January 19, 2023
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oooh a biggie
Hello all.
happy flip
sh7
he7
te7
ti7
op7/8
ta 7/8
te7
ca7/8
sp7/8
st8
Ta v7/8
Oops sorry
ca7 x 2
Op 7/8
Oops again. Sorry. I am done.
nah. don't stop. there's just too many flying by
po7 x 2
tier
Oops
im7
it7/8
it 7/9
Snap!
but wait... is yours a 9???
Clues are up
Oops - no :(
thanks, lickety
Thanks, lickety
fe7/8
Just got the k.
as8
nbt, nbs, mo 8 and 9
Yeah rain!
hi all - top row dark, but way behind on the 7-8-9's
Examples of mo 9 would be carrots, lettuce and radishes
Vegetables does not begin with mo. Hmmmm. Dont know the word
mothingsinasalad!
Perfect justafreep. Perfect.
Is it two words rain??????
I'd call them veggies too
Is it a latin word?
my mind jumped right to monocots, except 1) it's not on the board and 2) none of those plants are actually monocots
Those examples are SINGLE fruit plants
Fruit? I thought veggies. I have first part as single. But then not sure what it could be.
Two words. First word means single. Not sure what second part could be. Hmmm
The last part is ancient greek for fruit, however in today's parlance, one would think fish
I predict you're gonna give yourself a fish slap when you get it....
Great clue rain. Ty. Got the two words. The 8/9 and off to sleep. Ty
Have you got it Freep ?
yes
Thanks Mkg - now I can hit the sack too !
ca7 x 3
I'm at HOET now - ty all cluers
got the veggies -- sounds awfully fishy to me
indeed
my coach turns into a pumpkin an hour early these days, so I will be off -- good night everyone
night, nan. I think it's a good time for me to close down, too
Spare
Shear
Are you here, IG?
Just arrived - Hi, Scrab
its an ER fest
A fun grid, as the biga ones are.
that right side I has me working
I am there now.
more than half done in 20 minutes - only 4 of those Is tho
morning! looks like fun
HI, Harry
Hi Harry
of course as soon as I said "looks like fun" I came across the top K and couldn't find it.
me neither
5 letters - ends in a tree
ty lynx
it's yogurty
Yes, my monkey just found it. TY, Lynxxx. How hot is it there?
Cool today - loving it!
Nice for you.
phantom terrapin
I see it.
just found Truman
me too!
2 compounds so far with the hot stuff
Off to work. Boo, hiss.
bye scrab
few more min for me
later gator
finally got the top row
that was for Scrab
have a fun day! 104 for later.
Bye, Harry
hello all
good morning to you Kiani
wasn't expecting to see so many words for this grid
same here
Hi. May I have a hint for the an6, please?
mire
mira
so sorry
hello all
how are you today aslindy?
doing ok, thanks
been awake since 4:30 though :(
:(
how are you, kiani?
eh. stressed
work stuff?
*hugs* to you
yep mostly
thx hurshy
Greetings all - back in teh UK!
matty it's an 6/21
welcome home matty!
my cat Opie (not the one pictured here, a darker ginger) generates hope inside his little body and radiates it out through his golden fur for anyone who might want some, if that helps :D
Thank you!
<3
that's sweet, hurshy
Hs Hacked!
Because I live under a rock, I have just become aware that catalytic converter theft is up 325% in a year, due to precious/rare metals they contain.
We keep our Prius locked in the garage
how odd. Just watching a Traffic Cops and they just chased and caught catalytic convertor thieves
Several small churches here have had their CC's removed from their vans.
how big is that rock molly?
hello everyone
hi mael
hi mael
hi to everyone too
big grid but relatively smooth sailing so far
good morning saan
Here we go with the Waltons thing 😊
who are the waltons?
oh wait, the guys that own walmart?
now I feel old
I was reading yesterday that there are baptist preachers down Bea's way that are saying that drinking beer makes men effeminate
lol...goodnight John Boy
It was a TV show where they spent forever saying good night to each member of the family
lol ru
it's a hokey old tv show mael
I missed that one, molly :)
Interesting temperance tactic, Ru
Do they have shares in Jack Daniels? :)
it was pretty funny.. most of those guys are complete whack jobs
speaking of temperance tactics, Canada Health has just declared that anyone who has more than two drinks a WEEK is a lush
Same guys that think tRump is the second coming of Jesus :)
I think their list of what DOESN'T make men effeminate is probably shorter
I saw that, saani. Turns out I'm a lush!
Well, they are saying for health reasons you shouldn't have more than two drinks a week.
Lots of lushes up there in Canada thenb
i think lately sukee a lot of the evangelicals are moving away from trump and not supporting him
I also shouldn't eat cold cuts, but eh
I haven't had a drink in years so I'm fine :)
Well, at least that is something ru
He's probably too liberal for them :)
well.. when i'm on vacation up there this summer, i'm going to push up the national average :D
Go for it
pare
I think their national average is doing fine even without you, ru :)
oops,
And I had that one already.
I'm just trying to help :D
It is so overcast here with freezing rain coming. It's so dark...
same here sukee
I hate this weather
we have rain at just above freezing. my least favorite weather
I'd rather have all the snow we had last year than this. Rainy weather gives me headaches.
I had to go outside with the dogs. they didn't want to go out long enough to potty
I will take snow over freezing rain any day
me too mael
clue for sa6 please?
I typed out asking for stats for the K and I saw it as I was doing that. Thanks, universe!
sa + a bard mixed up asl
great clue
thank you ruru
that's the one I have too. sa + what ruru drinks is ****nt stuff
yes, excellent
ohh found the 9, good word
Are you back to the 150 proof Ru?
only in my youth molly.. I'm a 80 proof guy these days
The strongest alcohol I ever drank was Southern Comfort, I was more into wine.
ugh.. too sweet for me
Hey, I tried it because Janis Joplin drank it and I found out I liked it :)
Southern Comfort is very sweet.
well that explains it then
Janis was something for sure
I was into her in the 70s, her and Jim :)
I'm still into them.
I'm assuming that was Southern Comfort 100. The regular stuff is only 70 proof
etas oats
Well, yes, I still listen to them. Don't try to emulate them any more :)
And little lambsy divies
I thought it was "and little lambs eat ivy"?
Googling gets you "Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey"
Now that song will be going through me head all day.
It also gives you the way I learned it as "Mares eat o4. Does eat o4. Little lambs eat ivy. Kids eat ivy too."
Who knew the name of a well-known author is accepted here.
hmmm sukee, now I'm looking
oh that one!
yeah
is that where the Ivy League came from?
Here's to Ruby. Her ca5/14 is in the grid today. Miss you Ruby.
I think the Ivy league came about because of the ivy clinging to the old buildings.
Here's to Ruby!
I'm kidding bea
to Ruby
ca6/24 (the author) is a cape or a hood
hello...K stats pls
Yes ... to Ruby...
ka 5/24
k is ka5/24
ty Molly
and mael
I'm always surprised that one who parries is not a word
It is, fencer 😊
hah
3 left, all 7s. two Ms and a T
found the T, I'd tried it with one fewer vowel
Man, you brainiacs just whip right through three hundred word grids.
there weren't many strange words today
just getting here but I almost grayed the top row on my phone last night. stupid 1 A left that I can't see. and yes, I know I'm not in the brainiac club.
my biggest challenge is that I didn't see any ST words at first, lol
a dog is an arfer, I say it every time
that happens to me a lot, mael...completely miss a second letter
hi folks
hi welki! and hokie, properly :)
yeah, I was wondering how I could possibly be missing that many Ss...
Your A is probably the other af5
or the ar5
FW!
my phantom is apertif
congrats, mael
NIce phantom
tasty, too :)
very nice phantom
just had to look up a very weird pa
I have 2 af5, so I guess ar5 is it. but not arfer.
ar5/10, if it helps :)
ooh, top row gray!
well, it didn't matter, but thanks
i'm pretty surprised sp8 counts but not sp7 if you remove the i from sp8. i would have thought it would be the other way around, i can see the meaning of sp7 but not really sp8 as being necessary
ahh i see, the sp8 is for geology not boxing
sp8 is a mineral
these F's are hard, right?
i have 14 of them
so, slightly but not tooo much
yeah, I found some after that and got to 14
currently wrestling with i words
They are mostly im
yeah, I have only 4 of those
ok, i have 3 it and 2 im so far, so i guess more im!
i keep having phantoms for that, like impart, import, impair
on the right track
I have 3 im and 1 it
so I guess I'll look for a couple of IT
there's some good im* words in there, hursh
well it's not spermite
haha, of course i had a weird im7 and missed more normal ones
semen yesterday and now sp5 today
phantom: spoon, teaspoon
spermite?
name that proper noun! small European principality, home of F1 driver Charles Leclerc
Monaco
ding ding ding!!!
Ms are proving harder than expected
Os Overturned!
anyone have the 9?
Not I
said the little red hen
found the 8/9...mo8.55 9 is plural
ty Bea, got them !
yw
78 left for this afternoon.
gotta go - bbl for last 62 - have a great day all
is it single-something?
aha, got it, and yes, it is!
hello all....
well the first 200 words were fun... ;o)
single season plant
I thought it was an unmarried fish 😊
unmarried fish - lol
thanks Molly
good moring everyone :)
hi nan...
still have 95 from last night - don't know if I can stick it out without listing -- too many strange words appearing these days
i am at 71....
Good, yikes! afternoon!
hi melon...
I have a new way of getting thru the grid, just to amuse myself. I start with whatever word, then I try to make the next word start with the liast tile of the previous word. admittedly, I have to guess with all these Rs. Not all tiles work as a final letter, but I try to make my little game last.
Hi, penquis!
rhea
we all find ways of working the grid....
ooops, PB, no J !
well i need a break.....bbl for my last 65....bye all...
Holy moly, what a grid. I do have actual things to do today. I'll aim for NBT/NBS at most.
ciao, penquis!
It is amusing how many variations on "how I play this game" there are.
that s is impossible -- 34! only have 23 and am stuck
I have 26. it's tough
Harry, what did you think of The Fableman's?
it was ok.
kids didn't enjoy it
adults so-so
Thank you. It's being touted as this great film and I thought it was just okay. I get that he wanted to tell his own story, but I always expect a little more than that from Spielberg.
can't believe I missed harry's book!
probably a mental block
92. later!
hi all
hi mool
hey nan, just hear to squeeze in a few before a long string of calls
hi mool!
hi nan!
hey dolly
hi dolly
down to 65 and that has been a struggle. bbl
79 left here...tough one
ar6/21.....clue please
plural
the only ar I have is the face shield of an armor suit
plural it
There are 2 ar5/12's. The first one has a plural
The one you have is the second one...it doesn't have a plural. Sorry for the confusion.
I don't have tag one
I keep trying the corn pancake one and its plural but they are notvaccepted
Appendage + "one who does" ending.
I was so looking at the wrong a thanks Champ
Hate when that happens!!!
Almost as much as I hate missing a plural...grrrr!
sparrier
That ar corn pancake word is a) obscure and b) Enable does not accept all foreign words
fe7/8 please
hi all
consumes food ending
NM
ty champ
Clue for ti7 please?
a drum
Tx!
hi again
hey nan
hi carla
rehi
moo
moo
hey hoke, a very fine Thursday to you
rehi mool
I am in the car. so apparently not the best signal here.
rehi nan :)
76 left here
ah, was going to ask
tough board this one
43 left here
11-16-5-7-3-1
top row gray, and need 1 A and 4 F's on 2nd row, but everything else is a mess.
same for me :)
I need 5 C's and 1 O on the last row
need 11 c's, 4 o's, and 1 N
do you have the cold blood author?
found 2 o's
oooh!
I did not, thx
usually miss that
just working on the c's now -- still need 9
keep seeing conmen
found a c
found two more c's
maybe you should go somewhere else hoke
well, I'm also blinded by the sun, so I should, or I should grow taller
I understand that being 7 ft tall has its disadvantages
found two F's
I can't imagine any
yeah, I made them up
I mean shaq was bad at free-throws but I don't think that was because of his size
must have been awful to fly as Shaw
er Shaq
I know he had to get a custom made bike too
I mean I'm 6-1 and it isn't that much fun
I'm 5'3" and it isn't either
I wonder if the planes that NBA teams charter are much better seating
My 11 year old daughter is already 5-3
oh, you meant flying. I thought you meant being that height in general.
i’m a reasonably average 5’11â€
flying is fine
that is very reasonably sized seain
well, I had girl classmates when I was 11 who were that tall and never grew again
Aside from having to try and buy shirts a little longer, it hasn't really been an issue
well she came out 95th percentile in height, so I suspect she's got a few more inches to grow
my issue with upper bodywear is that i have a lorge chest and broad shoulders. I need things cut for big, but not tall.
that's good, I hope she does
We could do a form of Jack Sprat seain
that's why I started sewing clothes, seain, so I could make things to fit me.
my mum is 5-3
I did discover that underarmor big/tall L fits me well.
I have long legs and short torso
shearpet - a domesticated animal that required regular trims of its pelt
I am a bit the opposite hoke
35 to go
I got a new bike and it is almost impossible right now to get one small enough
sigh, that’s a bummer
found another dumb f that was related to my other two dumb f's
I can't even look for words right now because of the sun. about to get on a different road so we'll see what happens. or hopefully it will set soon.
it’s bitch black where i am, NE of you.
I am heading west (obvi)
:)
well if you start to see the rockies, you've gone too far
er, pitch black, oops
thanks for the tip
always like to be helpful
i had a good hike at 11 Mile State Park while i was in Denver in March.
keep wanting to find apertif
nice, haven't done that yet
oh, yes good phantom that.
although I typoed it
aperitif
I think welki called apertif a phantom this morning. not sure that's one I would think of.
Thank you so much for suggest the Butterfly Pavillion, that was well worth the visit.
awesome, glad you enjoyed
I keep seeing apres
last night i had 5 piña coladas, and a dram of rye.
and apron
I still recale El delental Blanco, The White Apron, which i read in a Spanish Lit class my sophomore year of college.
enough - off to the list
do you like pina coladas? and getting caught in the rain? heard that this morning on the road.
:)
and i do like both those things.
I don't like getting caught in the rain. and pina coladas are just ok
found some s's. still 10 left.
10 S's, or 10 words?
10 s's. 68 total. 15-22-11-13-7
ah
7OFOET here
and S happens to be the 7
oh actually wrong....6OFOET
A F4 E S8 R2 E4 i4
T7, A3, P8, M5, T7 C9, O2, N
anyone have a clue for the me 7's
do not have any
there are two of them -- 7/36
ME + not bottom + "latin ending" for 1 of them --- + not off for the other one
FW !
thanks monty and huzzah!
1st 5 letters are the same...
ty mtl and grats
yeah, didn't have those two...tx
5OFOET
np and...thanks !
any other clues before i go ?
well then, good luck to all finishers and see you demain
au revoir
bonsoir
hasta mañana
60 left
phantom: shar-pei
hey TO, how goes it?
pa7 please
do not have. still need 8 p and 8 c and feels like I've looked everywhere. (and 53 total words)
stuck with 15 left even with the list
ugh, makes me want to skip even listing
pa 7: begin with golf score and end with son god
thanks, nan
first ca 7/36 please? (follows Truman)
plural nan
first one I have is a plural, so prob not that
like naggers or complainers
yes - that was it - ty carla
po 6/24 please?
nm - got it
nan, I think it's a Southern word. Ends with... NEVER MIND. GLAD YOU FOUND IT.
didn't have, thx
it's actually sciency if you read the def
mined in AB and SK - should have seen it earlier
*!*~*!* that was a tough one
bye everyone :)
np
carla?
Who's On Line says Carla is not logged in
82 still to go here.
need help with the as8 pls
down to 21 here now
sounds like inhaling liquid
or vomit
sounds like a word for "breathe" phae
or what HH said :)
ty both
me 7 anyone?...
4:49
there are two of them
they both have the same first 5 letters
and i have neither...
clue given at the time HH posted
odd words
ok, ty....
to encounter someone and sounds like not closed
that's the second me7
70 to go. I'm not having fun. Perhaps I'll come back later to list. good night!
ty...
yeah, tough one...20 now for me
i am done....
fw...good luck evry1
ooh, found a word
congrats pen :)
ty....
ooh another one...both 4s tho
congrats, phae...
heading out....goodnight all...
yes, nice job phae
congrats penquis!
night pen
hi mool
hey saani
just pottering around here
same here. trying to finish last 40
sometimes it's a real slog
yeah, largish board today, and a tougher one
I had a ferry travelling day today, left at 7, back at 4:00, not complaining; just a long day and now this 317 puzzle
yeah, that's a long day
RIP David Crosby
have you ever wanted to move back to NZ?
not seriously, but have talked about it at times
no way, Davis Crosby? Geeze we are getting old
We are!
NZ sounds like paradise. too bad about Ardern's resignation
ori, PLEASE. we do not need reminders!
Yeah, she'd lost support in the polls, so probably was a good chance to lose in Oxtober
ahh, I see. Too bad. From our point of view from Canada she was great
yeah, she came with minority support, then won outright on re-election, but the Labor party has lost support a bit
thanks for the background, helps to understand
I suspect she also wouldn't mind spending more time with her family, I know I would if it was me
agreed, totally. especially now, the way the world is (no more on that)
Well I'm off...16 remaining
have a great evening
you too mool
What does the 9 start with please?
mo 9/72
Thanks, saan!
you got it!
well, not yet! but at least i know how to start!
ooo - i DID get it! Thanks again!!
ends in a fresh water fish (pl)\
snap! well done!
now i can give up in piece - halfway, nbt, nbs! have a good night
au revoir
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