Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, July 4, 2026

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all - not much better than yesterday

12:03 am

dizgrannie

hi all

12:05 am

Rainiqui

la 7 and 8

12:05 am

Dippnall

un 8 and 9

12:07 am

mabaker8

er 7

12:08 am

ursh

hello all

12:08 am

Rainiqui

bu 7

12:08 am

mabaker8

hi all

12:11 am

mabaker8

ti 7

12:13 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:17 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

MetFan

ty lickety

12:28 am

Gillie

un8 x 2

12:29 am

dizgrannie

un 9 x 2

12:34 am

Robespierre

un 8 x 3

12:45 am

Gillie

re8

1:02 am

Gillie

un8 x 4

3:09 am

MumTT

aery

4:38 am

saanichcat

bundt

4:38 am

saanichcat

sorry

5:07 am

MollyL

San, please put one bu5 cake in the PB 😊

5:10 am

MollyL

Happy Independence Day! And Happy 250th birthday America.

5:46 am

bichon

I read that Trump was at Mt. Rushmore and he was hoping to see his image up there too

5:51 am

dizgrannie

bichon, oh no, theres no room left, is there

5:51 am

bichon

Spoken arom Austrailia where you don't have to live with this

5:52 am

dizgrannie

true

5:52 am

saanichcat

great plan Molly, consider it done, and the espresso is ready too!

5:53 am

dizgrannie

bunya

5:54 am

dizgrannie

oopsie

6:26 am

MollyL

Ooo, I love cake and coffee for breakfast

6:28 am

MollyL

There isn't enough room in the world for Trump's ego. He has monopolized the 4th of July so much that the fireworks don't start until 11 PM

6:37 am

bichon

Don't get me started

6:37 am

bichon

Is he going to pardon the Alexander brothers?

6:55 am

MollyL

If they are criminals, he probably will

7:00 am

dromano66

right, Molly!

7:29 am

bichon

Raping women and girls

7:30 am

rururocks

who are the alexander brothers?

7:30 am

saanichcat

Mr T seems to believe it is HIS birthday, not that of the nation. It is great to see the pushback he is getting now

7:30 am

rururocks

his monumental ego is on full display in the dakotas

7:31 am

saanichcat

hi there ru

7:31 am

rururocks

hi.. another exhausting grid again.. jeez

7:32 am

saanichcat

not as bad as yesterday just finished this one

7:32 am

rururocks

half a tiara to you today

7:33 am

saanichcat

huh? oh, I see, ha ha, thanks!

7:36 am

hurshy

yay, another big grid

7:40 am

ivesyj

clue for the first un 9please

7:41 am

rururocks

Mine is below the ocean

7:41 am

rururocks

i don't know if that is the first

7:43 am

ivesyj

thats ok ruru because i dont see that one either lol

7:43 am

hurshy

think of the song from Little Mermaid and remove "the"

7:44 am

hurshy

plural for 9

7:44 am

Sugrraleona

below = un5/14 plus another word for ocean or water for the 8 and then plural for the 9

7:45 am

rururocks

she's fishing for clues really

7:45 am

hurshy

don't carp on it ru

7:45 am

Sugrraleona

ha ha ha ha

7:45 am

rururocks

i don't want to see her flounder

7:46 am

hurshy

but there's a time and a plaice

7:46 am

rururocks

that'd be swell for her

7:46 am

Sugrraleona

Spongebob is my friend and so is Patrick - I love where they live

7:47 am

hurshy

one of the nice things about it is - no mosquitoes

7:47 am

rururocks

I don't know these people

7:47 am

hurshy

but surely you've HEARD of spongebob

7:47 am

ivesyj

i got the one from little mermaid but i cant find the first un9

7:49 am

rururocks

i have it .. a dress that wasn't resewn un9

7:50 am

ivesyj

whew!! thanks ru

7:50 am

ivesyj

i need my tim hortons coffee now!

7:59 am

hurshy

Es Eliminated!

8:11 am

Sugrraleona

i'm not getting the un9 dress that wasn't resewn clue

8:11 am

hurshy

not changed

8:13 am

Sugrraleona

i got it, ty

8:14 am

MollyL

Maybe a dress that wasn't taken in

8:19 am

ivesyj

clue for the un 8 -50 right before the little mermaid song

8:19 am

hurshy

be anorexic?

8:20 am

phaeton

not fed enough

8:20 am

Sugrraleona

when someone doesn

8:20 am

Sugrraleona

when someone doesn

8:20 am

Sugrraleona

omg - when someone doesnt eat enough they un9

8:21 am

Sugrraleona

sorry about that

8:22 am

ivesyj

thanks sugar finally got it !

8:38 am

phaeton

grayed to U!

8:39 am

Sugrraleona

i'm still missing 2 u's

8:46 am

hurshy

me too

8:46 am

rururocks

missing one here

8:48 am

Sugrraleona

im missing la7/40 and the la9 - help?

8:48 am

phaeton

do you know which ones?

8:49 am

rururocks

la 7 levels of cake and past tense

8:49 am

rururocks

la9 is doing the wash plural

8:49 am

Sugrraleona

ty ruru

8:50 am

Sugrraleona

that's the 8 i think

8:51 am

rururocks

multiple clothes la9

8:52 am

hurshy

or multiple stores that you can take your dirty clothes to

8:52 am

Sugrraleona

aaaah, ty - i'm a knuckleahd

8:52 am

rururocks

i was going to say :D

8:53 am

hurshy

i wonder how the word "knucklehead" came to exist

8:53 am

Sugrraleona

I was born hursh LOL

8:55 am

Sugrraleona

i just googled it - there was a cartoon character called "RF Knucklehead" in used in Air Force training posters during WWII showing them what Not to do

8:55 am

hurshy

then i would like to know what went on in the person's head who came up with that name lol

8:56 am

Sugrraleona

my picture? LOL

8:56 am

hurshy

you are really pushing the self-deprecation envelope today

8:56 am

Sugrraleona

ha ha ha

8:57 am

hurshy

:)

8:57 am

Sugrraleona

Happy 4th of July

9:05 am

hurshy

i haven't done too well with this grid because i'm still sleeeeeeeeepy

9:07 am

hurshy

but Rs Ransacked!

9:07 am

Book Doctor Gwen

phew! less than 400 today!! (hi all)

9:07 am

hurshy

hi gwen :)

9:13 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot, hi hurshy

9:15 am

hurshy

i decided to go to the list early and just found some weird ones

9:15 am

BzznBea

Two big grids in a row. That's nice.

9:15 am

Book Doctor Gwen

looking forward to le5ing them!

9:15 am

BzznBea

Anyone know where the Hokie is?

9:17 am

rururocks

i asked about her the other day no sign of her

9:18 am

welki

hi folks - i wrote to her asking her to check in. she's probably camping where there's no cell service

9:19 am

BzznBea

That's what I think, welki.

9:19 am

rururocks

she might have been kidnapped by ISIS

9:19 am

welki

she'd be a force to be reckoned with

9:20 am

hurshy

is ISIS very active in the carolinas?

9:20 am

rururocks

especially in a burhka

9:20 am

welki

she's a sewer - i can only imagine the fashion statement she'd make :)

9:22 am

BzznBea

With this heat, there isn't to much activity anywhere.

9:23 am

hurshy

ISIS people are probably used to heat, being from a hot region

9:24 am

Book Doctor Gwen

seamster? sewist? (i hope)

9:25 am

welki

yes

9:25 am

periwinkle

hi all help with first un9 please

9:26 am

welki

nothing malodorous :)

9:26 am

rururocks

clued below peri

9:26 am

hurshy

not changed, peri

9:26 am

periwinkle

oh I saw the clues but not seeing it

9:27 am

hurshy

he saw her at the reunion and thought she was un9, just as beautiful as ever

9:28 am

periwinkle

hmm

9:29 am

periwinkle

ty hurshy and other cuers

9:29 am

periwinkle

cluers even

9:29 am

periwinkle

19 U words?

9:30 am

rururocks

finished.. had a bit of trouble with this one

9:30 am

BzznBea

I need to get the home made ice cream prepped and ready for churning.

9:30 am

welki

what flavor, bea?

9:31 am

BzznBea

Just plain old vanilla.

9:31 am

rururocks

ah.. I made some ice cream for a dinner party recently

9:31 am

welki

ru - still can't decide whether or not to make the trip. it's either 7 hours to santa rosa and a 1.5 drive to lakeport, or 3 hours to sf and a 3-4 hour drive

9:31 am

welki

plain old vanilla is my favorite, bea

9:32 am

rururocks

just reach out to me if I can help welks

9:32 am

rururocks

Vanilla is my favorite too most times

9:32 am

BzznBea

With Momma in the house I've been making a lot of ice cream. Her fav is vanilla.

9:32 am

rururocks

I'm a big mint chip guy too

9:32 am

welki

hahaha - i can pick up a chauffeur's hat and you can drive miss welki :D

9:33 am

BzznBea

Ta

9:33 am

rururocks

I do a great hoke impersonation ms daisy

9:33 am

rururocks

I am going to be in canada from teh 13-19th

9:33 am

rururocks

the that is

9:34 am

welki

on the island?

9:34 am

rururocks

yeah.. Campbell River area

9:35 am

welki

if bc wasn't so ridiculously expensive and over-taxed, we'd relocate

9:35 am

rururocks

I'd live there in a heartbeat

9:35 am

rururocks

but Canada doesn't want old farts like me

9:37 am

periwinkle

I am pretty sure you are in your 60s ruru

9:37 am

welki

i don't think there'd be a problem, not like if mr. welki wanted to relocate to the states. that's nearly impossible.

9:40 am

periwinkle

la9 please

9:40 am

rururocks

I wish I was in my sixties

9:40 am

periwinkle

how old are you?

9:40 am

rururocks

I'll be 72 later this year

9:40 am

periwinkle

I had no idea.

9:40 am

rururocks

really?

9:40 am

periwinkle

yep

9:41 am

welki

he looks like a kid

9:41 am

rururocks

I'm so mature and staid around here

9:41 am

rururocks

:D

9:41 am

ivesyj

well ru you are younger than me. im 75. and still working at library for the past 16 years. and im tired lol

9:41 am

periwinkle

lau

9:41 am

rururocks

I'm retiring soon ivesy. I'm tired of working

9:43 am

periwinkle

I have la7/8 but need the la9 please

9:43 am

ivesyj

i retired from my job in 2010 worked there for 31 years .. 5 mos later started at the library lol. but books are my passion so its good

9:44 am

periwinkle

nm found it a pl

9:49 am

periwinkle

I love books. I am a voracious reader

9:49 am

rururocks

I have a voracious... oh never mind

9:51 am

ivesyj

i buy too many books.so silly becuz i can get them from our library. sigh

9:52 am

periwinkle

where is hokie carla?

9:52 am

periwinkle

I read most of my books on my kindle

9:52 am

Book Doctor Gwen

did someone say books? (peers at chat)

9:58 am

Book Doctor Gwen

book doctor here, or is that too obvious, also a book dealer, also a nerd lol

10:00 am

LuvWordGames

Hey Gwen, fellow Michigan book lover here

10:00 am

MollyL

Carla was here yesterday. She usually travels on holiday weekends.

10:00 am

periwinkle

ok

10:00 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hi back, Luv!

10:00 am

periwinkle

how are you liking the heat Molly?

10:01 am

periwinkle

it was 100+ the past few days

10:01 am

MollyL

I am dreading my next electric bill

10:01 am

periwinkle

me too

10:02 am

MollyL

I don't know how people make it without air conditioning in heat like this.

10:02 am

periwinkle

bbl

10:02 am

ivesyj

we die a slow death molly.

10:03 am

MollyL

Ivesy, you don't have air conditioning?

10:04 am

rururocks

I'm installing air conditioning in my new house when I move

10:05 am

rururocks

and a generator

10:05 am

Book Doctor Gwen

in hot climates houses have open porches where people can hang out and catch the breeze. also lots of ice water

10:05 am

Shirlockc

my AC has been running all morning it's only set at 78 and it's still running

10:06 am

rururocks

wowza

10:06 am

rururocks

it's 56 here right now

10:06 am

penquis

i have a heat pump and it works for me....hello all....

10:06 am

rururocks

hi pen

10:06 am

penquis

hi ru...

10:13 am

ivesyj

no air condition in my apartment. thank goodness we have it at library.

10:16 am

Flask1

Good afternoon all, just been reading some of the chat, and ruru was saying that he"lol be 72 yrs old later in the year, well I too will be 72, in September. In my head I certainly don"t feel it....and I can still be a bit of an idiot.

10:18 am

ivesyj

well flask being 75 i have the i will do what i want attitude lol..

10:22 am

Flask1

Oh yes ivesyj, I do try to be as independent as possible, and woe betide anyone who tries to stop me...lol

10:24 am

ivesyj

exactly lol. have a lot of younger staff working with me and i just give them the evil eye when they think they know more than i do

10:26 am

mkg

Did anyone clue the la 9??? not seeing it. and i need it. ty.

10:26 am

penquis

didn't even know there is one...

10:28 am

mkg

see below someone asked for clues. i also have the la 7/8 but not the 9.

10:29 am

mkg

here it is now 94 degrees and getting higher. does anyone remember in 1964 a huge heat wave in the new york area? it was 104 in NYC and i was there and used the subway and i swear it was 115 in the subway stations!

10:29 am

rastapopolous

Newsom went to a french one of these

10:30 am

MollyL

la9 places where clothes get cleaned

10:31 am

penquis

ah, ty, molly...

10:31 am

MollyL

I think Ru is a frequent patron of the French one

10:32 am

MollyL

He eats in a lot of ooo-la-la places like that

10:33 am

mkg

i have la 8 as place where close get cleaned. not seeing a 9

10:33 am

penquis

pl....PLACES....

10:34 am

penquis

the singular is not in the grid...

10:34 am

rastapopolous

the verb is 7/8

10:37 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ty, got the LA clot

10:43 am

MollyL

Jeez, how to you turn la8 into a place instead of actions

10:44 am

Mary

LA9 is the beginning of the 7 & 8 plus DR5,12

10:51 am

maccafixx

ta 6/21?

10:51 am

penquis

don't have it...

10:51 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hoet woot

10:52 am

Book Doctor Gwen

the LA9 ends with consonant, two vowels, consonant

10:56 am

Flask1

Could I please have a clue for the first UN word?

10:56 am

clg47

un pure, not changed

10:56 am

Tabbycat2

Unchanged

10:59 am

Flask1

Oh dear....it's a hard one...

11:00 am

therealblah

un + what the tailor did to your hem line

11:07 am

Book Doctor Gwen

(un + al5 + suffix)

11:08 am

mkg

i still have no 9s. hmmm

11:08 am

mkg

got that un 9!!!!!!! thanks so much

11:09 am

Flask1

clue please mkg??

11:09 am

mkg

got the la 9! ty for this plural clue. ty

11:09 am

phaeton

below the ocean

11:10 am

mkg

super clues today

11:10 am

mkg

un and then if your dress is too large you can have it al***** to fit.

11:12 am

phaeton

de8?

11:14 am

mkg

dont have a de 8 yet pahe.

11:14 am

phaeton

found it

11:15 am

Flask1

Thanx for all the clues...:)

11:23 am

phaeton

ce8?

11:24 am

clg47

a type of delivery

11:26 am

BzznBea

Thanks cig

11:39 am

Soodle

Thanks cig. I’ve had three of them, never knew how to spell it. Happy Independence Day to all my American friends. Hope everyone enjoys the festivities.

11:39 am

BzznBea

Hey, Soodle. Hope you are well.

11:41 am

Kallia

de 8 means to take out air.....de+ae6

11:42 am

Soodle

All good Bea, thanks. Hope all well with you too.

11:44 am

BzznBea

Trying to keep cool. But we just stay inside.

11:44 am

Book Doctor Gwen

119 to go, losing speed, BBL and happy 4th to all, despite the shitshow

11:53 am

cybernan

good morning --- and another to large to finish, I see

11:56 am

MollyL

Apparently, Trump's National State Fair was closed yesterday due to people dropping like flies from heat exhaustion. They are blaming poor planning for the extreme heat.

11:57 am

MollyL

I will blame anyone with the poor sense to venture out into heat index values of 115 degrees.

11:57 am

BzznBea

They are not opening today until after 5pm.

11:58 am

MollyL

Well, that is slightly better temperature wise but not much.

11:59 am

BzznBea

The entire thing was ill conceived.

11:59 am

rururocks

ya think?

12:00 pm

MollyL

So was pushibng the fireworks to 11 PM so Trump can run his mouth.

12:01 pm

rururocks

fireworks are going to start here as soon as it's almost dark

12:01 pm

rururocks

my neighborhood is like a warzone

12:01 pm

MollyL

That is the usual time for The National Mall fireworks.

12:06 pm

cybernan

I can't imagine anyone being allowed to set off fireworks with the fire hazard so high. They were cancelled here for risk of forest fire.

12:07 pm

MollyL

I read that the hideous arch at the National State Fair is cracking and oozing yellow goo.

12:07 pm

rururocks

they're pretty much illegal here but it still doesn't stop the macho rednecks and macho mexican guys here from blowing off m80's

12:08 pm

MollyL

Nan, I won't be surprised if there are a lot of fireworks-related fires this year.

12:10 pm

BzznBea

Citizens in my town don't spend money on fireworks. They just shoot off their guns.

12:35 pm

cybernan

I don't understand the kind of mentality where the first thought for solving a dispute is a gun

12:36 pm

cybernan

Thank goodness privately owned guns (other than hunting rifles) are a rarity rather than the norm around here.

12:50 pm

cybernan

the a's are proving difficult for me today

2:07 pm

MollyL

God, it is insufferable going from my front door to the car. I can't imagine why people would want to spend prolonged periods of time outside today.

2:23 pm

MollyL

They are now not opening the National Mall Fireworks event until 5 PM. And get this, only one bottle of water per person is allowed. I predict disastrous results.

2:25 pm

Shirlockc

supposedly a lot of air pollution too from those FW

2:50 pm

MollyL

It is hard to believe that Trump is scheduled to speak for two hours.

2:52 pm

ChampFit

The S's make me dizzy.

3:03 pm

mrloser

relay

3:05 pm

ChampFit

Keep going mrloser...

3:07 pm

BzznBea

Double entendre

3:13 pm

ChampFit

Finally DONE. Hope the rest of the day is great! Happy 4th!

3:46 pm

MetFan

Well I've reached my limit (290 words), I am going to poof out until flip. May the 4th be with you all.

6:47 pm

KnightTime

Happy 250th birthday America!

7:37 pm

MollyL

Thanks to you and all who served, Knight.

8:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

storms have hit...not bad here but i feel for those who traveled, and all the hard work the organizers put in

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

clue pls for re7 before the colors?

8:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

found it. night all

11:01 pm

cybernan

don't have it TO

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