Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, February 22, 2026

12:00 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:00 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:01 am

ursh

hello all

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy All

12:01 am

dofith

G'day flks

12:05 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:07 am

Robespierre

Good morning!

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:21 am

cybernan

that 7 is hiding

12:22 am

MetFan

Thanks Lickety

12:26 am

MetFan

Is anyone else still getting yesterday's clue page?

12:27 am

Lizlin

I just emailed Lickety

12:27 am

MetFan

goes

12:27 am

cybernan

haven't looked yet

12:28 am

MetFan

Sorry

12:28 am

cybernan

would have been nice if you had posted something I didn't already have!

12:29 am

MetFan

Well, these things happen.....

12:29 am

Gillie

Well, down to 14 left, but still no 7

12:30 am

cybernan

good for you - just got to 41

12:30 am

Gillie

And I still need 6 6's

12:32 am

Gillie

seems like "gorm" should be a word, since "gormless" is

12:34 am

cybernan

tried that too

12:37 am

cybernan

stalled at 38 -- time to toddle off. Good night :)

12:37 am

mkg

WHEN I GO TO LICKETY IT IS YESTERDAYS GRID. HMMM

12:38 am

mkg

LICKETY,

12:38 am

mkg

lickety i cant get the new grid. what comes up is the old grid. help! is it me and my computer of what?

12:39 am

JoyOh

Nope, wrong grid comes up.

12:39 am

JoyOh

Goat

12:39 am

JoyOh

Oops

12:40 am

mkg

hmmm

12:40 am

mkg

anyone know what the stat is for the 7?

12:41 am

cybernan

read the chat mkg - no one has found it

12:47 am

mkg

ok ty nan

12:47 am

mkg

ok

12:56 am

bigbirdboss

go 7

12:57 am

JoyOh

Good for you!

1:11 am

MetFan

Nice if she'd come forth with a clue....

1:12 am

ursh

think slime

1:12 am

grannyrose

metfan. most slime like

1:12 am

MetFan

Got it - ty ladies

1:12 am

grannyrose

lol. snap ursh

1:13 am

grannyrose

yay metfan

1:24 am

MetFan

Well, I'm off to bed, I need the sleep. See y'all on the morrow.

1:26 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

1:27 am

grannyrose

thanks lickety. you the man!!

1:30 am

ursh

tx lickety :)

5:37 am

crosshair

For those in Canada looking to watch the game online this morning you can just download the "CBC Gem" app. The pregame starts in a few minutes. :) Good morning, Babblers. :) love how Doug Ford is allowing all the bars to stat serving at 7 A.M for today only. :)

5:55 am

Freeman

Need help on go7, please?

6:17 am

crosshair

Lol@ 44 million people calling in sick today.:)

6:20 am

ChampFit

They're talking about it on the news right now. Are we mortal enemies for the day crossy? :)

6:22 am

crosshair

Nope. Both teams are already champions just for making it this far. No hate, no politics, just the game and the skill of the players. Passes champ some breffast and a Molson Canadian.

6:22 am

ChampFit

Happy to pop a top with you! ;) When does it start? I missed that part.

6:22 am

crosshair

Less than an hour

6:23 am

crosshair

Bout 35 min, I think

6:23 am

ChampFit

Oooh...exciting! Both of my son-in-laws follow hockey. One is from Pittsburgh, and when he was in college he ran the Zamboni in the mornings for the Penguins at their training center.

6:24 am

ChampFit

He has a photo next to the Stanley Cup.

6:25 am

crosshair

I used to follow hockey regularly in the 80's, but now I just watch the finals and important games like this.

6:25 am

crosshair

Nice. :)

6:25 am

ChampFit

I think Houston still had a hockey team back then...the Aeros.

6:29 am

crosshair

Trying to see how many words I can get before the puck drops. :)

6:33 am

Freeman

Still need help on go7, please?

6:33 am

ChampFit

Haven't made it there yet but will look...

6:34 am

Flask1

Good afternoon all...

6:35 am

SummerBreeze44

go7 the most slimy or sticky

6:35 am

ChampFit

OOoooohhhhh....super twisty! Thx!

6:36 am

Flask1

goiest

6:36 am

Freeman

thanks

6:36 am

SummerBreeze44

yw

6:37 am

Flask1

sorry...:(

7:03 am

periwinkle

morning all. help with top middle A please

7:04 am

periwinkle

nm

7:04 am

Soodle

3 x ap words, Peri, all to do with a sleep disorder

7:04 am

periwinkle

ty just found 2 of them

7:04 am

Soodle

Hunt for the third

7:04 am

ChampFit

Morning Soodle and Peri!

7:05 am

periwinkle

found the 3rd ty soodle

7:05 am

mael

the other one is an af6

7:05 am

periwinkle

hi Champ

7:05 am

ChampFit

I need the last one on that A.

7:06 am

Soodle

Just found it Champ. Af 6/30

7:07 am

mael

:)

7:07 am

ChampFit

thx!

7:20 am

ChampFit

FW. Last word was da6. Money gets me every time! Anyone need anything?

7:23 am

ChampFit

Okey dokey...hagd everyone!

7:27 am

mael

fw! enjoy the storm prep :)

7:37 am

crosshair

Ty forvthe da6, Champ

7:38 am

Sugrraleona

good morning everyone - not sure who here is on the EAst Coast -- the snow has begun -- rumor has it we will get upwards of 2 feet - yikes

7:38 am

crosshair

Morning, sugrraleona

7:38 am

Sugrraleona

hi cross

7:41 am

crosshair

We are dues to get only four or five inches today.

7:41 am

Sugrraleona

that's still a nice chunk

7:41 am

crosshair

But where I am lake effect snow can change everything in a heartbeat.

7:42 am

Sugrraleona

yeah, if they say 1 foot, they mean 2

7:42 am

crosshair

We are right on the southern shore of Georgian Bay.

7:43 am

crosshair

Not a big deal today in any case. I think everone is playing hookey to watch the game.

7:43 am

Sugrraleona

go USA hee hee

7:43 am

crosshair

:P

7:48 am

crosshair

Only the bars and pubs are working hard this morning. :)

7:51 am

Sugrraleona

ha ha cross

7:51 am

crosshair

Was out early this morning to get some suppies and the parking lots at all our diwntown bars were packed. :)

7:52 am

crosshair

I prefer to watch at home. Eight dollar beers are a little luxe for Crossy. :)

7:55 am

bichon

crossy, thereisan article in today's New York Times about Canadian health care

7:57 am

crosshair

Oh, yes?

7:58 am

bichon

let me get the title

7:59 am

crosshair

Our universal healthcare is far from perfect, but it saved my beloveds life last week, so I never complain. :(

8:00 am

bichon

If you give me your email I'll copy it and send it to you I'm muffinbiscuit@gmail.com

8:00 am

crosshair

And saved mine in 2095-2007. :)

8:00 am

crosshair

p.a.melbourne@gmail.com

8:00 am

crosshair

2005*

8:02 am

crosshair

Brb, off to check on the scire.

8:02 am

crosshair

Score

8:05 am

bichon

sent it to you

8:07 am

crosshair

I got your e-mail but the article was unreadable with text suoerimposed on too of each other. Have no idea why. May be a glitch on my end.

8:07 am

bichon

sorry, it's about a small town in BC

8:08 am

crosshair

Mist likely about iur chronic doctor shortages in smaller Canadian towns.

8:09 am

crosshair

Here, for example, there is not a single GP taking new patients within fifty miles of me.

8:10 am

bichon

Sounds like it

8:10 am

crosshair

I am lucky. I found our GP back in 1992

8:11 am

crosshair

But in the last year we have been recruiting some more.

8:11 am

crosshair

The town pay for all the clinics and equipment. The dictor/ nurse/ ni

8:12 am

crosshair

Just has to show up*

8:12 am

crosshair

I am not typing well today. Sorry. :(

8:14 am

hokie carla

well, we have similar problems in small town Appalachia

8:15 am

crosshair

Bot, I can tell you one thing; when the shit really hits the fan we wait for nothing. When I had my first cancer, I was diagnosed by my GP on a Monday. On Tuesday I was with a Cancer soecialist, and by Friday I was on the operating table.

8:15 am

hokie carla

that's good

8:15 am

crosshair

Specialist*

8:16 am

hokie carla

you don't have to keep correcting your typing - we know you can really spell ;)

8:16 am

crosshair

Cost to me:$0

8:19 am

hokie carla

middle row gray!

8:20 am

crosshair

Then after my firsr rounds of chemo my white cell count crashed. I has to go into the hospital as an outpatient every day for an injection. Those would have been $2500 per shot. Bless our universl healthcare. :)

8:20 am

crosshair

Yaa!

8:20 am

bichon

This yeare our Medicare Advantage plan dropped our dental coverage grr. Had to sign up for an AARP dental plan

8:20 am

hokie carla

phantom slainte

8:21 am

crosshair

We just got universal dental care going last year.

8:21 am

bichon

That's great crossy

8:21 am

hokie carla

we don't have dental. didn't realize AARP has plans. we just self pay for that.

8:22 am

crosshair

Because it is eeasier and cheaper getting teeth fixed early, than having a hospital visit kater to get all your rotted teeth removed

8:23 am

crosshair

Fully covered preventative medicine, and having ussues caught early just makes goid financial sense.

8:24 am

crosshair

Issues*

8:24 am

hokie carla

whew, that was stressful

8:24 am

crosshair

?

8:24 am

hokie carla

hockey game

8:25 am

hokie carla

you all had a 5 on 3 power play

8:25 am

hokie carla

US full strength again

8:29 am

bichon

carla, where are you getting this?

8:29 am

hokie carla

on peacock, but surely it's on NBC too

8:30 am

hokie carla

it has the NBC symbol in the corner, so I think probably on your local NBC.

8:31 am

bichon

ty carla

8:32 am

hokie carla

no prob

8:32 am

crosshair

I am watching it on CBC

8:33 am

crosshair

We were this close to tying it up. :/

8:34 am

hokie carla

you all have way more shots

8:34 am

hokie carla

so you probably will tie it up soon

8:39 am

phaeton

1-1

8:40 am

hokie carla

ugh

8:40 am

crosshair

Yaaaaa!!!

8:40 am

crosshair

Good call, Hokie. :)

8:40 am

hokie carla

scoring in sports requires taking shots ;)

8:41 am

hokie carla

well, sometimes there are own goals I guess

8:41 am

crosshair

Yup. Usually does. :)

8:41 am

hokie carla

but it sure does help to keep shooting

8:43 am

Flask1

any help with da6/27 please?

8:44 am

crosshair

Boy, you almost got it in that time!

8:44 am

hokie carla

that was crazy

8:44 am

hokie carla

two posts!

8:44 am

crosshair

A twp post shot!

8:45 am

crosshair

Have the da 6/21, but still loking for the 6/27

8:46 am

hokie carla

no idea

8:46 am

hokie carla

I have neither 6

8:47 am

hokie carla

but made it to 20 left. 9-3-7-1 time to do some baking

8:47 am

crosshair

The 6/21 is a currency

8:48 am

Flask1

I have that one too...

8:54 am

crosshair

We were so lucky on that shot. It should have gone in for the U.S.

8:56 am

crosshair

The hockey gods smiled down upon us. :)

8:57 am

hurshy

good morning all

8:57 am

crosshair

Howdy, Hurshy. :)

8:58 am

hurshy

i have 3 related A words from the top A, is the fourth also related, or different?

8:58 am

crosshair

Different I thing. I still need to find it as well

8:58 am

welki

'morning, babblers

8:58 am

crosshair

Think

8:59 am

hurshy

hiya welki

8:59 am

crosshair

Morning, welki

8:59 am

LuvWordGames

af 6/30

9:00 am

hurshy

thankee kindly luv

9:00 am

hurshy

top two rows grey!

9:05 am

hurshy

third row grey!

9:05 am

Kallia

da27 is a plural

9:06 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! Irish singer O'Connor

9:06 am

welki

sinead

9:07 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

9:08 am

hurshy

and we almost have slainte

9:08 am

welki

*raises a toast to dr. god*

9:09 am

hurshy

here, here!

9:12 am

LuvWordGames

that go 7 is really twisty

9:12 am

Flask1

thanks Kallia...

9:13 am

hurshy

hmmmmm

9:13 am

hurshy

aha thanks

9:13 am

hurshy

good timing, i was working on G anyway

9:14 am

LuvWordGames

:-) HAGD everyone

9:14 am

hurshy

you too!

9:20 am

hurshy

crossy?

9:25 am

hurshy

phantoms: goof, goofiest

9:26 am

hurshy

done!

9:26 am

mkg

any clues for the 7 welcome.

9:26 am

hurshy

half-hour grid

9:26 am

rururocks

no I'm here

9:27 am

hurshy

mkg, remove one letter from the 8 i said was a phantom

9:27 am

hurshy

even tho ruru is here :D

9:29 am

mkg

ty got the go 8

9:29 am

mkg

missing all A words for top row A. help welcome

9:29 am

hurshy

3 sleep disorder words

9:30 am

mkg

ty! got them

9:31 am

hurshy

and af6, a redneck dialect word ... like, "i'm af6 the crops'll die if there ain't no rain tomorra"

9:32 am

crosshair

Damn! Was that tense!!!

9:32 am

BzznBea

Hey, ru. I'm still chuckling over your Olympic blurt the other day.

9:32 am

mkg

got the af word. not a real word is it?

9:33 am

mkg

super clue hurshy

9:33 am

BzznBea

It is if you are a redneck

9:33 am

crosshair

Ty, Hurshy

9:33 am

origami

It's an Old English word.

9:34 am

crosshair

Brb. Take the pups out to pee before the O.T starts.

9:53 am

BzznBea

WOOT!

9:53 am

hokie carla

USA USA USA

9:53 am

crosshair

Congratulations to the U.S team. Was an excelent game.

9:54 am

welki

Fair and square!

(Although every time I hear the name Jack Hughes, I hear j'accuse!)

9:54 am

hokie carla

LOL

9:55 am

welki

--- which segues right into Eric Clapton singing, "Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself...

9:56 am

hokie carla

whenever they say the Hughes brothers I think of the brothers in Slapshot and can't rem their names right this second

10:11 am

rururocks

What was my olympic blurt?

10:13 am

BzznBea

When you asked who wanted to know the ice skating results. LOL!

10:14 am

BzznBea

Don't think that new player has been back since.

10:37 am

rururocks

oh... that was a bit funny on my part :D

10:42 am

BzznBea

I knew what you were doing. It was hilarious.

10:52 am

rururocks

Thanks... I can be funny from time to time.

10:58 am

welki

<-- will attest to the fact that ru can be funny more than from time to time

11:01 am

Atalante

in many definitions of funny :P

11:02 am

rururocks

haha

11:10 am

rururocks

if you only knew ata :D

11:11 am

Atalante

I can only imagine :D

11:15 am

welki

(and he can cook, too!)

11:18 am

Atalante

man of many talents

11:20 am

crosshair

Back for a few more now that I have finished my elevenses. :)

11:23 am

bichon

crossy, grandson called me about the hockey game

11:23 am

crosshair

Life is more enjoyable when you eat like a Hobbit. :)

11:23 am

crosshair

Yes, was a good game. T

11:24 am

crosshair

Close game, though we missed a few good chances. :(

11:24 am

bichon

another Olympics in 4 years

11:24 am

crosshair

Yup. :)

11:28 am

crosshair

Both teams put in an awesome effort.

11:30 am

crosshair

Found a nice little ad5 we don't see in the grid too often. :)

12:02 pm

Atalante

who won?

12:29 pm

hokie carla

USA

12:29 pm

hokie carla

USA

12:29 pm

hokie carla

ok, my internet is terrible again today

12:29 pm

Atalante

was it close?

12:36 pm

hokie carla

yes, overtime sudden death/golden goal

12:37 pm

Atalante

wow!

12:37 pm

hokie carla

canada had a lot more shots. our goalie made some great saves. we also had a shot hit 2 posts and not go in.

2:56 pm

crosshair

Back to try and hunt down a few more words. :}

3:09 pm

Kamanjah

Bea, I'm not a new player. I just didn't want to know who won the women's free skate before I watched it.

3:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

Stats for the 7 pls?

3:35 pm

Good Enough

go7/36

3:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

Thank you

3:42 pm

cybernan

hello everyone - just finished watching the closing ceremonies - what a fantastic show.

3:50 pm

cybernan

don't know how we all missed that go 7 for so long last night

4:07 pm

cybernan

Just had a look at your profile pic, TO -- great shot!

4:18 pm

cybernan

any hints for the da currency please?

4:30 pm

cybernan

missing that da 6 and an n 5, but guess I am invisible today, so will be off.

4:31 pm

dan2bit

da6 - like a texas city with one fewer consonant and one extra vowel at the end

4:43 pm

cybernan

good thing I checked back - ty dan

4:44 pm

cybernan

that''s me done -- anyone need help?

4:57 pm

cybernan

bye all - hagd

4:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

has the 7 been clued?

4:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

wow that was hiing well

5:38 pm

hokie carla

rehi

5:56 pm

hokie carla

well, 1-0-5-1 left. never will find those 6s without a list.

6:05 pm

hokie carla

well I can't find the other da6 (27) even with bestwordlist

6:06 pm

hokie carla

oh, see it now

6:12 pm

penquis

hello all...

6:13 pm

hokie carla

pen!

6:14 pm

hokie carla

I think I'm it

6:14 pm

penquis

carla!

6:14 pm

penquis

came back for 10 words...

6:15 pm

hokie carla

I listed for 7 and having to look up most of them

6:15 pm

penquis

guess i will list then...is the 7 a real word?

6:15 pm

hokie carla

last was a plural I really thought I tried

6:16 pm

hokie carla

the 7 is a real word but I couldn't find it on bestword

6:16 pm

hokie carla

finally just saw it

6:16 pm

penquis

hmmm....

6:16 pm

hokie carla

I did do a lot of baking today but none of them were really this (a superlative)

6:18 pm

penquis

ah, ty....found it...

6:27 pm

penquis

well i went through the list and still have to sixes to find...DA and IN....

6:30 pm

penquis

found the IN...

6:31 pm

penquis

looked up the D....would never have found it...i am done...

6:33 pm

penquis

well i am heading out...goodnight, carla....

6:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

greetings, diving in

6:51 pm

hokie carla

sorry, pen, got a phone call from my son

7:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt at last, woot

7:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

HOET woot

8:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

everything's on fire

8:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

everyone's already done? k bye

11:19 pm

harpjane

i just started book

11:24 pm

harpjane

guess she isn't still here

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