake for when they finish the m words*

1:28 pm

ma 7/36?

1:29 pm

Sounds like boat in Venice with a different first two letters.

1:30 pm

*fini* That was fun!

1:30 pm

*Throws confetti at Amelu*

1:31 pm

thanks molly

1:31 pm

ty, tyvm. *hunting for cheesecake*

1:32 pm

mandola

1:34 pm

mornin', chilluns

1:35 pm

yay amelu!

1:35 pm

soory, pb for me

1:35 pm

and thanks, saanichat

1:35 pm

yw

1:35 pm

tx saanichcart

1:36 pm

stats for the q please?

1:36 pm

qu5

1:37 pm

5/18, i mean

1:37 pm

not a normal word at all

1:48 pm

hint please and hi to all

1:49 pm

qu + some people think licorice has a ha*** taste

1:50 pm

not quarsh

hello again all.

1:50 pm

there's not another vowel after the u

1:50 pm

Almost. Look at the clue again

1:50 pm

the u is the only vowel

1:50 pm

Hi Red

1:50 pm

oy vey! weird it is. ty Molly

1:51 pm

Bich, one of your dogs is in the grid. : D

and thanks for that q word I would not have found it.

1:52 pm

what a strange q word tx rbud

it s a noun according to the dictionary but no definition given!

1:57 pm

monetary unit of Saudi Arabia

1:58 pm

*Yawn* I'm sick of Enable and it's freakishly weird money words.

2:06 pm

t are the stats for the two 8's?

2:07 pm

po8/75 to8/45

2:07 pm

ty Molly.

2:07 pm

PR 8/75...sorry

2:07 pm

ty Molly

2:12 pm

OMG A TYPO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

2:20 pm

love the pf word!

2:22 pm

goes with the oo word

2:33 pm

le

2:33 pm

ooops, sorry

2:34 pm

hi all!....down to 96 left...any clues for the last fr5/18...please.

2:35 pm

not stale, aeb

2:36 pm

i have that one ...i need the second one please

2:36 pm

clues for the 8, not getting them, pls

2:37 pm

heven't got it either!

2:37 pm

i like fr5 to8 on my salad

2:37 pm

to8 is a fruit

2:37 pm

tyvm mael

2:38 pm

FR 5/18 (second) - another word for foam - rhymes with liquid for soup

2:38 pm

i pr8 them for dinner

2:38 pm

ty wvteach

2:38 pm

tvm teaCH

2:39 pm

yvw

2:39 pm

i don't do well with the twisty words going one way and then another

2:40 pm

ty teach

2:41 pm

prepare them onyx?

2:41 pm

the pr starts with the university teacher

2:41 pm

proopse to make that or of5 + pr

2:42 pm

ty saani and onyx, got it

2:42 pm

oops propose

Hello all, I have returned to attempt to put propose in the grid... ooops.

oooh, I am alone!

3:22 pm

not! I just fireworked, yahoo! :D

COngratulations Rbud!!!!

3:23 pm

why, thank you, red! I don't usually stick these big ones out, but every once in a while it feels pretty good.

I was glad to see a big one but with 104 left, I am wondering where I ever foudn the 199.

3:24 pm

congrats rbud

3:24 pm

13 left - but need to leave for a concert - BBL

3:26 pm

Yay for rbud. She fireworked. : D

OMG Molly, your icon is a bit funny. you know it works for hiccups too?

3:27 pm

I listed at around 75 left, couldn't stand it any more, lol

I am to 98. No list yet, but I think I shall get there soon.

3:29 pm

Regular hiccups, mentally unbalanced hiccups, it's such a handy med. : D

but not IV, it is not a handy med IV.

better in pill form for everyones safety.

3:32 pm

What? No nice big 25 mL injection? : D

well that will cure hiccups permanently! 77 leftnow...

3:39 pm

I'm very fondle of the mo6 word

Hello ruru. Oh my poor puppy ruru, he went for grooming today.

3:39 pm

oh?

the groomer....took my "trim him down a bit for the summer heat...and now he has a Lion cut.

3:40 pm

traumatic for him?

3:40 pm

I knew you would be, Chester.

He is fast asleep, I dont think he cares, he may feel better. I worry that he may get sun burnt.

she left his face and tail all floofly

3:41 pm

I do the bathing around here..we bought a booster bath for the dogs

3:41 pm

oh.. bad groomer

Yes. He did seem to like her as a person, probably because she let him try out about 40 new toys, but...who does that to a golden? he is NOT a poodle.

I know you cant put hair back on though, so he may need to wear clothing outside. Poor guy.

3:43 pm

We have a groomer that comes here once every three weeks. but that isn't enough

3:44 pm

pa 6/21 anyone?

I do his nails and use a stiff wire brush on him almost every day- the brush, not the nais.. but I wont be doing that for a few months to a year.

3:44 pm

#1 that is

I wishshe would have thought, hey If I trim him up she will have to bring him back...

I think its the one about jail???

3:45 pm

I do the nails every week

3:45 pm

the prisoner is out on pa*

3:45 pm

pa 6 21 italian friend?

Teulu and his nails are difficult, but he is getting better.

Hi java!

3:45 pm

hi

3:46 pm

thank you habes

I did like their play area for the dogs though...maybe a good place for occasional doggie day care. not so sure about the boarding. and NEVER again on the groom..

3:47 pm

You're welcome, ru.

3:48 pm

I thought the m's were bad

3:48 pm

ugh

3:54 pm

i need help with the po 6/24 to please

3:56 pm

Guy who gives you weed

3:57 pm

wow

3:57 pm

bong me on the head

3:57 pm

Duuuude.

3:59 pm

I'm at a magic number - have 201 and have 102 left...think I'll take a break

4:00 pm

i have ten to go and it's not getting easier

4:01 pm

thanks for the po molly

4:09 pm

any help on the sh 7 anyone?

4:09 pm

can I get a clue for sh 6/24 please

4:10 pm

hmmm

4:10 pm

s + pork + the M**t .. not least

4:10 pm

that's hard to clue otherwise

4:10 pm

sh + much *** about nothing + ** mice and men

4:11 pm

happy colorado springs pride!

4:11 pm

Oh crap, I clued the 7.

4:11 pm

thanks!! ruru and molly

4:11 pm

oh.. thanks molly

4:11 pm

I had the sh7, molly

4:11 pm

<--Proud to know Cos : D

4:12 pm

did you go cos?

4:12 pm

Yeah Annie, apparently I can't read today.

4:12 pm

you read just fine molly I didn't have that one

4:14 pm

you could have misread a lot more earlier as far as I'm concerned..lol

4:15 pm

Please shoot me if I ever clue something like that with "Egyptian watering device" : P

4:16 pm

is that what that is?

4:16 pm

Yes. I thought it was the lyric Jagger rejected for "Shattered".

4:17 pm

well...well..well..

4:17 pm

;p;

4:17 pm

lol

4:17 pm

i have to walk the doggie.. I have a big BBQ to go to

4:18 pm

yeeee haaa

4:18 pm

Hope they don't have sushi : D

4:18 pm

thanks for those two words molly.. see you all later

4:18 pm

not a chance

4:19 pm

we be doin' poke chops

4:21 pm

poof

4:38 pm

can i have a clue for the third ha5?

4:38 pm

Evening all :-)

4:38 pm

Happy Pride Day, Cos :-)

ha + Spanish cheer

4:39 pm

ty soodle :)

4:39 pm

and ty diane

4:39 pm

H's done!

4:39 pm

howdy again everyone and happy pride day for those who partake.i did not know.missed the pig parade in toronto:/

hi everyone !

4:39 pm

big

4:39 pm

howdy diane

4:39 pm

parade's tomorow. im marching in it

and you're welcome, cos

4:40 pm

ours is just what it should be now,a nice big party that all are invited to,several of our past city mayors have attended

4:41 pm

our mayor has refused to recognize it

4:41 pm

Hi Diane, Crossy et al :-)

4:41 pm

silly

4:41 pm

funny story: city hall is directly across the street from one of the gay bars....

4:41 pm

so the gay bay always has a banner inf ront that says HAPPY PRIDE, MR. MAYOR

hi soodle :-)

4:42 pm

i think our mel lastman used to be right out there dancing in the street:))

I like it Cos. right in his face.

4:42 pm

There were representatives from most police forces in the world at the recent Dublin Pride festival

Hello everyone.

4:42 pm

howdy red

4:42 pm

im gonna wear a too small pink t shirt for funsies

4:42 pm

hey red

4:42 pm

Hi Red

4:42 pm

we also get the fire dept in on it soodles

4:43 pm

fire and police always march tho

4:43 pm

3 city council members, the governor, both u.s. senators

4:43 pm

yup

4:43 pm

How's the weather Cos? Any cooler?

4:43 pm

nope . hot. hot. hot.

4:44 pm

but hey its mid July.. almost there.. almost time for fall :) then we'll complain about fall weather!

4:44 pm

No, I was thinking of the comfort level of the parade.

4:44 pm

i never,ever complain about spring or fall weather

I LOVE fall, even in Florida. which is not really fall.

4:45 pm

oh i know Molly :) i was being a smart ass lol

4:46 pm

the democrats are giving away free ice cold bottles of water at their booth

4:46 pm

Hmmph. It stopped raining today just long enough to get my grass cut. The garden was like Jurassic Park.

wonders what the republicans are giving out.

4:46 pm

You? A smart ass? Never. : P

4:46 pm

lol like they'll even have a booth red

4:47 pm

Here we go.

4:47 pm

we will take your rain soodles

just wondering.

4:47 pm

molly how are you

4:48 pm

Molly - thorazine.... I will take 20 boxes, please....

4:49 pm

ok.. i can't seem to fiind the lo4/7 after the lo7/40?

4:50 pm

found it

4:50 pm

Do you have Idiot - backwards, Cos?

4:50 pm

I am good. *Packs a box of Thorazine for Ireland*

4:50 pm

after trying for 1/2 a hour lol. all i had to to to find it was ask :)

4:50 pm

i only have one lo4/7, it's what a bird needs to fly, or a one room apartment

4:50 pm

that was the one soodle :)

4:51 pm

Good clue Soodle.

4:52 pm

ty all anyway!

4:52 pm

Thanks Molls :-)

4:52 pm

with me, the peri rule must be applied.

4:52 pm

It is now the Peri/Cos Rule.

4:53 pm

lol :) fair enough

4:53 pm

Soodle, we never got a report on the pig race.

4:54 pm

oh thats right!

4:56 pm

pa6 the first please?

4:56 pm

Oh gosh! Mae Culpa!! It was probably one of the funniest things I ever witnessed. It was held in Rathmolyon (pronounced Rath Ma Line), which is a teeny tiny hamlet in South Meath. They closed off the (one and only) street in the village, and set up a miniature horse-race track. They had the 6 piglets - all wearing the little race-coats - in stalls, and on the whistle, they released them, and they ran like the clappers. It was just hilarous.

4:57 pm

lol,sounds fun soodles

4:57 pm

lol.. would love to see that

4:58 pm

Italian friend Cos

4:58 pm

Alternate spelling, I think.

4:59 pm

ah yes.. thanks!

4:59 pm

only seen it spelled with an i

5:00 pm

Soodle, the pig race sounds like quite the event. I'm sure a good time was had by all.

5:01 pm

how many letters in the q?

5:01 pm

did the pigs wear a little top hat?

5:01 pm

that would have been priceless.

5:01 pm

qu 5, jane.

5:02 pm

hi all,I survived the family thing sans g&t. don't get the clue for the pa6

5:02 pm

No top hats, but they had little stuffed toys strapped to their backs, like little jockeys. Too too funny.

5:03 pm

pa+ vowel + ***ta Claus

5:03 pm

ty Molls

5:03 pm

This pig race was the product of a very creative mind.

5:04 pm

Indeed Molls, and ended up with an awful lot of dhrink dhrank!!!!

5:04 pm

Glad you survived the family thing, Peri. They can be tedious.

5:05 pm

not too many people and there was a lovely deck where I spent most of the time

5:05 pm

lol.. ive gotta go to one of these things

5:05 pm

Oh, it was definitely a drinking affair if there ever was one.

5:06 pm

monkeys are a big help today

5:06 pm

And the racing was followed by a pig-roast, which I thought was a tad insensitive!!!

5:07 pm

i hope the loser didn't become the meal?

5:08 pm

dact

5:08 pm

sorry - not even sure how my cursor got here!

5:09 pm

250 words found sans list.!!

5:09 pm

lol wow i tried po6/24 as a joke.. turns out it was right

5:09 pm

I thought the whole point was that the winner became a meal.

5:09 pm

Weed dude.

5:09 pm

I am so sorry for the piggies :(

5:10 pm

po6/24,do not see it

5:10 pm

Spoken like a true vegetarian. : P

5:10 pm

whatever shall Kermit tell their children? :(

5:10 pm

Weed male Peri

Oh, hello.

5:11 pm

ah, ty Molls

5:11 pm

hello kap

5:11 pm

hey Kap

5:11 pm

Nope - the poor misfortune who ended up on the spit had been killed some days earlier. Public health regulations.. Hello Kap :-)

5:11 pm

bbl

5:11 pm

That makes sense. It takes almost two days to roast a whole pig.

5:12 pm

maybe it was the winner from the prior race?

5:13 pm

No Charlotte's Web happy endings in that wee hamlet. : D

5:14 pm

"poor pig"

5:14 pm

help with the q please?

5:14 pm

Yes, that is what Charlotte would have spun in her web.

5:14 pm

3rd letter isnt a vowel, Jane

5:15 pm

qu + He***ey's Chocolate.

5:15 pm

lol yes molly... i shld watch that again soon

5:15 pm

thanks

5:15 pm

I have a friend who always says Salutations, because that was her favorite book as a child.

5:16 pm

oh thats pretty cool

5:17 pm

Oh, Don't think I didn't think about 'Babe' as I tucked into the roast pork, with apple sauce and new potatoes....

5:19 pm

Look, you have to either dismiss all such thoughts, or starting eating grass and tofu.

5:19 pm

thats why i dont watch disney or cartoons when i eat! :)

sorry-delayed greeting. Back from NY but not really de-stressed.

Every summer I need 3 months of no husband, and all I get is in-laws.

5:21 pm

Maybe you could trade in New York with family for Martha's Vineyard by yourself.

I want to go away.

5:21 pm

Or anywhere else on Planet Earth by yourself.....

I want to do that. My husband says we can't afford this and can't afford that, but I watched him drop 500 bucks for picture frames for my daughter just like that.

It's called COntrol.

Did someone on here say that she thought "DH"

stood for Dickhead?

5:25 pm

to return to the farmyard analogy, Kap, whats sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Take yourself off for a week, on your own.

On the other hand, (we took out a home equity line the other day) and he said that we should offer a couple of thousand dollars to my brother, who is having a hard time, and not even think about repayment

5:25 pm

fireworks

5:25 pm

Yay Cos!!!!!

So I get these moments of sublime generosity but day-to-day extreme annoyingness

Yay Cos!

Marriage is a bizarre institution.

5:26 pm

And who wants to live in an institution????

Believe me, I am committed.

Committed to an institution. How lovely.

5:27 pm

I thought that DH stood for Dick Head. I still do, mostly.

What else could it possibly stand for?

5:28 pm

And I think that all women should have their own bank accounts in their own name so they have money to do what THEY want when THEY want to do it.

5:29 pm

does not have to be expensive to have a break.one day i secretly phoned m-i-l made arrangements for her to take the kid,got up at 5 am the next day dropped the kid off,was back home by 7 am friday morning phoned this amazing B+B up north on lake nippising run by my friends booked the upper floor and balcony from friday afternoon till sunday at 11 am.got the mrs out of the sack at 9 was up there by noon,a bite of lunch and a boat cruise till dusk,got some vino,ordered chinese food and sat on the the second floor patio and drank wine shared chinese and watch the sun go down on the lake in a ball of fire..was a nice weekend

5:29 pm

oh my. i just saw a woman get her head mowed up with a lawn mower on tv..

5:29 pm

Gross Cos, what the hell are you watching?

Can I come with you Cos?

5:33 pm

sleepaway camp 3 lol

5:34 pm

one of these 80s slasher flicks

5:34 pm

Ah, the dreaded horror stories of sleep away camp.

5:35 pm

when i went to sleep away camp.. we were all terrified of "the swamp lady"

5:35 pm

even though we were no where near a swamp :)

5:36 pm

LOL When my kids were small, I used to terrorise them with stories of 'The Bog Man'.

5:36 pm

I wouldn't let my kids go to sleep away camp.

5:36 pm

Crosshair, you are a gem and your Mrs. is blessed to have you.

5:37 pm

Soodle...Mommie Dearest.

5:37 pm

lol soodle!

5:37 pm

Those warm, charming stories a mother tells her children.

5:37 pm

Meh! They survived, didn't they?????

5:38 pm

Yes, but you have not had their revenge visited on you yet.

5:38 pm

i told my brother a witch lived in the attic. the attic door was in our bedroom. he was so scared -- i eventually also believed my own story..

5:39 pm

I know, I know, I know...... they are going to select my retirement home.....

5:39 pm

Ahahaha! That is funny Cos, believing your own story.

5:39 pm

i was terrified lol

5:40 pm

found all the c words!!

5:40 pm

That is really just desserts. Telling your brother a story to scare him and having it come back to haunt you.

5:40 pm

I used to read them Enid Blyton stories. Mid-story, I used to interchange the names of the characters with their names, and never once did they notice... they totally LIVED those tales!

5:41 pm

Well done Peri.

5:41 pm

ty, down to 48 left without any list, I am very proud of myself. of course my monkeys are helping

5:41 pm

That was a creative thing to do, Soodle. I'm sure they remember that.

5:42 pm

I admire anyone who can get that far with no list. I am not that talented.

5:42 pm

this is a first for me. I know there are those who complete a puzzle without a list but I am not that good

5:43 pm

Well Peri, we are going to have to get you a SMARTY PANTS CLUB t-shirt.

5:43 pm

I think my monkeys are getting tired tho and will go to the list soon. I do not want to sit here til the flip.

5:43 pm

Well done Peri.

5:44 pm

ty Soodle, LOL Molly. I would wear it proudly :)

5:48 pm

what is wrong with sleep away camp?

5:48 pm

One acre of soggy grass mowed. Two loads of ironing done. Windows all washed and polished. All bed linen washed, dried and replaced on beds. House vacuumed from top to bottom. I'm banjaxed, and heading for the pit.

5:49 pm

wow, Soodle that is a lot!!

5:49 pm

hi soods!!!!

5:51 pm

((((Carlee))))

5:52 pm

hi soods!!!!

5:52 pm

{{group huggles}}

5:53 pm

{{{{Loves Group Huggles}}}}}

5:53 pm

still soggy over there soods?... summer still not arrive?

5:54 pm

A rest well earned Soodle. Sleep well.

5:54 pm

ty java2 take a bit of work,a dash of imagination,a dab of creativity and it does not cost a bundle to get away and reset your zen/chi/wi/inner calmness:))

5:54 pm

Oh Carlee.... rain, rain and more rain. its just a washout of a Summer.

5:54 pm

send some here...we are in drought...

5:55 pm

Soodle, didn't you have a rainy summer last year too?

5:56 pm

Jeepers, we have more than enough..... And yes Molls, we had a rainy summer last year, and the year before, and the year before that.... why are we surprised and outraged???

5:57 pm

Blech, I would be clinically depressed.

5:57 pm

come to canada soods... hot hazy humid and no rain

5:57 pm

hi carlee

5:58 pm

No wonder you revel in the giant frying pan when the sun is out.

5:58 pm

hi there cos :)

5:58 pm

you could have our current crop of grass soodles,dry,brown dead.when you walk on it ,it crumbles into brown dust,leaving a low spot on the lawn.i can see many lawn redos for next spring

5:58 pm

Ooooh... wouldn't I just love to visit Canada!

5:58 pm

yeap....brown brown brown lawns...

5:59 pm

I could bring green grass with me!!!!

5:59 pm

looks like a herd of dogs has taken over

5:59 pm

that and some guinness..call it good soods

5:59 pm

Oh dear.

5:59 pm

You know Soodle, there is a reason they call it The Emerald Isle.

6:01 pm

whats up with cos tonight?

6:05 pm

Guys - the N on the extreme right... (actually the only N on the board...) any clues, please?

6:07 pm

na + the go**e that laid the golden egg

6:08 pm

Thats the one, Molly. Thanking you!!

6:09 pm

: D

6:20 pm

Phantom: ballistocardiograph

Qu clue please

6:36 pm

qu & ma*** is a low water filled area with lots of reeds

Dont getn lue

Clue

Ok ty got it

6:39 pm

a ma*** - a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.

80 left tough grid

6:43 pm

the last 100 certainly are

6:48 pm

oh gee - just found the 8. Think I need a break BBL for the last 60

6:51 pm

fireworks!!

6:51 pm

Congrats, peri!

6:51 pm

went to the list with 43 left. nice grid. I could have found at least20 more if I had been a wee bit more patient. but this was a personal best for me

6:52 pm

wooohooo peri!!!

6:52 pm

tytyty

E cu

E clues

6:52 pm

way to go peri, seems many think it is hard

6:53 pm

Well done Peri

6:53 pm

I have def slowed at 106 to go

E clues

6:56 pm

will look with you, geek

6:57 pm

ha!

6:58 pm

ea4, not a duke or a count....

6:58 pm

those were hard to see for some reason

Ty blind

6:59 pm

Anyone have a clue for the N?

6:59 pm

or stats at least

6:59 pm

na4 - common babblet

7:00 pm

na4/4

7:00 pm

got it, thx :)

7:00 pm

yw

7:01 pm

i didn't know that babblet, but with stats I monkeyed it

7:02 pm

it's in here a lot

7:04 pm

down to 75... need something to eat, bbiab

7:10 pm

Evening all. May I please have a clue for ta7-32? Thanks

7:12 pm

Light brown + what you walk through to get in a room

7:12 pm

Heyas kids and thanks Molly ..

7:12 pm

Hi Peach, nice to see you here.

7:13 pm

Ah, thanks so much, Molly.

7:13 pm

And you too, m'dear.

7:13 pm

Hi there, tor.

7:22 pm

Whoever was wishing for bigger grids should be pleased with this one ..

7:24 pm

This hasn't been too, too bad. Well, I'm down to 20 and it is a little rough going now.

7:25 pm

At least there is a minimal amount of whacked out words in this one, as big as it is.

7:25 pm

Yes.

7:28 pm

Seems like it ..

7:31 pm

And the foreign words are ones that I know (so far) ..

7:31 pm

I don't like this size of grid.

7:31 pm

like pain, bgh?

well with 64 left, i have finally grayed the top row. LOL It had 4 whole words in tit.

7:32 pm

go red!

7:33 pm

pain?

7:33 pm

spanish

7:33 pm

talking of foreign words in the grid you know

7:34 pm

ah yes

7:34 pm

Hi Blue

ty for that one kje.

7:34 pm

Ignore is the word.

7:34 pm

Tengo do5 de cabesa ..

7:34 pm

Hey Molly.

Hello blue? ignore what?

7:35 pm

take some aspirin, and don't call me

7:35 pm

Also the tasty do5/14 ..

I have been on FB too long today. I was about to like kjes post..

7:35 pm

love the do5s

7:35 pm

It's a big grid Blue, but the words are pretty normal for a change. Only a few weird ones.

7:36 pm

it does not however take dosa, love them too

7:36 pm

thanks molly.

7:37 pm

just started

7:39 pm

It's tedious more than anything else. As most big grids are.

7:39 pm

really not as bad as the size would make you think, heron... goes pretty fast until about 100, and even then there are still lots of words you know

7:40 pm

thanks kye.

but I swear the last 59...apparently are unreal or hiding.

7:41 pm

just about to join you there, red

ok so 57 but still...

7:42 pm

so we are all about the same? i'm at 53

I need though to do the usual turn into a pumpkin in a few minutes, I am working on raising my stats so hope this is enough to bring it up a wee bit, I am so low it does not matter.

7:43 pm

there is a common tube feed in the grid, red... did you try it too?

7:43 pm

hello dorens.... I am at 61.... when are you going to come visit me?

nepro?

2cal..

7:44 pm

promod

7:44 pm

well clearly 2cal is not in the grid, red

ahhh not one we are using a lot...we seem to be doing a ton of Nepro, which will tell you a lot about our population...

7:45 pm

yep

7:45 pm

it is tempting kj. really is. If i have any time at all it would be sometime in the first two weeks of august, i think. more likely next summer

7:45 pm

not first 2 weeks of august! not unless you want to help me unpack!

surely by next august kje you will have unpacked.

7:46 pm

I just got my boat... the hornbeck canoe that scrabbler raves about. it is soooo sweet

7:46 pm

yes, NEXT summer, but I think she meant this one

7:47 pm

yes, well kj. i am with family aug 19th... then school starts first week of september... so that puts us next summer

it does say next summer.....

7:47 pm

so.... that will mean you will have super buff arms

Neat dorens. are you using it a lot or is it too hot?

7:47 pm

you would think!! my plan is to use it at least four times a week before school, and bring it to martha's vineyard as well

7:48 pm

love that! I would like to learn to kayak

wow, thats a ton of canooing.

7:48 pm

the bay area may be too rough to sea kayak though

7:48 pm

just got it yesterday, red... drove home to plop it in my lake, and found the rain that we had been praying for for weeks.... so had to wait until today. and it was fabulous (had tried it at the pond when i bought it yesterday so i knew i loved it)

ahhh well, it will be great. I am annoyed we are getting thunder but no rain.

7:49 pm

i'm not a sea kayaker.... nice quiet lake half mile from my house.... 40 minutes or so takes me around it nicely

7:49 pm

very cool, dorens... best grandma ever

But the dog is at least all worn from his trauma at the groomer.

7:49 pm

they must think you are so cool

Dorens is super Gma.

7:50 pm

they will not see it until aug 19th when i bring it to the vineyard.... they never come to visit me :(

7:51 pm

Aw, they should come to your place sometime.

7:51 pm

wow, hit 50 and now just looking blankly at the grid

7:51 pm

last month i did something silly, don't remember what, and said I'm a bad grandma and Phoebe said, no you're not you're a great grandma. A far cry from when she was two and told me to stop singing along with her and said, "Time out Grandma! Sit down!"

7:51 pm

where did they all go?

7:51 pm

lol dorens

7:52 pm

im at 53 and def ready for the list

7:53 pm

I think I will join you

i have 53 left.

7:55 pm

te6?

7:56 pm

nope

7:56 pm

Kind of paper you write in college + either **

I have a te 4. and a to 6...

7:56 pm

thanks mol

TY MOlly.

7:56 pm

: )

7:57 pm

ty

8:00 pm

that sh7 was weird

8:00 pm

monkeyed based on points, but weird

8:00 pm

clue?

8:01 pm

starts with the sh4 fish, then ends like a sound when someone punches you in the stomach

8:02 pm

ends with a bad bad grade on a test

8:02 pm

thanks kj.. that seems vaguely familiar, but don't ask me what it means

8:03 pm

yw

8:03 pm

and now before i leave you,i give you crossys tid bit of the day!! and today we are talking about point nemo! This remote oceanic location is 2,688 kilometers from the nearest land—Ducie Island, part of the Pitcairn Islands, to the north; Motu Nui, one of the Easter Islands, to the northeast; and Maher Island, part of Antarctica, to the south.

8:03 pm

(didn't know he was here)

8:03 pm

it is the land that is farthest away from any other landfall

8:03 pm

cool

8:03 pm

down to 30... love this list

8:04 pm

faster than me! I'm down to 39.... but I started at the opposite end

8:05 pm

i think i did too, but i am leaving the ones that don't come quickly

8:06 pm

last po6?

8:07 pm

anyways,point nemo is where you go to get away from it all;)) tc my friends and have a good night

8:07 pm

poink!

8:07 pm

gn cross

8:07 pm

hah. another i gave up on

8:07 pm

oooo... did you get the pf, dorens

8:07 pm

nite crossy

8:08 pm

i did. you want clue or do you have it?

8:08 pm

Weed guy

8:08 pm

The po6

8:08 pm

i tried poolman, thinking what happens when pool boys grow up?

8:09 pm

ohhhhh, That kind of weed. thanks molly

8:09 pm

Maybe when the pool boys grow up they sell weed. : O

8:10 pm

20 (and am NOT racing)

8:11 pm

don't get the weed ref

8:11 pm

ganja?

8:11 pm

mary jane?

8:11 pm

smoke?

8:12 pm

yes, I get the weed ref - lol... but not how it relates to a po... don't know a po word for weed

8:12 pm

ah, nm

8:12 pm

***s and Pans

8:13 pm

you are SO not a child of the '60's -- not a pan but a po*

8:13 pm

I technically am a child of the 60s, but no, not old enough to do that

8:14 pm

btw, anyone here think it should be legalized?

8:14 pm

i guess i mean a teenager of the '60's

8:14 pm

I was laughing at Dorens and her running names for weed. : D

8:15 pm

ma7?

8:15 pm

like south african great... change fifth letter

8:15 pm

ma7 like the boats in Venice, with different first two letters

8:16 pm

ty

8:16 pm

that is a tough one, kj. i would like to see the syndicates get out of selling it, but unsure of the ramifications... what do you think?

8:16 pm

both good clues

8:19 pm

da7?

8:21 pm

like a da**** in distress but stick a vowel in the middle

8:21 pm

great clue, ty

8:21 pm

FW!!!

8:21 pm

yw

8:22 pm

my last was the al6 which I al6 had to ask fr a clue ; )

8:22 pm

yay kayjay!!!!

8:23 pm

I think I lean towards legalization

8:24 pm

at least for small quantities... hardly worth the time, effort, and money to prosecute, and honestly no worse than tobacco

8:24 pm

i know! that was a hard one for me too. am still searching for my last... se 6, but don't give clue

8:24 pm

got it. gw!

8:24 pm

well maybe Fw?

8:24 pm

woooooohooooo dorens!!!

8:24 pm

I thought maybe you were telling youself "good work!"

8:25 pm

i agree with that kj, but would like to see how it plays out. i think it would be wise, but am worried about young kids doing it... affects brain chemistry, they do it anyway, but incidence might increae

8:26 pm

doubt by much... kids who are risk takers will remain risk takers, kids who aren't won't

8:26 pm

oh .. i was telling myself "good work" when i managed to get the boat off the car rack, in the water, and then back out of the water and ONTOP of my car all by myelf! and remembered how to work the straps to the rack. that impressed me

8:26 pm

I'm tellin ya... killer arms ahead

8:27 pm

probably so. i think it will happen anyway, and think it most likely should

8:27 pm

i had been doing a bunch of arm work since june, so they have been toning up nicely. just want to drop ten pounds in my belly and hips, but that doesn't seem to be happening

8:28 pm

that is that postmenopausal problem area.... your body wants to thicken the middle now ; )

8:28 pm

oh, it has, believve me!!

8:28 pm

why? noidea

8:28 pm

wonder what that developed for....

8:29 pm

well, i've been trying to do 30 minutes daily on treadmill... i guess 40 minutes of kayaking might be considered aerobic... or should i sitll do both?

8:29 pm

nice fat belly for grandchildren to sit on??

8:30 pm

maybe b/c fat cells produce estrogen in small amounts it is the bodies way of compensating

8:30 pm

to stave off the worst of the osteoporosis

8:30 pm

or hot flashes

8:30 pm

that makes sense

8:31 pm

my sister the yoga teacher (and project healthy bones teacher in senior center) broke her wrist on thursday. in the PHB class that she is always stressing that "if you fall, don't put your arm out" she explains about the fragility of the wrist bone and everything. Then she did it right in front of her class

8:32 pm

lol

8:32 pm

sorry - but so classic

8:32 pm

hope she got it set well

8:32 pm

oh i know... it is ridiculous

8:32 pm

me too. the other funny thing is that it was ON her 60th birthday

8:32 pm

wow, young

8:33 pm

that kind of thing can happen at any age when you land on it just right

8:33 pm

fr5-18 please.....thanks

8:33 pm

like totalling my ankle just from stepping off a 3 foot high porch

8:33 pm

i've broken my wrist twice in falls. once when i was 6 then again when i was 16.

8:33 pm

nice and fr*** out of the oven, peach pie

8:34 pm

Thanks much, Dorens.

8:35 pm

Peach pie, OMG, if only I could eat sugar again.

8:35 pm

ok, well time for me to step away from the computer.... night all

8:35 pm

peaches are so sweet, why not make a pie without sugar?

8:35 pm

gn dorens

8:36 pm

I must get stuff done as well... hagn all... and early woohoo for peach!

8:36 pm

Guess I could use Equal, eh?

8:36 pm

sure you could

8:36 pm

just use sugar, but less of it

8:36 pm

Thanks much, Dorens. Did you finish this grid?

8:37 pm

Thanks so much, dear kje.

8:37 pm

i did peach, and can not stand to sit here much longer, but will give you a clue or two if you need

8:38 pm

Ah, thanks Dorens.....but you go rest and sleep well.

8:40 pm

okey doke... good night and good luck peach

8:40 pm

Thanks, hon.

8:52 pm

Peach, I'm still popping in and out if you need any help.

9:03 pm

Thanks, Molly. Had to take a phone call. Yes, hon, that ma7 (I couldnt' get it from the earlier clues). Head isn't doing much for me right now.

9:06 pm

ma7...guy + **nuts and coffee + not a gentleman but a **dy

9:08 pm

Thanks a bunch, Molly.....I was trying to get mastodon out there. LOL.

9:09 pm

I'm sure that will be in a grid, someday. : )

9:11 pm

evening all

9:11 pm

Hi there, dan.

9:11 pm

Hey 2Bit

9:13 pm

pe6-21 the 2nd please.....thanks.

9:13 pm

spanish for ball, peach

9:14 pm

hey all -- worth starting the grid now?

9:15 pm

sure stid, jump in (she says before hitting the wall)......

9:16 pm

need the sh7 and da7 to finish

9:16 pm

*SPLASH*

9:17 pm

sh7...sh+ vowel + what you eat, backwards

9:17 pm

da 7 sounds like a kind of lady in distress with an extra vowel in the middle

9:17 pm

Thanks, dan.....still looking.

9:17 pm

da**** in distress - add a vowel in the middle ..

9:17 pm

tx bugsaw and torg

9:17 pm

pe + not a little + vowel

9:17 pm

good clue torgone ;)

9:18 pm

and pe7 plural

9:18 pm

some lovely old words today. thanks dan and tor

9:18 pm

and bugs and molly

9:18 pm

Thanks so much dan.

9:19 pm

anybody have a clue for sh7?

9:19 pm

yvw peach

9:21 pm

nm found it - what a stupid firewords word

9:21 pm

YAY dan!

9:21 pm

Congrats, dan.

9:21 pm

sh4 fish + sound of getting punched in the stomach

9:21 pm

Yay dan!

9:22 pm

** fireworks ** last word was to 5/12

9:22 pm

woo hoo teach

9:22 pm

Yay teach!

9:22 pm

I clued sh7 at 9:17

9:22 pm

Congrats, teach!

9:23 pm

aha Molly tx

9:23 pm

YAY teach!

9:24 pm

YAY teach

9:25 pm

must pack for tomorrow's trip to grandma's - any clues needed before I bolt?

9:26 pm

not there yet dan... unfortunately. Have a wonderful time at grandma's, though!

9:26 pm

no thanks dan. have fun

9:26 pm

pa6-21 the 1st please....thannks

9:27 pm

no idea gapeach, sorry

9:28 pm

a pa6 is an italian se4/7 - or pa + anagram for not crazy

9:28 pm

Thanks anyway, Bugs.

9:28 pm

thanks dan

9:28 pm

oh! I know what I need -- a q and an N please.

9:28 pm

thanks for the PA 6, too!

9:29 pm

the qu5/18 does not have a vowel besides the U

9:29 pm

the na4/4 is a plural babblet - like the town in NM

9:30 pm

got it first try! thanks dan

9:31 pm

Thank much, dan.

9:33 pm

re6-18 please.....thanks

9:34 pm

re + category of things that includes hammers and saw; plural for the 7

9:36 pm

Thanks so much, stid.

9:37 pm

yw peach

9:37 pm

I would really like that N, and then I will probably take a break. down to 116 now.

9:37 pm

na4/4 Babblet ..

9:38 pm

gah. thanks tor. figured it would be something like that.

9:38 pm

Dan clued the n at 9:29

9:40 pm

oh, sorry -- my eyes are not working well tonight.

9:47 pm

al6/21?

9:47 pm

ha5-12 the 2nd please....thanks

9:48 pm

tor, not quite but al****.

9:48 pm

not least.

9:49 pm

Thanks peach! Fish me ..

9:49 pm

you list when you are al**** done

9:49 pm

Nah.

9:49 pm

ha + Spanish cheer

9:50 pm

Thanks once again, tor.

9:50 pm

yqw

9:53 pm

is the pr8 to be in favor of something?

9:54 pm

it's a "plural" of the pr 7 to recommend

9:54 pm

To propose something

9:56 pm

se6-36 please....thanks

9:57 pm

(Usually two words) se6...to start a journey

9:57 pm

You se6 on your journey

9:58 pm

thanks

10:05 pm

Setforth......no, no. Still looking, Molly. Thanks Brain is just sitting there.

10:05 pm

*** the table + not on

10:06 pm

Wheeeee. all I need is that pf. Thanks Molly.

10:06 pm

"Brain is just sitting there"...oh, I have those moments. : )

10:06 pm

The pf is a sound.

10:07 pm

Got it. Thanks for all the great help. Going to rest a bit before the flip.

10:08 pm

Rest well Peach.

10:41 pm

Sometimes I would prefer my brain to just sit there instead of wandering off on its own ..

10:50 pm

maybe you should get it a play pen

10:50 pm

hi all

10:56 pm

Or a shock collar ..

10:57 pm

a play pen seems nicer

10:57 pm

I would want to add undue stress

11:00 pm

I suppose ..

11:02 pm

er wouldn't

11:23 pm

okay to sleep or at least to read . . .200 left

11:23 pm

bye all

11:40 pm

They got little Timmy. Ate him all up.

happy babbling to all

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