Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, August 12, 2026

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:03 am

Rainiqui

AD 7

12:06 am

ursh

hello all

12:08 am

cybernan

hi everyone

12:09 am

MetFan

Howdy nan, ursh and raini

12:10 am

Rainiqui

ahi aametfan and everyone

12:11 am

Rainiqui

hell's bells, I'm really sick, sorry about the word salad

12:11 am

MetFan

So sorry to hear

12:12 am

Rainiqui

Thanks MF

12:15 am

cybernan

cl 7

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

MetFan

ty lickety

12:24 am

cybernan

is 7

12:27 am

JoyOh

Coca

12:28 am

JoyOh

Oops

12:29 am

momof5

Cl9

12:33 am

cybernan

ty momo

12:34 am

momof5

Yw

12:34 am

momof5

I finally got the lone C as well…co6

12:35 am

cybernan

not so obvious

12:36 am

momof5

Round shaped bacteria

12:36 am

momof5

Think pneumonia

12:40 am

cybernan

no idea - no medical training

12:42 am

momof5

Looks like the name brand soda, but uses dbl cons, + cons at the end

12:45 am

cybernan

ty

12:46 am

momof5

Anytime

12:52 am

cybernan

half way and still no 8 -- off to bed. Good night

12:55 am

momof5

I have 133 word and no 8 as well.

12:55 am

momof5

Good night.

1:02 am

momof5

An8!

1:05 am

momof5

Nbt/nbs. Leaving the rest for morning.

2:20 am

ursh

any clue for the mi 7/56

2:32 am

ursh

nm found it

7:50 am

Book Doctor Gwen

holy cow, more puzzle! (hi all)

8:03 am

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom dualism

8:13 am

phaeton

N stats pls

8:16 am

Soodle

The lone N is Na 5/16 Phaeton. There was a very dubious Babbler with this name some years ago

8:16 am

montreal13

NA4/5 and NA5

8:16 am

phaeton

ty

8:22 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot

8:23 am

phaeton

half way

8:40 am

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 9s welcome. ty.

8:42 am

phaeton

c9...school pal

8:42 am

hurshy

phantom: wassail

8:43 am

phaeton

*cl9

8:45 am

mkg

ty. got it! thanks.

8:46 am

hurshy

i have a special knack for finding all-but-one of a tile, sigh

8:47 am

hurshy

off to work now, ttfn

9:11 am

Book Doctor Gwen

call me ismale /s

9:11 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hoet, woot

9:23 am

bubba218

ta8,55 any clues?, my last word

9:34 am

hokie carla

well it's almost talisman

9:37 am

rururocks

a tall ta4 + sometimes vowel and the beginning of homer's last name in cartoons

9:42 am

phaeton

help with the mi7?

9:44 am

hokie carla

finally got that clue to work, thx

9:55 am

hokie carla

if a ship is tilting it's a little listy

9:55 am

Trifioso

good morning all. Wow, the level at which I overcomplicate trying to get to NBT never fails to surprise. The words are RIGHT THERE but I always look for 8s and 9s right away....

9:56 am

hokie carla

trif!

9:56 am

hokie carla

phantom acclimate

9:56 am

Trifioso

hello hokie

9:57 am

hokie carla

I don't even look to see what the big ones are, just start looking for words and if one pops out, great.

9:57 am

Trifioso

teach me your ways, wise one....

9:57 am

hokie carla

ha!

10:03 am

hokie carla

well, ran into a wall on my HOET quest but NBT still intact

10:07 am

phaeton

ca9?

10:14 am

marksdolly

think of the part under the car that reburns the gas fumes

10:14 am

marksdolly

part of the exhaust pipe

10:14 am

marksdolly

alts

10:14 am

phaeton

ty

10:15 am

marksdolly

yw

10:15 am

phaeton

mi7?

10:15 am

hokie carla

thanks, I know the word, just gotta find the right form

10:16 am

hokie carla

got it, thanks

10:16 am

marksdolly

it takes 2 cow to make a yo4,add the mi prefix

10:17 am

hokie carla

ah, might've got that if I knew the points, thx

10:17 am

marksdolly

yw my friend

10:18 am

LuvWordGames

The ca 9 ends in not bro

10:19 am

hokie carla

phantom miasma

10:19 am

phaeton

fw

10:20 am

marksdolly

very nice!

10:20 am

phaeton

ty

10:20 am

hokie carla

congrats

10:21 am

hokie carla

50 left here after first pass. nice even number. TTFN.

10:27 am

BzznBea

Thanks for the ca9

11:02 am

maccafixx

ca 9/72?

11:12 am

cybernan

good morning all -- still only have one 8 - the ta. Stats for the other two please?

11:12 am

Mary

Mac look at tip at 10:14am

11:25 am

cybernan

I see in the chat that an 8 was called - any clue please?

11:28 am

Mary

last part of the an8 is not early

11:28 am

cybernan

ty mary

11:29 am

Shirlockc

stats for the lone corner C pls?

11:29 am

cybernan

co 6/27

11:30 am

Shirlockc

thx cyber!

11:35 am

cybernan

off for breakfast - was a nice clear morning, but the smoke is moving in again now.

11:53 am

hokie carla

rehi - stuck again with 34 left. got HOET though. bit of a slog now. I think I have probably reached babble blindness. even looked for 4s and still need 5.

11:55 am

ChampFit

Hola! Also slogging along...Still need 3 4s

11:55 am

ChampFit

Acco fasteners were a thing once!

11:56 am

hokie carla

hmm, don't recall that

11:56 am

ChampFit

For filing papers in file folders....ancient history.

11:57 am

hokie carla

and !hola! (can't figure out the upside down on my keyboard)

11:57 am

ChampFit

Me either. Close enough!

11:57 am

ChampFit

Me either. Close enough!

11:57 am

hokie carla

ah yes

11:57 am

ChampFit

Me either. Close enough!

11:58 am

hokie carla

we have a nearby river in the grid

11:59 am

ChampFit

Guessing it's not a word?

11:59 am

hokie carla

no

11:59 am

hokie carla

I tried it!

12:00 pm

ChampFit

;) Phantom: acolyte

12:00 pm

hokie carla

but I would be shocked if anyone got it

12:00 pm

hokie carla

maybe molly, she has a general idea of where I am

12:02 pm

hokie carla

I have been working on our costumes for couples golf this Sunday - 70s theme. My sublimation printer is clogged, so I ordered iron-on graphics and got an email that was going to be delayed. and I think the t-shirts I ordered from amazon to put them on are coming on Fri now, so I hope I can pull this off in time.

12:03 pm

ChampFit

That sounds super last minute...hope it all comes together!

12:03 pm

hokie carla

it's pretty easy stuff if I can just get it in

12:03 pm

ChampFit

And there's the rub! The part beyond your control.

12:04 pm

hokie carla

we are doing ringer tees with a retro looking graphic, cut off blue jean shorts, and trucker hats. already made my hat. It looks good if I do say so myself. "Keep on Truckin'" in blue and red.

12:04 pm

ChampFit

Ha! That sounds like a fun outfit.

12:05 pm

hokie carla

I think most people will be doing disco but this seems more like how we dressed in the 70s.

12:08 pm

hokie carla

the shirt will say "Made in the 70s". safe to say we are the only ones playing that day that can say that. LOL

12:08 pm

ChampFit

:) I'm betting you are!

12:09 pm

hokie carla

there is one couple that is like 32 and 29 that might be playing. just thinking born in the 90s, the 90s were just last year!

12:10 pm

ChampFit

Don't get me started! When I go to the liquor store and have to click Yes that I was born after some date in 2005....GAHHH!

12:10 pm

hokie carla

I know, terrible

12:11 pm

ChampFit

Why yes, I AM 3x the legal drinking age...thanks for asking! not.

12:11 pm

ChampFit

Back in a bit...

12:13 pm

hokie carla

yep, going to walk winston. cloudy but probably super humid

12:40 pm

ivesyj

anyone have a clue for the ca 9 plz

12:41 pm

BzznBea

ends in not bro

12:43 pm

ivesyj

does it work off the word before it?

12:43 pm

rastapopolous

no. Think enzymes.

12:46 pm

ivesyj

i wish i could lol

12:47 pm

ivesyj

thanks you both got it !

1:08 pm

hokie carla

finally found my 2 u's. I'm just incapable of seeing that one.

1:12 pm

hurshy

i need a U!

1:14 pm

BzznBea

plural the 5

1:14 pm

hurshy

i did

1:14 pm

hurshy

i have those two and the bone

1:15 pm

hokie carla

it was the bone ones I'd missed

1:15 pm

hurshy

oh ANOTHER bone one

1:15 pm

hurshy

thanks

1:16 pm

hokie carla

2 A's needed to finish first column if anyone has ideas

1:17 pm

hurshy

i need one there but did you get ad7

1:21 pm

BzznBea

Do you have the an8?

1:21 pm

hurshy

i do

1:21 pm

hokie carla

yes an8 no ad7

1:21 pm

hokie carla

got the 7, thx

1:21 pm

hurshy

me = good guesser

1:22 pm

hokie carla

well I'm pretty easy

1:22 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! she got eric clapton on his knees

1:22 pm

hokie carla

layla

1:22 pm

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

1:22 pm

hokie carla

4-9-12-3-2-1

1:23 pm

hokie carla

A C F D2 C3 L3 A4 Y I S4 L2 S2 M5

1:23 pm

hurshy

any LY words today?

1:23 pm

BzznBea

yes

1:24 pm

hurshy

one, or two?

1:24 pm

BzznBea

2

1:25 pm

hurshy

ok i got one of them, a 6

1:25 pm

hokie carla

same

1:25 pm

hurshy

aha, and a 5

1:26 pm

hokie carla

same

1:28 pm

hurshy

i am not doing very well on the MIDDLE A

1:28 pm

hurshy

only half

1:34 pm

hokie carla

I have 2 ai, 2 al, 3 at and one extra I have to double check

1:35 pm

hokie carla

oh, I have as6

1:36 pm

hurshy

i do not

1:36 pm

hokie carla

it's not a word I've seen, it's a monkey find

1:36 pm

hurshy

clue?

1:36 pm

hokie carla

ends in dirt

1:36 pm

hurshy

are your 2 al both from there? bc i have two AL but one is from the bottom row

1:36 pm

hokie carla

yes

1:37 pm

hokie carla

both 5s

1:37 pm

hurshy

ok thanks got another one

1:37 pm

hurshy

dirt, dirt, dirt

1:37 pm

hurshy

aha got it

1:37 pm

hurshy

thanks

1:39 pm

hurshy

back to work, ttfn

1:39 pm

hokie carla

adios

1:58 pm

sajarn

phantom: undulate

3:17 pm

penquis

not enjoying this grid much...

3:20 pm

BzznBea

Not the usual words.

3:20 pm

penquis

no...

3:55 pm

dcseain

phantom dualist

3:57 pm

penquis

taking a break....bye all...

3:59 pm

hurshy

it looks like there ought to be some form of cat noise in this grid but i don't think there is

4:03 pm

hurshy

phantom: assimilate

4:21 pm

hurshy

drat these As

4:22 pm

BzznBea

which A?

4:22 pm

hurshy

the middle still, mo stly

4:23 pm

BzznBea

as6 and as5 for sure

4:23 pm

hurshy

well we talked about an as6 earlier so i got that

4:24 pm

hurshy

thanks for as5!

4:27 pm

hurshy

i will get the list now

4:29 pm

hurshy

great, US service members trying to jump overboard off the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier

4:51 pm

MollyL

The most deplorable treatment of service members ever. I hope the Navy fries for this. Where are the relief ships?

5:37 pm

hokie carla

what is going on? I'm not finding things.

5:49 pm

MollyL

Do a search on the USS Abraham Lincoln

6:31 pm

SuzeeQ24

need a clue for one of the mi9, 55

6:31 pm

SuzeeQ24

mi8 rather

6:48 pm

SuzeeQ24

got it

7:55 pm

dofith

Hi folks,only need one word. like SuzeeQ, it is a mi8. I have the one about one's hair looking a mess, just need the other. Driving me mad

8:34 pm

Catie

Mis + so14 (noise)

8:42 pm

nrkii

snopes has not rated the USS Abraham Lincoln story true or false yet... so I'm reserving judgment on a single-sourced story that has spread quickly but still seems to all stem from one source... maybe true, maybe not

8:52 pm

Gillie

From The Guardian: "Two leading specialist military papers, the Navy Times and Stars and Stripes, are reporting that there have been multiple attempts by sailors to jump overboard as poor conditions and mental stresses on the Lincoln reach the breaking point. The crew is in its ninth month at sea, and has spent 250 days consecutively without making land – a record for an aircraft carrier in modern times."

8:53 pm

Gillie

"One spouse among the 200 or so family members said that her husband had texted her that day saying “he hopes he doesn’t wake up tomorrow”."

9:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

ni nrk

10:17 pm

saanichcat

weird grid.any clues needed before I make dinner?

10:22 pm

saanichcat

I guess not!

10:48 pm

rururocks

What are the conditions?

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