Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, January 3, 2026

12:01 am

ursh

hello all

12:01 am

Rainiqui

Hi everybody

12:01 am

justafreep

hi, ursh and all

12:02 am

cybernan

hi everyone )

12:02 am

MetFan

Hody all

12:05 am

cybernan

oh what an ugly grid - same words in every direction

12:07 am

MetFan

Missed the W there

12:07 am

MetFan

Greetings Earthlings

12:10 am

MetFan

There's two words I just tried and were "not found in the dictionary". I call bulls***.

12:11 am

cybernan

phantom canaries

12:14 am

MetFan

Since when doesn't an Aussie enjoy a good wank?

12:16 am

cybernan

se 7

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:27 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:27 am

cybernan

anyone found the lone o?

12:29 am

justafreep

ou6, nan. a babblet, I guess

12:31 am

cybernan

monkeyed it - ty.

12:31 am

cybernan

nbt - no idea on the 9, but crashing. Good night :)

12:33 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, ho 9

12:37 am

dofith

MetFan -Lol!!

12:45 am

sprite

morning babblers

12:45 am

sprite

11. Sure.

12:49 am

MetFan

Got the 9, it's when you take an ho5 class (advanced) combined with an opera piece.

12:49 am

sprite

ks killed

1:01 am

sprite

phantom: canaries

1:56 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing

2:22 am

jbp

wank is not found in the dictionary??

2:39 am

dcseain

gosh, the capital of Tûrkiye isn’t in the dictionary. They don’t say

2:41 am

dcseain

i just tried wank also, jbp, and agreed.

2:43 am

dcseain

phantom carmine

4:43 am

Atalante

I'm not going to comment on the phantom semen next to it

6:26 am

Atalante

hmmm is the ha6,33 a normal word?

6:36 am

MollyL

No

8:03 am

rururocks

hi all... top two rows done quickly.. looks like an easy grid

8:04 am

Aloyisius

hi ru.. 33 left here

8:09 am

hokie carla

hey y'all, 184 left

8:10 am

Aloyisius

hi hokie....charge on!

8:10 am

hokie carla

first tile is telling me I should drink more coffee first

8:13 am

rururocks

top three rows done

8:15 am

hokie carla

first tile done

8:20 am

Aloyisius

monkeying K's here

8:21 am

rururocks

top four rows done

8:21 am

Aloyisius

holy cow, ru.. you are fast!

8:24 am

rururocks

done

8:24 am

rururocks

nice grid

8:25 am

Aloyisius

congrats, ru.. well done!

8:25 am

Aloyisius

17 to go here

8:26 am

rururocks

just a couple weird m's and a S

8:27 am

rururocks

have a good day everyone

8:27 am

Aloyisius

you too.. ciao ru

8:40 am

hokie carla

oh, bye ruru

8:40 am

hokie carla

I got carried away elsewhere

8:40 am

hokie carla

still 177 left

8:42 am

ChampFit

gm....back for last 30.

8:43 am

hokie carla

champ!

8:43 am

ChampFit

carla!

8:43 am

hokie carla

should I know the 2nd O?

8:43 am

ChampFit

Top row? I don't have it. Annoying!

8:44 am

ChampFit

4th column, top row....I'm blind.

8:44 am

hokie carla

no idea

8:45 am

Aloyisius

think of poison darts.. hint hint

8:45 am

hokie carla

um, stats?

8:46 am

Aloyisius

ou621 ..

8:46 am

ChampFit

Thanks aloy! No idea why that helped but it did.

8:46 am

Aloyisius

great.. yw

8:47 am

hokie carla

my thinking poison darts has not manifested the word, but thanks

8:47 am

ChampFit

Me either...it was the stats for me.

8:47 am

BzznBea

Thanks, Aloy.

8:49 am

Aloyisius

yw Bea.. it is the same as curare, the poison dart arrow

8:52 am

hokie carla

phantom urns

8:52 am

hokie carla

that's part of a scooby doo episode

8:52 am

ChampFit

well allrighty then

8:53 am

hokie carla

finished?

8:53 am

ChampFit

No...just going along with you and scooby

8:53 am

ChampFit

:) down to 25.

8:53 am

hokie carla

oh, right shaggy

8:55 am

Aloyisius

fw send me off to chores. Happy Babbling everyone!

8:55 am

hokie carla

well done, aloy!

8:55 am

ChampFit

congrats!

9:01 am

hokie carla

lol, was testing a made up se8 and hit enter before the last letter and got a very normal se7

9:01 am

ChampFit

whatever works!

9:01 am

ChampFit

There's a 6 right before that

9:02 am

hokie carla

well thanks

9:07 am

hokie carla

I'm not finding this grid as easy as ruru

9:07 am

ChampFit

Agree...feel like I've hit a wall.

9:08 am

hokie carla

and I love a grid with k words you have to just make up (said no one ever)

9:08 am

hokie carla

still on my first pass on row 3. just barely getting half on some of these.

9:08 am

ChampFit

Still need one there.

9:09 am

ChampFit

Of the 10 I have, 9 are 4s, 1 -t5

9:09 am

ChampFit

1 - 5...ignore the t

9:10 am

ChampFit

And the last one is a 5...it's a plural. Didn't notice the word could go two ways.

9:11 am

hokie carla

well I now have 6

9:13 am

phaeton

struggling with the U's

9:14 am

hokie carla

I need 2 upper U but grayed the left

9:18 am

phaeton

they are all ur

9:19 am

ChampFit

I was afraid of that.

9:19 am

hokie carla

figured they had to be but that wasn't helping

9:20 am

hokie carla

I have UR5/6/5

9:21 am

ChampFit

I have 6/5/6

9:21 am

hokie carla

LOL

9:21 am

hokie carla

I have another UR6 but from the left

9:22 am

ChampFit

Yes, but I have 6/5/6/6...the last 6 is from the left.

9:22 am

hokie carla

my 5/6/5 is a sing with 2 types of pl

9:23 am

hokie carla

so you might need the ur5 pl

9:23 am

hokie carla

ok, got your ur6, thx

9:24 am

phaeton

fw

9:25 am

ChampFit

wtg!

9:25 am

hokie carla

congrats

9:28 am

hokie carla

well, first pass finished and 44 left but HOET.

9:29 am

hokie carla

10-16-16-2-0-1 too many 6s. that's why this grid is bad .

9:29 am

ChampFit

WooHOO! Gotta scoot. BBL for last 21. Enjoy!

9:31 am

BzznBea

NTPN - Songwriter who wrote the them song to The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.

9:31 am

hurshy

good GOLLY

9:32 am

hokie carla

only composer I see is Shankar

9:32 am

hokie carla

but I don't think it was him

9:33 am

hokie carla

maybe paul anka

9:33 am

hokie carla

that makes more sense

9:33 am

BzznBea

DingDingDing

9:41 am

hokie carla

ooh, grayed all the A's. when has that ever happened.

9:47 am

Norma

ri

9:48 am

hokie carla

ok, found 10 K's now. according to champ's earlier statements I think I need a 5.

9:55 am

hokie carla

whittled down to 25. 3-9-10-2-0-1 getting on with my day. good luck!

10:14 am

Atalante

there are 2 k5s

10:21 am

hurshy

are there any that are longer than that

10:21 am

Atalante

nope

10:21 am

hurshy

so um

10:21 am

hurshy

is anyone else freaking the h*** out

10:23 am

Atalante

about k's or trump in general?

10:23 am

hurshy

about the US kidnapping the leader of another country

10:23 am

Atalante

yeah, that .... right .... I'm fairly sure that's not legal

10:23 am

hurshy

of course it's not legal

10:27 am

Atalante

hmmmm 3 6s left

10:29 am

BzznBea

I just now looked at stats with 77 left. Didn't know there was a 9. ha

10:37 am

Atalante

firebirds!

11:14 am

Book Doctor Gwen

sneaking in, poking around, hi all

11:37 am

Flask1

Hi Gwen,,,

11:43 am

cybernan

good morning everyone

11:44 am

penquis

hello all...

11:53 am

cybernan

more freaked out that the UN will bow to his demands

11:57 am

Book Doctor Gwen

horrified by the monster and all his enablers and ass-suckers

11:57 am

Book Doctor Gwen

time to run off, 86 to go, bye

11:58 am

cybernan

I don't understand why the sane republicans in the senate and congress don't just resign en masse -- that would fix things

11:59 am

cybernan

Surely that would force a general election

12:04 pm

bichon

nan, sorry, that wouldn't work. Would in Canada, not in the US

12:06 pm

penquis

this grid has some bite....

12:07 pm

cybernan

there must be some way to remove a president that is no longer capable of governing.

12:07 pm

cybernan

if there isn't I sure hope the constitution gets changed so that this never happens again.

12:08 pm

penquis

the problem is that Republicans control the senate...

12:08 pm

bichon

Tried to impeach him twice. Didn't work..

12:10 pm

bichon

Canada is based on the British parliamentary system.

12:10 pm

cybernan

but they don't have to vote for him do they? Surely some of them can see what he is doing to the the country and it's growing reputation around the world as a first class bully.

12:11 pm

penquis

oh they are afraid not to vote for him....and some actually support everything he does...

12:11 pm

bichon

No, they don't. That's the problem

12:13 pm

bichon

There's some house in the town near us who sports a bit Trump flag. His neighbor has the opposite

12:14 pm

penquis

found the 9....

12:14 pm

cybernan

well he certainly has you on the list of "least desirable countries to travel to" -- that is being recognized from what we hear in the news reports

12:14 pm

bichon

We live here. It sucks

12:15 pm

cybernan

can sympathize -- we are taking a big financial hit

12:15 pm

penquis

my great nephew married a Lithuanian last summer in Lithuania. She has a PhD in biochem and a masters in computer science. Last time she came to the states on a visitor's visa, she was given a hard time at custioms. She won't come back, at least for now.

12:16 pm

bichon

We lost our dent insurance. It's going to be out of pocket

12:16 pm

penquis

bummer, bichon...

12:17 pm

cybernan

pen - I'm a retired octogenarian and I won't put a foot in the US right now

12:17 pm

penquis

found the 9 so i am happy.... ;o)

12:17 pm

penquis

i don't blame you, nan...

12:17 pm

bichon

don't blame you nan

12:17 pm

cybernan

hope your dental bills aren't as high as ours -- over $400 for a check up, cleaning and xrays last month

12:18 pm

bichon

that's about it

12:21 pm

cybernan

what is the 9?

12:21 pm

penquis

HO...

12:21 pm

penquis

not a compound...

12:23 pm

cybernan

something to do with what goes with glory and laud

12:23 pm

penquis

yes....starts with a 5...

12:23 pm

cybernan

?

12:24 pm

penquis

it's a token payment for someone...

12:24 pm

penquis

should say TO someone....

12:25 pm

cybernan

thought that ended in ium

12:25 pm

cybernan

oh - the plural

12:25 pm

cybernan

ty pen

12:25 pm

penquis

yw...

12:28 pm

cybernan

ok - breakfast followed by a bunch of chores - back later Have a good day everyone :)

12:28 pm

penquis

bye nan...

12:32 pm

penquis

i really dislike U words...

12:51 pm

penquis

down to 46...need a break....bye all...

3:40 pm

periwinkle

help with middle N please

3:42 pm

periwinkle

nm

4:23 pm

dc43

ni4/5

5:03 pm

mkg

the un is the united nothing. they do nothing period

5:05 pm

mkg

i dont know what to say aobut the events of the day though. not sure what to say at all.

5:14 pm

origami

Can I please get a clue for the ur 6/24?

5:15 pm

hokie carla

it's like a pee/blood condition

5:18 pm

origami

Isn't that the 6/21?

5:19 pm

hokie carla

I don't know, I have a 6/24

5:19 pm

hokie carla

it's from the left. I still need a ur something from the right one.

5:20 pm

hokie carla

the 6/24 I have ends in abba song/meryl streep movie "mamma ***"

5:20 pm

origami

ah, thanks hokie

5:21 pm

hokie carla

I think I am maxed out with 25 left. Gonna have to list.

5:38 pm

cybernan

hi again - chores done. Sure miss my cleaning lady.

5:56 pm

penquis

back to finish...

5:59 pm

cybernan

hii pen - awfully slow going

5:59 pm

penquis

hi...i listed at 45....don't like this grid...

6:01 pm

cybernan

listed at 64 don't like it either

6:06 pm

cybernan

the h's are beyond me

6:06 pm

penquis

working on them now...

6:06 pm

hokie carla

oh, I got distracted and forgot I wasn't finished here

6:07 pm

hokie carla

I did finish the H if anyone needs help

6:07 pm

penquis

ty...

6:08 pm

penquis

how about the HA 6/33?

6:08 pm

hokie carla

yeah, had to look that up. ends in seattle's state abbrev.

6:08 pm

cybernan

don't have it

6:09 pm

penquis

ty...

6:09 pm

hokie carla

at a loss for the mi5/20. not a lot of options there.

6:09 pm

penquis

nan....starts from the second column H...

6:10 pm

hokie carla

oh, got the mi5

6:10 pm

penquis

don't have that yet...

6:10 pm

penquis

bogged down in the Hs... ;o)

6:10 pm

cybernan

got it - ty

6:12 pm

cybernan

stuck on the first ha 6/24

6:12 pm

hokie carla

wow, my 3 R's were regular words that I couldn't see

6:12 pm

hokie carla

ends in not out, nan

6:13 pm

cybernan

found it

6:13 pm

penquis

ho 6 (after the 9)?

6:13 pm

hokie carla

uk spelling

6:13 pm

hokie carla

of the ho5 before the 9

6:13 pm

hokie carla

why no ho10 then?

6:14 pm

penquis

ah yes, ty....

6:14 pm

hokie carla

well I obviously just had babble blindness as 2 of my S's were regular too

6:16 pm

cybernan

h's done - whew

6:16 pm

penquis

it happens...

6:18 pm

penquis

it's so annoying to have trouble finding a four when you know the first two letters...

6:18 pm

hokie carla

yeah

6:19 pm

hokie carla

I can't even look up ur7. Do you have that?

6:19 pm

penquis

no...

6:21 pm

hokie carla

finally got it. no idea how to clue it.

6:21 pm

penquis

is it at best word list?

6:22 pm

hokie carla

yeah. adj ending meaning lower in the ur element

6:23 pm

penquis

i will deal with it later...

6:23 pm

penquis

you still missing an M word?

6:23 pm

hokie carla

only 2 W left now

6:24 pm

penquis

i am only missing wa 6 as far as the Ws go...

6:24 pm

hokie carla

pt

6:25 pm

hokie carla

I was missing the 4 that is most of a word meaning odd {eyeroll}

6:25 pm

penquis

ah...

6:26 pm

periwinkle

I have se7 what are the other 7s please

6:26 pm

cybernan

guess inhouse is 2 words

6:27 pm

penquis

in 7...a pt...

6:27 pm

penquis

guess i am missing the third..

6:27 pm

cybernan

unbelievable

6:28 pm

periwinkle

is that a clue nan?

6:28 pm

cybernan

ty pen

6:28 pm

cybernan

no just a remark on this grid

6:28 pm

periwinkle

ok not liking this grid

6:28 pm

periwinkle

I do not have any in words

6:29 pm

periwinkle

so not seeing the in7

6:29 pm

penquis

in + your limb ....then pt...

6:29 pm

periwinkle

ty pen

6:30 pm

cybernan

clue for the 6 that follows that set?

6:30 pm

periwinkle

pl nan

6:31 pm

cybernan

nm - got it - the one ater the plural, but found

6:32 pm

periwinkle

i dont have that one

6:32 pm

cybernan

just making words up now and sometimes they "take"

6:32 pm

periwinkle

there is a ur7

6:33 pm

penquis

yes, that is the third...just saw that in the list...

6:33 pm

penquis

i am down to 3...

6:33 pm

cybernan

in + netting pen

6:33 pm

periwinkle

me too

6:33 pm

periwinkle

netting pen?

6:33 pm

penquis

netting??

6:34 pm

penquis

oh....didn't see nan's clue...

6:34 pm

cybernan

the in you said you didn't have

6:34 pm

penquis

oh yes, ty...i did find it...

6:34 pm

periwinkle

looking

6:34 pm

periwinkle

got it ty nan

6:35 pm

cybernan

yw

6:35 pm

penquis

only have that Ur 7 word to go...

6:36 pm

penquis

i am done...

6:37 pm

periwinkle

I found the ur6 but not the 7

6:37 pm

periwinkle

congrats pen

6:37 pm

penquis

ty..

6:38 pm

cybernan

grats pen

6:38 pm

penquis

starts with the same four letters of the previous word...ends with an adjective ending...

6:38 pm

cybernan

mi 5/20?

6:40 pm

penquis

mi + a higher point letter + most of a cheer word, like at a game...

6:41 pm

penquis

the mi 6 starts the same way but ends with not off....

6:41 pm

cybernan

ty - what language are some of these words?

6:43 pm

cybernan

can't see a 6 to follow though

6:44 pm

cybernan

oh - just saw your cue for it! ty

6:47 pm

tessagram

serin

6:48 pm

penquis

anyone need anything else before I go?

6:51 pm

cybernan

su 6 please?

6:52 pm

cybernan

or ur 7?

6:59 pm

cybernan

my last two and giving up

6:59 pm

cybernan

this was not fun

7:01 pm

hokie carla

rehi - got distracted again

7:01 pm

hokie carla

ur7 is like an adj meaning lower uranium

7:01 pm

mkg

any clues for u words for first column row welcome! i have none. also have no E words for first column E. thanks.

7:03 pm

hokie carla

su6 I could clue different ways but I can't think of how to clue for you, nan

7:03 pm

hokie carla

mkg, us4 x 2 in first column U, very normal words

7:04 pm

hokie carla

em4 and 5 is like an arab or islamic leader (not sure which)

7:05 pm

mkg

got it! thanks.

7:05 pm

hokie carla

but you might've been asking for first row U. I see now you said "first column row". LOL

7:06 pm

mkg

ty for e words and u word. wow. ty

7:06 pm

penquis

sorry got distracted....gotta go....bye all....

7:06 pm

mkg

got all in first column. ty

7:07 pm

mkg

still missing N word for the N center of grid and the o word for top of fourth column. help welcome. ty.

7:08 pm

hokie carla

bye pen!

7:09 pm

hokie carla

n4/5 and na5/10

7:10 pm

hokie carla

ou6 - mine and your + anagram of what we breathe

9:48 pm

rbud

done! Yay! Laters all

10:23 pm

mkg

wow thanks for the clues. great ones. ty.

10:26 pm

mkg

still cant get the na words. darn.

10:33 pm

mkg

help! any help for the N center of grid welcome

10:42 pm

mkg

the center n is not na, it is ni. good luck all.

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