Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, April 18, 2026

12:05 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:08 am

hurshy

howdy met fan

12:08 am

MetFan

Sure took a time to get right tonite, didn't it?

12:08 am

Robespierre

Hello!

12:10 am

hurshy

so, are you keeping the ol' guillotine nice and sharp, robespierre?

12:10 am

Robespierre

Always!

12:11 am

hurshy

*nods sagely*

12:12 am

dizgrannie

hi all, in 7

12:12 am

MetFan

di 7

12:12 am

hurshy

ox7

12:13 am

Lizlin

ox8

12:13 am

hurshy

io7

12:17 am

hurshy

i feel like there is an ei word here but i cannot get it

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

MetFan

ty Lickety

12:19 am

mich_pdx

thanks Lickety!

12:21 am

hurshy

i'm just two away from Vanquishing Vowels

12:24 am

hurshy

i was right! ei7

12:25 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:25 am

dizgrannie

dh 6/30

12:25 am

hurshy

well, i'd better save some for tomorrow or i'll be sad, ttfn all

12:26 am

mich_pdx

Ta, hurshy

12:31 am

MetFan

Night hurshy

12:51 am

dizgrannie

haven't seen ix 4 for sometime

2:35 pm

Dippnall

hurrah!

2:36 pm

dromano66

yay

2:42 pm

hurshy

finally

2:43 pm

hurshy

i am highly unequipped to cope with life without babble

2:44 pm

hurshy

phantom: noodle

2:46 pm

dromano66

hurshy, me too!

2:47 pm

hurshy

which, the coping or the phantom? :)

2:54 pm

hurshy

left col grey!

3:03 pm

clg47

I am also highly unequipped to cope with life without babble, my other option is weeding.

3:15 pm

Shirlockc

i hate when the server goes down

3:27 pm

saanichcat

yay we are back!!

3:48 pm

hurshy

weeding is ok if it's not too hot out i guess

4:09 pm

hurshy

stuck at the dreaded 14

4:12 pm

bichon

How long has the grid been up?

4:13 pm

hurshy

well it looks like it came back around 2:30 grid time

4:13 pm

hurshy

may have been earlier but chat is the only way i can guess

4:17 pm

bichon

ty hurshy I took a nap

4:19 pm

hurshy

gaaaaahhhhh

4:28 pm

hurshy

(she said upon hearing the news that the US military is planning to try boarding Iranian oil tankers and seizing their oil in the coming week)

4:33 pm

bichon

oy vey, again!!!

4:57 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

5:02 pm

bichon

hi Trif

5:03 pm

Trifioso

I cannot budge the bottom center o - is it weird?

5:04 pm

nrkii

yeah,4 of the 5 use the sometimes vowel

5:05 pm

Trifioso

thanks, I will keep plugging away but feel foolish

5:05 pm

nrkii

the oi5/12 from that tile is one we see more often

5:05 pm

nrkii

I lucked into the 4 because on a whim I tried what works with ID4

5:07 pm

Trifioso

oof

5:09 pm

Trifioso

finally found at least 2, so nbt, nbs

6:06 pm

MollyL

What a nasty, very late grid

6:36 pm

cybernan

hello everyone - nasty grid indeed

6:39 pm

cybernan

anyone have a clue for the di 7 please?

6:40 pm

cybernan

nm - found

6:49 pm

hokie carla

howdy folks

6:51 pm

hokie carla

just shooting for HOET today

7:03 pm

hokie carla

proving harder than I thought to get HOET

7:05 pm

rururocks

Tough grid

7:05 pm

hokie carla

wow

7:07 pm

hokie carla

HOET!

7:07 pm

hokie carla

43 left

7:08 pm

hokie carla

and yes, I was "wow"ing ruru's declaration

7:21 pm

hokie carla

remembered the dh words and still need 5 from that D

7:24 pm

hokie carla

12-12-8-6-1 guess I will look for 4s

7:26 pm

periwinkle

I need help with di7 please

7:27 pm

hokie carla

which D is it from?

7:28 pm

periwinkle

no idea there are two di7s I looked at the list. I have neither

7:29 pm

periwinkle

there is also an ho7. don't have that ether

7:33 pm

periwinkle

well 62 left and I am quitting night all

7:52 pm

hokie carla

night, peri

7:52 pm

hokie carla

was folding clothes. sorry I missed your goodbye.

8:13 pm

hokie carla

well, I'm bored. 5-10-7-6-1 left. think I ill leave them in the bucket.

10:17 pm

rururocks

Quitter

11:55 pm

cybernan

hi everyone. Here for the flip - gave up on this one a long time ago

11:59 pm

MetFan

I know - I just finished it an hour ago. I hope the server stays up tonight.

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