Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, September 24, 2026

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy All

12:02 am

Robespierre

Hello!

12:05 am

cybernan

hi everyone

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

MetFan

TY Lickety

12:32 am

cybernan

oops - dozed off - tomorrow :)

12:44 am

jbp

thanks, Lickety

1:01 am

dofith

G'day folks. Late start here.

1:01 am

bojazz

early morning work...

1:36 am

dofith

Lickety not coming up for me- anyone else?

1:41 am

bojazz

same here...

1:42 am

worzel

My Lickety is coming up but I won't use it yet

1:42 am

worzel

And I must say, for a small grid I'm finding this one very tough

1:42 am

worzel

ahoy

1:42 am

worzel

oh gussets, I do apologise

1:45 am

bojazz

I ahve lickety noew

2:03 am

TQ

It can't just be me that struggles with all the different passwords, got a new phone, and couldn't get back to babble. Panic over

2:03 am

TQ

Yeti

2:04 am

TQ

Sorry, that's why I don't chat

2:57 am

worzel

anyone have a clue for the ho7 pls?

6:08 am

Ind

Did you get it Worzel?

7:29 am

mkg

anyone have the seven? would love clues for it. ty

7:33 am

mkg

well worzel i guess no one has it yet.

7:38 am

montreal13

1st pass done - bbl for last 18 - found the 7 - it ends in O - have a great day all - poof

7:40 am

mkg

ty for clue but still dont get it.

7:41 am

bichon

ty Montreal

7:43 am

mkg

got it with more words.

7:44 am

mkg

hagd

8:17 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! one of two countries on the island of hispaniola

8:17 am

hokie carla

haiti

8:18 am

mael

Haiti :)

8:18 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

8:18 am

hokie carla

I was pretty sure dominican republic was not in the grid

8:18 am

hurshy

<-- i just had to drop this angel at the vet, having a tooth removed and a little lump on her ear too, so i am feeling rather awful at the moment

8:19 am

bichon

hope all goes well

8:19 am

hokie carla

aww

8:19 am

hurshy

thanks

8:20 am

mael

fingers crossed it's all quick and easy

8:20 am

hurshy

thanks

8:20 am

mael

we are the tooth removal experts at this point, our old lady's had like 5 extracted

8:21 am

hurshy

yeah rilly had one out a couple of years ago too

8:21 am

hurshy

it's just, SHE doesn't get why it's happening so then you feel like the worst momma ever

8:22 am

mael

mine hates the vet so bad we have to drug her even for regular visits, so as far as she's concerned she just gets extra stoned when she has a tooth removal

8:22 am

hurshy

rilla is just such an angel that you feel extra bad and she's very very good at guilt tripping with her tiny little face

8:23 am

mael

aw baby :(

8:23 am

hokie carla

I have to take Winston every 4-6 weeks for allergy shot and he won't even get in the car. I have to lift him in myself and he is like 72 lbs.

8:23 am

hurshy

gorsh, you'd think they'd just give you the shots to do it at home

8:24 am

hokie carla

then he sticks to me like glue in the waiting room but looks like he's smiling because he's a golden, so everyone thinks he's happy to be there.

8:24 am

hurshy

there were a lot of dogs there this morning

8:25 am

hokie carla

they always have a vet tech take him in the back so I don't even know where this shot goes in. I also get his nails trimmed while there because he won't let me do it.

8:26 am

hurshy

they asked if emergency life-saving care is needed and we can't reach you, do we have permission to do it?

8:26 am

hurshy

and i said don't even call me, just do it!

8:27 am

hokie carla

I know, they asked me that when winston had a tooth pulled. like, duh.

8:28 am

hokie carla

anyone have the single A?

8:28 am

hurshy

they're both single

8:28 am

hurshy

i have hte lower but not the top

8:28 am

hokie carla

ok, the upper one

8:31 am

hurshy

keep wanting it to ba aorta but it's not

8:31 am

Vicuna

What sailors call to each other

8:31 am

hokie carla

i know

8:31 am

hokie carla

oh dear, thanks vic

8:31 am

hurshy

aha, thanks vi

8:31 am

hokie carla

how was that hiding so well

8:31 am

hurshy

we would have spotted it eventually... lol

8:32 am

hokie carla

IDK, I'd been looking for a while. tried spanish now several times.

8:33 am

Vicuna

Sometimes words are just irrationally sneaky

8:33 am

hokie carla

guess so

8:33 am

hurshy

now opie is giving me some kisses to try to make me feel better

8:33 am

hokie carla

I saw some hints for my missing H. wondering if this is a normal word or if I have no chance of getting it.

8:34 am

hurshy

i need 3 so i couldn't tell ya

8:34 am

hokie carla

i'll give you one - it is the 7

8:35 am

Vicuna

You're looking for the ho7, hokie? If so, it looks like a little Spanish antler.

8:35 am

mael

what a great clue

8:35 am

hokie carla

ok, thank you

8:35 am

hurshy

thanks vi, i hadn't a clue where to begin

8:36 am

hurshy

i mean after the h

8:36 am

mael

a very tough corn chip

8:36 am

Vicuna

Well, it made me think of those Bugles chips.

8:36 am

hurshy

phantom: trout

8:37 am

hokie carla

I was wracking (racking?) my brain at first trying to rem. if I ever knew a spanish word for antler, then realized I was overthinking it.

8:37 am

MollyL

And no one mentions the tequila

8:37 am

hokie carla

btw, hi vic and mael. long time no see.

8:37 am

hokie carla

maybe we're not all tequila drinkers

8:38 am

Vicuna

Hi! =)

8:38 am

MollyL

Neither am I

8:38 am

mael

hello :)

8:39 am

hokie carla

well, I'm not familiar with it. are you saying it's a tequila brand, ho7?

8:39 am

hurshy

phantom: topiary

8:40 am

MollyL

Yes with an s at the end it's a tequila brand. The actual meaning is an interesting looking lava structure.

8:41 am

hokie carla

4-2-5 here. do not like those numbers

8:41 am

hurshy

5-3-5

8:42 am

hokie carla

all but 2 of mine are middle row

8:43 am

hokie carla

well, there's a 4 I thought I had

8:43 am

hurshy

4-2-4

8:44 am

mael

I've got 7 left and have gone crosseyed

8:44 am

hokie carla

yeah, have slowed wayyyyyyyy down. like stopped.

8:46 am

hokie carla

2-2-4

8:46 am

hurshy

same!

8:47 am

hokie carla

T PPP Y R TT

8:47 am

hurshy

mongolian dwelling now used by some for glamping

8:47 am

hurshy

i still need a top H

8:48 am

hurshy

but i gotta go to work now, ttfn

8:49 am

hokie carla

another duh, thanks

8:54 am

hokie carla

ooh, made up a lower T

8:55 am

Nef

Any clues for the second row O?

8:56 am

hokie carla

sure, there are some choices, but I'd go with op6

8:57 am

Nef

Thanks, hokie!

8:57 am

hokie carla

np

8:57 am

Nef

Option

8:58 am

Nef

Sorry

8:58 am

hokie carla

lol

8:58 am

Nef

( this is why I don

8:58 am

Nef

‘ chat much)

9:00 am

hokie carla

was just about to take a break and found another word!

9:00 am

hokie carla

1-1-3

9:08 am

maccafixx

tr 6/21?

9:10 am

maccafixx

nm

10:40 am

Atalante

just popping in to say hello from Egypt :D

10:42 am

penquis

hi Ata....i envy you!

10:42 am

Atalante

am in alexandria, heading to the red sea on saturday :)

10:43 am

penquis

nice...on a tour?

10:45 am

Atalante

working in Alex, then holiday diving in red sea :)

10:46 am

penquis

sounds very nice....

11:12 am

hokie carla

pen! ata! hope you're all still here.

11:23 am

hokie carla

guess not

11:23 am

BzznBea

How the weather down there, Carla?

11:26 am

hokie carla

rainy. was 57 when I woke up. not sure about now. how about you? you having wind from the nor'easter?

11:28 am

BzznBea

Not much wind yet. 57F and cloudy currently. So much nicer than 95F!

11:38 am

BzznBea

I hope we get more rain. Kerr Lake Reservoir is down 10'.

11:42 am

penquis

carla!....hi bea....i was distracted.... ;o)

11:48 am

hokie carla

amen, nice to have a below 90 degree day

11:48 am

hokie carla

pen!

11:48 am

penquis

64 here now....

11:49 am

hokie carla

my GF sourdough starter went nuts overnight and I made some delicious biscuits this morning

11:49 am

hokie carla

63 here. not often we are cooler than Maine

11:50 am

penquis

well we have bright sunshine....

11:51 am

hokie carla

still not seeing my 5 words

11:51 am

penquis

can't see my 8 words....

11:51 am

penquis

and three are fours!

11:51 am

hokie carla

I still have 1 4

11:52 am

hokie carla

and have tried everything

11:52 am

penquis

found one anyway....

11:53 am

hokie carla

woot

11:54 am

penquis

Y T PP Y R T....fours, one five, and sixes....

11:55 am

hokie carla

well, I had missed the tent-like y4

11:56 am

hokie carla

I need T PP R T, so basically the same as you minus the Ys

11:56 am

hokie carla

1-1-3

11:56 am

penquis

had that one....just found the other Y....

11:56 am

hokie carla

the other from that tile or the left side?

11:56 am

hokie carla

left is also a 4, mythical creature

11:56 am

penquis

have all my Y s now....

11:57 am

Freeman

good morning can I get a clue for to5/16, please?

11:57 am

hokie carla

well, it's a hat

11:57 am

penquis

uses the high point letter...

11:57 am

hokie carla

mostly canadians use it

11:57 am

hokie carla

where I'm from we call them a toboggan

11:58 am

penquis

weird...

11:59 am

hokie carla

lol, yeah I found that out at college

11:59 am

penquis

we use Tu 5 for a knit hat.....

11:59 am

BzznBea

Stocking cap

11:59 am

hokie carla

you hear beanie a lot these days

11:59 am

penquis

when i say we, i mean those of us here with French Canadian roots...

11:59 am

hokie carla

well, google told me it was this

12:00 pm

penquis

i think of a beanie as a close fitting hat....like the pope wears....

12:00 pm

hokie carla

I think of beanie as the close hat but with a propeller on it

12:00 pm

penquis

LOL....

12:00 pm

hokie carla

I will say when I first heard of the canadian hat (probably also in college) I heard the tu version

12:01 pm

penquis

AI told me that the tu spelling is common in French Canadian areas....

12:01 pm

Freeman

Got it thanks

12:02 pm

penquis

yw...well i am stalled at 6, so taking a break....

12:02 pm

MollyL

I'm with Carla. Beanies have propellers. 😊

12:02 pm

hokie carla

I thought you were at 5 now. have a good one!

12:04 pm

hokie carla

I think they were big in the 50s based on TV and movies

12:04 pm

hokie carla

the prop beanies

12:04 pm

MollyL

To me, the to5 hat is a chef's hat

12:05 pm

MollyL

Beany and Cecil promoted the propeller version

12:06 pm

hokie carla

I don't know who that is

12:06 pm

MollyL

60's cartoon you are too young for

12:08 pm

hokie carla

ah

1:00 pm

rururocks

to5 to me is a french person smoking a joint

1:30 pm

cybernan

good morning/afternoon everyone

1:32 pm

cybernan

when you come to Canada Ru, it is a woolen knit hat with a pompom on top

1:32 pm

cybernan

a Beanie is what Jughead wore

2:09 pm

cybernan

anyone here? ru 6 please?

2:20 pm

Sugrraleona

hi cyber, just got on - I'll look with you

2:20 pm

Sugrraleona

ok, I found it by accident - no idea what it means, have to look it up, brb

2:21 pm

Sugrraleona

it's an indonesian dollar

2:22 pm

cybernan

ty - googled it

2:23 pm

cybernan

that was my last one -- good luck. some Ive never seen before and a few idiotic ones this time

2:40 pm

rbud

I'm thinkin' the ty6 is pretty idiotic, but maybe it has some deep past meaning? Ah, well, laters, all, just finished.

3:36 pm

MollyL

Merriam Webster lists ty6 as an alternate to another form of the word

4:02 pm

hokie carla

well, had to look up the ty6, ru6, and po5. my other t was a very normal 4 letter word that I just couldn't see. somehow I managed the pt6.

4:03 pm

hokie carla

bestwordlist has the ty6 as a comparative to a ty4 adj not in grid that sounds really dumb but they describe it as what I would call clique-y

4:05 pm

MollyL

I

4:05 pm

MollyL

I'd say this grid gets some kind of award for most weird words

4:09 pm

hokie carla

well, I guess I'm glad I couldn't get those last 4 words?

4:09 pm

hokie carla

without help

4:27 pm

rururocks

we've had worse grids with absolutely crazy words by the bundle before.

4:28 pm

hokie carla

agreed

4:29 pm

hokie carla

we've had some easy small ones lately but years ago the ones under 100 were always extra spicy

4:29 pm

rururocks

but of the recent grids this one is loaded with a lot of weirdies

4:48 pm

Trifioso

hello friends. gearing up for a heck of a storm here

5:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

anybody here?

5:37 pm

penquis

just arrived....

5:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi pwn

5:38 pm

penquis

hi, TO...

5:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

do you have stats for fourth column 0?

5:52 pm

penquis

op 6/21...

5:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

5:52 pm

penquis

yw...

5:55 pm

penquis

i am done....had to look up one word after listing....

5:58 pm

penquis

goodnight all...

5:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

noght

6:58 pm

JillK

Sad day for me. My 13 year old dog passed this morning. We got her 12 1/2 years ago when my youngest child was 4 (now 16). I'm just chilling and still processing emoitions..

6:58 pm

Shirlockc

they just don't live long enough JillK, sorry for your loss

6:59 pm

JillK

thanks. we have another 3 year old dog too, but its also hard on my kids.

7:15 pm

rururocks

sorry JillK that is the worst I know it too well

7:25 pm

mich_pdx

Oh Jill, my deepest condolences. It's a loss for the whole family, so you're naturally thinking of their sadness as well.

7:27 pm

mich_pdx

On Sept 13 my little lock-down dog, Frankie had complications due to seemingly out-of-the-blue cluster seizures, and passed away. I have been heart-sick. It was just the two of us, and I expected her to live to be 14-17. Next month would have been her 6th birthday.

7:35 pm

Tulipp

I'm so sorry for your loss, mich. What a shock. Wishing you condolences and peace.

7:36 pm

mich_pdx

thanks, Tulip.

7:41 pm

Shirlockc

ho7? anyone?

8:47 pm

Freeman

ru6 please?

10:13 pm

dauber

Freeman - think of an expression Yosemite Sam would say starting with "great." That'll lead you to it.

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