Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, October 2, 2025

12:01 am

Rainiqui

Hi to all and re 7

12:01 am

SuzeeQ24

do7

12:03 am

ursh

morning - re8 & 9

12:03 am

cybernan

hello everyoe :)

12:05 am

justafreep

re8 x 3 (so far?)

12:05 am

justafreep

co7

12:06 am

justafreep

ch7

12:07 am

justafreep

ne7

12:08 am

justafreep

el7

12:14 am

cybernan

re 9

12:16 am

cybernan

ch 7 x2

12:17 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:21 am

justafreep

ch7 x 3

12:27 am

cybernan

anyone have stats for the corner i?

12:28 am

cybernan

doge

12:29 am

dizgrannie

is 6 & 7

12:32 am

sprite

morning babblers

12:33 am

cybernan

not seeing it - maybe tomorrow -- goodnight everyone :)

12:44 am

justafreep

I have spent too much time not making words with the great endings in the grid....

12:45 am

sprite

lol

1:53 am

worzel

cybernan if you're talking about the bottom i it's i 4/4

2:01 am

phaeton

any clues for the left bottom O?

2:02 am

sprite

on6/24

2:02 am

phaeton

ty

2:02 am

sprite

and OL4/4

2:05 am

sprite

had to look, lol, hard to see which words comes from which O

2:14 am

phaeton

have the ol4

2:35 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing

6:22 am

pabtrek

an

7:57 am

hokie carla

okay, stumped by the first tile. another tough one?

7:57 am

Scrabbler

Yes, tough.

7:59 am

ChampFit

Just finished my first pass and got down to 50. Hardest for me where the C and L. BBL to attempt the rest...good luck!

7:59 am

hokie carla

adios, champ

7:59 am

Scrabbler

Good work, Champ.

8:00 am

hokie carla

well, I still have 11 C's but the R and P I got nowhere near half

8:12 am

hokie carla

phantom ignite

8:12 am

montreal13

i have 11 Rs 22 Cs and 5 Ps...moving on to the D...

8:12 am

hokie carla

and agnate

8:13 am

hokie carla

nice monty, I'm hoping I will see more when I am more awake.

8:13 am

Scrabbler

I am stuck just short of halfway.

8:13 am

hokie carla

you can do it

8:14 am

montreal13

half awake here with a huge headache...but struggling onward...

8:14 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no, montreal. That was me 2 nights ago.

8:15 am

hokie carla

yuck, the worst. hope it goes away.

8:16 am

montreal13

it wont go away by itself but the 2 Tylenols will eventually kick in...

8:16 am

montreal13

i have 3 8s and the 9 from that corner R ...if it helps...

8:16 am

hokie carla

yep, hope it's soon

8:17 am

hokie carla

well, that makes sense as I rarely see big words on first pass.

8:17 am

hokie carla

I do have one re8

8:18 am

montreal13

one of them is a 8/9 combo

8:22 am

hokie carla

okay, finally stumbled onto that

8:23 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway and must get on with my day. Enjoy your day. Feel better quickly, montreal!

8:23 am

hokie carla

bye scrabs, have a good one.

8:24 am

montreal13

ty doc, have a great one yourself !

8:24 am

montreal13

sage

8:24 am

montreal13

saged

8:24 am

montreal13

agee

8:24 am

montreal13

oops sorry

8:25 am

hokie carla

darnit, monty...I already had all those

8:25 am

montreal13

will try again...not !

8:25 am

hokie carla

:D

8:33 am

montreal13

must go - bbl to end 1st pass - no HOET - have a great day hokie

8:36 am

hokie carla

bye, take it easy!

9:00 am

hokie carla

finally got to HOET

9:20 am

hokie carla

famous fablemaker in the grid

9:20 am

welki

good morning to aesop, and you!

9:21 am

hokie carla

welki! ding ding ding

9:23 am

BzznBea

Hi

9:23 am

hokie carla

bea!

9:26 am

mkg

clue for top corner i words please.

9:26 am

hokie carla

the ones where you add an i to a silky fabric

9:27 am

hurshy

dang it, we are one more N away from having recognition

9:27 am

mkg

ty got it.

9:27 am

hokie carla

I've seen a lot of almost words today

9:27 am

hurshy

well it's particularly galling when the actual Rs are so difficult to find

9:28 am

hokie carla

yep, but I finally found 10

9:28 am

rururocks

they are not hard to find hursh

9:28 am

hokie carla

8 of the ones I have are redo words

9:28 am

hurshy

they are hard to find! amidst the slew of things that could be re- prefix but aren't

9:28 am

mkg

how about bottom of second column o words? ty

9:28 am

hokie carla

they are hard but not to ruru

9:29 am

BzznBea

bottom O is ol4

9:29 am

hurshy

so far i have found 3 re- prefix

9:29 am

hokie carla

I only have the o4 that means a mix of things, rhymes with the old word for margarine or butter

9:30 am

hurshy

aha there is another pair

9:31 am

rururocks

first two columns greyed out

9:31 am

hokie carla

well I've grayed 7 tiles :D

9:31 am

hurshy

just one rh?

9:32 am

rururocks

only one

9:32 am

mkg

go carla!

9:32 am

mkg

go ruru

9:32 am

hurshy

i'm sure people reco4 things with paint

9:32 am

hokie carla

agreed, tried it

9:32 am

hurshy

ok got another pair which includes the 9!

9:33 am

mkg

not seeing the o 4. darn.

9:33 am

mkg

ty for clue.

9:33 am

hokie carla

well you have 2/4 letters so you should be able to get it

9:33 am

mkg

yes reco is a word. but not in our grid.

9:34 am

hurshy

ok ok got another NON-re-prefix R, now i have 11 R

9:35 am

hokie carla

my biggest problem right now is bottom L

9:37 am

hokie carla

okay, found 5. still need 6, so now my 7 H's is the biggest problem.

9:37 am

mkg

still need second column bottom row o words. all help welcome.

9:38 am

mkg

just got one! old term for marjorine.........or however it is spelled.

9:38 am

BzznBea

They are both ol4, mkg. You can monkey two letters.

9:38 am

hokie carla

I think everyone here has given all the help we can

9:38 am

rururocks

are you trying to butter up the cluers mkg?

9:38 am

BzznBea

That's what CArla said before.

9:39 am

BzznBea

Yikes.

9:39 am

hokie carla

yes, that was the clue I gave

9:40 am

hurshy

there's also the spanish cheers

9:41 am

hokie carla

but I certainly can't monkey another ol4 there and I'm pretty sure I've tried all combos. spanish cheers are from the 4th col O

9:41 am

mkg

ty. and yes ruru, always trying to do that.

9:41 am

hurshy

dang it i thought SURE rech5 would work

9:41 am

hurshy

i think bea meant both bottom Os have an OL4

9:42 am

hokie carla

okay, I will stop thinking I'm crazy then

9:42 am

BzznBea

The first bottom O is on6

9:43 am

hokie carla

of course, thanks

9:44 am

BzznBea

hurshy, do you habe the re that is a city in Canada?

9:44 am

hokie carla

okay, just did a pass looking for 4s and still have 8 left

9:44 am

hokie carla

ah, didn't have that one, thanks bea

9:45 am

BzznBea

plural too

9:46 am

hokie carla

ok, now just 1 R left

9:46 am

BzznBea

cover in gold again?

9:46 am

hokie carla

have that

9:46 am

BzznBea

re5.14

9:47 am

hokie carla

royal? have that

9:50 am

mkg

any clues for the 9? ty. i have lots of re words but not seeing the 9

9:54 am

mkg

wow got the 9. anyne need it?

10:00 am

rururocks

nice grid.. flows nicely

10:00 am

hokie carla

you're out of your mind, boy genius

10:01 am

rururocks

I am?

10:01 am

hokie carla

yes, it doesn't flow at all

10:02 am

rururocks

flowed for me

10:03 am

hokie carla

I have limped down to 44 left

10:04 am

rururocks

lots of babblets in this one

10:04 am

rururocks

or should that be bablettes

10:05 am

rururocks

time to do other things. have fun with this.. it has a lot of fun words (nerd alert)

10:07 am

hokie carla

have a good one. I'm moving on for now to also do other things.

10:24 am

BzznBea

Just now seeing the gerund. Oy.

10:30 am

maccafixx

se 6/27?

10:33 am

april98

se6/27 - a pup that likes the ocean

10:33 am

MollyL

An ocean going canine

10:34 am

jesdraggon

thanks april

10:34 am

MollyL

Too late

10:34 am

maccafixx

ty Molly!

10:35 am

maccafixx

lotion

10:35 am

Book Doctor Gwen

wading in, hi all

10:35 am

jesdraggon

thanks, maccafixx ;)

10:39 am

BzznBea

NTPN - Capitol of Asian country

10:44 am

penquis

Hanoi...

10:45 am

BzznBea

dingdingding

10:45 am

penquis

and hello all...

10:47 am

BzznBea

Morning, pen

10:48 am

penquis

hi Bea...

11:44 am

cybernan

good morning everyone - just stopped by to read the chat and pick up a few more words

11:45 am

cybernan

still can't see those is words from the corner

11:51 am

hurshy

i + shiny fabric that goes with lace in a song

11:51 am

cybernan

ty - just found it - always miss that one

11:52 am

hurshy

(the song being Chattanooga Choo-Choo)

11:52 am

cybernan

kept looking for something beginning with iso prefix

11:54 am

hurshy

maybe the other one is?

11:54 am

cybernan

no - extend the one you have for a 7

11:54 am

hurshy

ah, thanks

11:56 am

cybernan

tried to phone and make a warranty claim on my central vac this morning. Did I get to speak to a person -- noooo

11:56 am

hurshy

:(

11:57 am

cybernan

had to make the claim in an email. I think the word service should be deleted from our language -- it doesn't seem to exist any more.

11:58 am

cybernan

anyway - have a few chores to get out of the way. bbl

11:58 am

hurshy

ttfn nan

12:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ooh, found the 9

12:00 pm

hurshy

:D

12:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(multitasking right now)

12:11 pm

hurshy

i'm finding this a tough grid

12:20 pm

penquis

me, too...

12:23 pm

hurshy

misery loves company, eh?

12:23 pm

penquis

suppose so...

12:24 pm

hurshy

ooooh but i greyed the N!!!

12:25 pm

penquis

missing one...

12:25 pm

hurshy

you can past tense the "near" word

12:25 pm

penquis

ah...i had the comparative word but not the pt...ty...

12:26 pm

hurshy

yeah that was my last one so i figured...

12:26 pm

penquis

good to add popular endings to words even if they seem wrong...

12:26 pm

hurshy

exactly

12:33 pm

penquis

i need a break....bbl for the last 60....bye...

1:05 pm

cybernan

hi again :)

1:08 pm

hurshy

the second O from the 2nd col is on6/24

1:14 pm

hokie carla

rehi

1:14 pm

cybernan

how did you know I didn't have that one )

1:17 pm

hokie carla

well if you read the chat surely you saw all the clues for the other one

1:17 pm

cybernan

oh - found that one early last night

1:18 pm

cybernan

how are you doing with the j's?

1:18 pm

hokie carla

found 5

1:19 pm

hokie carla

all are either normal or regularly here (for Js)

1:19 pm

cybernan

only 3 here - all 4's

1:19 pm

hokie carla

I have 1 5

1:21 pm

cybernan

ji 5? - just found it

1:21 pm

hokie carla

yes

1:22 pm

hokie carla

there is a j4 that is an acronym I only know from here

1:23 pm

cybernan

yes - have that one

1:24 pm

hokie carla

prison, girls name, leave at altar are the other 3 I have

1:24 pm

cybernan

same

1:25 pm

hokie carla

phantom jodhpur

1:25 pm

phaeton

having trouble finding the second re7/36

1:25 pm

cybernan

haven't listed yet - what does it follow?

1:26 pm

phaeton

re6/24...area

1:27 pm

hokie carla

the 2nd I have is pl name of canadian city

1:27 pm

hokie carla

or town. I don't know canada. I do know it's pronounced iwth a long i

1:27 pm

cybernan

yes - same here - the queens

1:28 pm

phaeton

ty both

1:28 pm

cybernan

but that comes before the area

1:28 pm

hokie carla

oh, I didn't have the area and couldn't figure out what that meant.

1:28 pm

hokie carla

but now my R is gray!

1:30 pm

cybernan

I don't have a 7/36 that comes after the area

1:35 pm

cybernan

the 4th row i is the only one that i can't get half way on

1:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

in6 = in + the swinging part of a fence (and plural)

1:56 pm

hokie carla

thx, those were my missing 2 i

1:57 pm

hokie carla

there isn't a re7/36 after the area. my guess is phae was looking at the list thinking the area went where the canadian city was

2:00 pm

BzznBea

No re7 after area

2:00 pm

BzznBea

Are you mising a re7?

2:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

finally reached HOET, 102 left, time for food, bye

2:24 pm

cybernan

ty Gwen

2:24 pm

cybernan

HOET

4:21 pm

hurshy

woot, left col grey!

4:21 pm

hurshy

90% done!

6:04 pm

cybernan

of all the acronyms accepted, why isn't nato one of them?

6:04 pm

penquis

i have given up trying to understand Enable...

6:09 pm

cybernan

losing interet in this one - too many unknown "words"

6:09 pm

penquis

yes, there are....

6:35 pm

penquis

does anyone have ai 5/10?....Best Word List didn't have it...

6:38 pm

jessmom

garlic sauce

6:38 pm

penquis

ah...ty....

6:38 pm

jessmom

yw

6:52 pm

penquis

i am done...it was a slog....goodnight all....

7:11 pm

pam

Hi, all. Happy autumn!

8:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

i simply cannot see the ch5/14 6/24

8:53 pm

hokie carla

where in the list is it?

8:53 pm

hokie carla

well I don't have a 6/24 at all so I guess I need them both

10:27 pm

MollyL

5/14 is complete disorder...6/24 sounds like a woman's name like actress _____ Gleason

10:28 pm

NANCY

Clue for io 6 and 7 please

10:31 pm

NANCY

NM i MEANT clue for is 6/7

10:32 pm

NANCY

nm found them

11:59 pm

ursh

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