Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, September 9, 2026

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:01 am

ursh

hello all

12:02 am

justafreep

happy flip

12:03 am

justafreep

lo8

12:06 am

justafreep

lo7

12:08 am

broll

ra 7

12:12 am

ursh

ep 7 & 8

12:13 am

hokie carla

howdy flippers

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:35 am

hokie carla

well I got the bottom row gray

12:59 am

MetFan

Why isn't lycra admissible? Do they call it something else in that stupid dictionary?

12:59 am

hokie carla

I'm struggling to stay awake for this US Open tennis match s

1:00 am

hokie carla

Lycra is a brand name for spandex

1:00 am

MetFan

According to Best words, it's admissible in Scrabble - and THEY don't allow brand names

1:01 am

hokie carla

well, I tried it here earlier in case it's like xerox and entered into common noun territory, but it is indeed a brand name of spandex.

1:02 am

hokie carla

according to merriam-webster's scrabble dictionary it is NOT playable

1:04 am

MetFan

I'm sorry - I just checked MW myself and it is indeed a trademark

1:05 am

hokie carla

I sew a lot of athletic clothes and use it a lot :D

1:05 am

MetFan

Even at 67, you CAN teach an old dog new tricks

1:05 am

hokie carla

wait until you hear about Freon!

1:06 am

MetFan

Pul-leeeese!

1:15 am

MetFan

They better accept spandex if I ever find it in the grid!!!

1:15 am

MetFan

neon

1:18 am

Deeha

i have a similat problem quite often. I know Americans laugh at us Brits for using hoover as a term for almost any kind of cleaner but we also us

1:19 am

Deeha

sorry - use the word strim. It is a gardening verb! But I'm told it is a trade name in US

1:26 am

hokie carla

I've only ever seen it here from canadians. I believe it's a portmanteau for string trimmer? we call a weedeater.

1:27 am

hokie carla

but hoover is definitely a brand name. first time I heard my scottish friends say something about hoovering the floor, I was like, what?

1:32 am

Deeha

even if we have a Dyson we still hoover the floor!!

1:32 am

Deeha

stipe

1:33 am

Deeha

sorry""

1:36 am

hokie carla

not unlike US southerners calling all soft drinks cokes

1:36 am

hokie carla

are Dysons as expensive there compared to other vacuums as they are here?

1:37 am

MetFan

We sometimes talk about hoovering a floor here in the USA

1:38 am

MetFan

It's one of many Britishisms that's travelled over - like telly and bbrolly

1:39 am

MetFan

Plus I used to watch a lot of British shows when they were on PBS

1:40 am

Deeha

I recently saw an American delighted with the English description wheelie bin that you call trash can?

1:40 am

MetFan

Now they're only available on subscription to BBC.com - but I have DVDs of my faves

1:41 am

MetFan

Wheelie bin makes sense.

1:42 am

Deeha

Did you ever get one of my favourites - now about 40 years old but just as funny- Porridge?

1:46 am

MetFan

Never heard of it. I do go as far back as Are You Being Served and As Time Goes By. My other fave is 'Allo 'Allo,

1:50 am

MetFan

Looked it up - I never saw it, but I recognize some of the names of people who were in it, like Christopher Biggins and Brian Glover

1:50 am

Deeha

If ever you spot it watch it!! Itstars the brilliant Ronnie Barker of the Two Ronnies

1:53 am

MetFan

I've just been to Amazon and ordered the complete series. I'll let you know when I've got it, and what I think of it. It sounds funny. And it's 50 years old.

1:54 am

MetFan

I should have it in about 10 days

1:54 am

Deeha

Forgot I was that old!! I think you will enjoy it. I hope so anyway!

1:55 am

MetFan

I've watched Mollie Sugden in Come Back Mrs Noah - if I liked that, I'm sure I'll like Porridge

2:14 am

Deeha

Just read your bio. I love Ella Fitzgerald, I saw her in the 60s appearing in a one off live performance in a local cinema. Latterly it was changed to a music venue called The Brixton Academy. I was lucky to live in a time when the 'greats' came to London. I saw Frankie Laine!!Frank Sinatra Sammy Davis Junior

2:24 am

hokie carla

well, listed for last 12 and got fireworks. this tennis match is still going at almost 3:30am, but it's last set tiebreaker so sure to end

6:27 am

ivesyj

clue for the re 5 plz

6:28 am

FrenchToast

re + a kind ***ture

6:29 am

ivesyj

ty! great clue

8:29 am

Deeha

Thanks. Had to think of loads of words ending ture before I got it!!

8:37 am

MollyL

Many words end in ture. Not sure any of them except the one clued could be described as kind.

8:51 am

mkg

any help with the E word for fourth colukmn E welcome. just not seeing it. ty

9:08 am

origami

It's ex 4/10

9:09 am

BzznBea

Thanks, ori.

9:20 am

mkg

sorry but it is not that ex word. that one uses the e from third column. sorry

9:20 am

mkg

i have both the ex 4 and 5

9:21 am

BzznBea

Then you don't have the right ex4

9:21 am

mkg

ok i will need to look further. the ex i have is opposite of enter and plural.

9:22 am

BzznBea

There are three ex4

9:22 am

mkg

GOT IT. ty bea for the follow up. ty origami for clue.

10:26 am

Book Doctor Gwen

jumping in for a few minutes, hi all

10:29 am

rururocks

Where did all these spoons come from?

10:47 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot

10:56 am

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom paragon

10:57 am

welki

hi gwen, everyone

10:59 am

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee wekli

10:59 am

Book Doctor Gwen

argh, welki i mean

11:00 am

welki

heh, would never have noticed the typo if you hadn't arghed about it :D

11:01 am

Book Doctor Gwen

3 tiles short of hoet, gotta run (my name gets spelled wrong, and mispronounced, a lot)

11:51 am

BzznBea

Ru, I keep a spoon handly all the time. It helps quiet the baby.

12:40 pm

hurshy

greetings all

12:41 pm

hurshy

phantom: argyle

12:49 pm

hurshy

boy these Ls are tough

12:49 pm

Trifioso

hi friends.

12:50 pm

hurshy

hi trif

12:50 pm

Trifioso

needed a sewing break, so here I am

12:50 pm

hurshy

nice

12:50 pm

hurshy

what are you sewing

12:51 pm

Trifioso

this morning I made the silliest pair of pants you have ever seen - I LOVE them! Made out of a pair of very ugly stripey retro towels from a thrift store. They are for my son in law, who surfs.

12:51 pm

Trifioso

I am thinking of opening an etsy shop, and seeing what it might be like to sew for a living

12:51 pm

hurshy

fun :)

12:52 pm

hurshy

the only thing about etsy is sometimes it cuts a seller off without warning, saying you violated their policies. but they don't even tell you which policy you supposedly violated or give you a second chance or let you appeal it or anything

12:52 pm

Trifioso

no way! I had not heard that

12:52 pm

BzznBea

I've got a fun twin sheet I'm thinking about making a pair of pants from.

12:52 pm

hurshy

yeah it happened to my sister

12:53 pm

Trifioso

I am taking a course next week on "how to etsy" I hope they address this!

12:53 pm

hurshy

luckily she wasn't relying on it as her main source of income but it was still very frustrating and upsetting for her

12:53 pm

Gobias

I wish etsy would get rid of all the people who don't actually make the things they sell... like the way it used to be

12:53 pm

Trifioso

Bzzn, you should! I made a lovely skirt out of an old sheet with a super pretty hem desing

12:53 pm

Trifioso

design

12:53 pm

hurshy

amen to that Gobias

12:53 pm

Trifioso

they are VERY much cracking down on that, gobias

12:54 pm

Gobias

good to know... it used to be so cool!

12:54 pm

Trifioso

I hate being unemployed, and cannot find a job to sae my actual life. Too young to retire, too old to hire

12:55 pm

Gobias

wary

12:55 pm

Gobias

sorry

12:55 pm

Trifioso

its fine, we all do it

12:55 pm

Trifioso

I left some scones in the PB last time I was there

12:55 pm

hurshy

but how long ago was that? lol

12:55 pm

Gobias

this is why I don't go into chat often! lol

12:55 pm

hurshy

stale virtual scones

12:56 pm

Trifioso

I would NEVER serve anything less than a perfect scone, Hurshy! You WOUND me!

12:56 pm

BzznBea

I'm sorry, trif. The job market is so crazy now.

12:57 pm

BzznBea

Weren't you doing long term subbing?

12:57 pm

Trifioso

ooooh just found my favorite Red Dwarf word....enable doesn't take it, but it always makes me giggle

12:57 pm

hurshy

and the job market is always worse than the numers show, because the numbers don't reflect the type of job and many people have one where they get scheduled haphazardly last minute so they can't plan for child care and stuff and it makes their lives a mess, AND it doesn't count people who have been unemployed for over a certain length of time either - just assumes they have given up

12:58 pm

Trifioso

Good memory, buzzn! yes, indeed I was. Last year I worked in THREE different schools teaching way too make things. I am exhausted at academic year's end. This fall I applied for everything I could, but was not hired anywhere

12:59 pm

hurshy

as if being unemployed for so long that you've given up would mean you should not count as unemployed anymore...

1:00 pm

hurshy

so ridiculous

1:01 pm

Trifioso

I only have nine more weeks of unemployment paymens. After that, I don't know what

1:01 pm

hurshy

wishing you luck trif - the sewing sounds promising maybe

1:02 pm

Trifioso

maybe. There are definitely peole out there doing very well! I saw a women posting about how she makes coats out of old quilts. She makes and sells 10 a week, at an average of $225 a pop. You can do the math there

1:03 pm

hurshy

nice

1:03 pm

hurshy

ooh got a 7/8 combo

1:04 pm

Trifioso

could someone please accidentally type in the lone e in the fourth column? Much appreciated

1:05 pm

hurshy

think CEO

1:05 pm

Trifioso

ha! If I could do that, I would be earning....thx hurshy

1:09 pm

hurshy

phantom: genome

1:09 pm

hurshy

bottom row grey!!

1:10 pm

hurshy

ooh found another 7/8 combo

1:12 pm

hurshy

i have two ey4 from the top E, anyone know what the other one is?

1:16 pm

SummerBreeze44

another ey4

1:18 pm

hurshy

are you sure? cause some ey4s come from other E tiles

1:19 pm

Vicuna

it's eg5/14

1:19 pm

SummerBreeze44

yes. I have 4 ey's

1:19 pm

hurshy

ay thanks vi

1:19 pm

SummerBreeze44

egest

1:19 pm

SummerBreeze44

so sorry!

1:21 pm

Vicuna

It's like you just vomited that one out. ;)

1:52 pm

sajarn

phantom: caraway

4:15 pm

hurshy

i guess i should have called the first 8 i found cause it looks like it was not called earlier... ca7&8

4:16 pm

hurshy

now i'm looking for the LO 7 & 8 that WERE called at the flip

4:19 pm

hurshy

maybe it was a mistake and they actually meant a 6 and 7 though...hmmm

4:20 pm

hurshy

oh, no, there's the 8, i see!!

4:20 pm

rbud

there is an lo7 and an lo8, but they aren't together on the list

4:20 pm

hurshy

yes

4:21 pm

hurshy

do you happen to know what the fourth 8 is? have ca, ep, and Lo

4:21 pm

rbud

that lo8 is all by itself (hint, hint, for anyone else needing it) ;)

4:22 pm

rbud

ra8/50

4:22 pm

hurshy

is THAT any relation to the ra6 & 7

4:25 pm

rbud

same first 5 letters, not sure about related, checking, as I'm curious

4:25 pm

hurshy

ty

4:26 pm

rbud

Yes, they're related. The ra 8 means resembling or having the form of the ra 6.

4:26 pm

hurshy

kewl

4:27 pm

hurshy

monkeyed an odd pair of Gs!

4:29 pm

hurshy

phantom: paragon

4:52 pm

hurshy

it's not faaaaaair

4:56 pm

Alycia

my phantom was argyle

4:56 pm

hurshy

yes i had that one earlier

9:09 pm

crosshair

Ouch! Paid $1.70/litre for gas today ($6.42/gallon.) :(

9:34 pm

bookwomen

you make me feel better I paid 3.89 and was complaining

11:08 pm

dofith

Ours fuel is just over $2/litre today {= equivalent to Canadian$)

11:19 pm

harpjane

what are the stats for the lone N, right col, please>

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