Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, September 26, 2026

12:00 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:00 am

dizgrannie

hi all

12:01 am

justafreep

happy flip

12:02 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:06 am

cybernan

tr 7

12:06 am

cybernan

ra 7

12:07 am

ursh

hello all

12:07 am

justafreep

tr7 x 2/tr 8

12:07 am

cybernan

hi ursh

12:10 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:12 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

justafreep

thanks lickety

12:18 am

MetFan

TY Lickety

12:21 am

cybernan

good heavens -- typed Lord Greystoke in, never expecting it to take!

12:24 am

MetFan

Imagine that - if people know (I do) who he is, they'll get it

12:24 am

MetFan

asea

12:25 am

MetFan

Sorry

12:27 am

justafreep

pa7

12:30 am

justafreep

I'm trying to recall other grids where there have been five squares/letters that just don't factor into any words at all (so far as I can tell, anyway). Lotta grids with 7 squares with no words, I imagine, but the bottom corner is just a total dead zone. And still 135 words.

12:30 am

cybernan

have pa 6 x3, but none extendable

12:31 am

Gillie

I found pa6 x 3, but still no pa7

12:31 am

justafreep

my 7 is an expanded 6, gillie

12:31 am

Gillie

(none of them common)

12:32 am

justafreep

an unusual one

12:32 am

cybernan

got it - ty freep

12:33 am

Gillie

well, I don't think I'm going to find it tonight - off to bed

12:33 am

justafreep

what are friends for, nan?

12:36 am

cybernan

have hit a wall, so off to bed as well. Good night everyone

12:51 am

Robespierre

Huh. Looking for the pa 6/7, still haven’t found it, but stumbled onto a pe 6/7.

6:28 am

MollyL

Think Italian with Brit vowels for the pa6/7

6:46 am

bubba218

pa6 italian word for friend or countryman, then add vowel for 7

8:15 am

ChampFit

I'm surprised the jungle man counts.

8:24 am

ChampFit

Hadn't checked the chog when I found it.

8:36 am

rururocks

Jane does why not ta6?

8:40 am

MollyL

ta6 can be used as a descriptive, like he-man

8:41 am

ChampFit

I'm just glad it took it.

8:53 am

maccafixx

pa 7/32?

8:53 am

ChampFit

Don't have it. Will look...

8:54 am

rururocks

clued below macca

8:54 am

rururocks

it's surprising how often people don't check the chat

8:55 am

BzznBea

Why bother.

8:55 am

ChampFit

I ususally don't until I've finished the first pass.

8:55 am

ChampFit

I still have 6 p's to go.

8:56 am

rururocks

lol bea you're so blase bea

8:58 am

maccafixx

ty again Ru!

8:59 am

BzznBea

There isn't too much that surprises me about people any more.

9:02 am

BzznBea

Time to "people". Wonder who I can/will piss off today?

9:15 am

hurshy

morning all

9:19 am

hurshy

pe5es are like that girl who had a little curl... when they are good, they are very very good, but when they are bad, they are horrid

9:22 am

penquis

hello all...

9:22 am

hurshy

hi pen

9:23 am

penquis

hi hursh...

9:23 am

hurshy

struggling with Ps, as one so often does

9:35 am

Nef

With 31 P’s in the grid, we all will have trouble with them.

9:35 am

penquis

hi nef...

9:36 am

Nef

Hi pen & hurshy

9:36 am

hurshy

hi :)

9:38 am

hurshy

2nd col grey!

9:38 am

penquis

go, hursh!

9:49 am

penquis

phantom: trachea....

9:49 am

hurshy

yep i had that one too

9:51 am

Nef

That makes 3 of us. But I need to get on witnh my day, so will return for my last 40 now. HAGD everyone.

9:52 am

penquis

bye, nef...

9:54 am

hurshy

ttfn

9:55 am

hurshy

2-4-6-4-2

9:55 am

hurshy

look how pretty and symmetrical

9:56 am

penquis

46 left here....

9:57 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! race car driver _____ Patrick

10:09 am

penquis

Danica....

10:10 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

10:13 am

hurshy

rats, the only 8 mentioned in chat is the one i already have

10:14 am

penquis

i have only tr 8....what do you have?

10:14 am

hurshy

same

10:15 am

penquis

mine is tr 8/50....

10:16 am

hurshy

phantom: traipse

10:16 am

ivesyj

there are 2 tr 8

10:16 am

ivesyj

and a di 8 55

10:16 am

penquis

ah, ty....

10:18 am

hurshy

aHA the storm is finally going

10:18 am

penquis

phantom: insipid....

10:18 am

penquis

bright sun here.....expecting rain later today...

10:18 am

hurshy

and by going i mean active, fully arrived, not going away

10:20 am

hurshy

hmmmmmmm i say about this di8

10:24 am

hurshy

thank goodness for morewords

10:25 am

penquis

ah, I won't bother looking for that now then....

10:26 am

hurshy

the other tr8 is related to your earlier phantom

10:26 am

penquis

i tried to make that work....will try again....ty....

10:27 am

penquis

got it...ty...

10:27 am

periwinkle2

good morning all.

10:28 am

periwinkle2

need to change that little person next to my name to red but I forgot how to do it

10:28 am

origami

Hi peri. Welcome back

10:28 am

hurshy

did you lose your account and make a new one?

10:28 am

penquis

peri!!!!....is that you???

10:29 am

periwinkle2

yes it is me

10:29 am

hurshy

you go to My Account, Optional Info box on the right, and put Sex: Female

10:29 am

periwinkle2

ty hursh

10:29 am

penquis

welcome back, peri! we missed you....

10:29 am

hurshy

yes, people have been asking about you repeatedly

10:31 am

periwinkle2

really hurshy. that means a lot to me

10:31 am

periwinkle2

have to get a new picture here too and forgot how to do that too

10:33 am

periwinkle2

I my old account had my old email address so had to start over.

10:34 am

periwinkle2

I actually did not missm

10:35 am

periwinkle2

Babble as much as

10:35 am

periwinkle2

I thought I would

10:36 am

periwinkle2

Hi origami :)

10:37 am

penquis

well that's good in a way....it means you have other things in your life to do.... ;o)

10:37 am

periwinkle2

yes pen

10:40 am

penquis

you can change your pic by going to My Account....there is an edit button under your current pic....there are instructions there....

10:42 am

penquis

well i am stalled at 24....taking a break....bye all....

11:34 am

clg47

has anyone found the ra5 between the dried fruit and a place for cattle?

11:35 am

MollyL

Rhymes with plural of what ballerinas do

11:48 am

BzznBea

Shout out to MLFan, where ever she may be.

11:49 am

clg47

thank you, I was focused on ballerina positions but foxtrotters and salsa performers also do it

11:59 am

phaeton

hello...help with the di8?

12:00 pm

hurshy

di8 = to dump or jettison minus T + largest continent

12:01 pm

phaeton

ty

12:15 pm

hokie carla

howdy folks

12:35 pm

rururocks

(babble is offended now)

12:41 pm

BzznBea

Why?

12:45 pm

crosshair

Ty for the di8, Hurshy. :)

1:00 pm

cybernan

good morning all -- was never a ballerina, so....

1:00 pm

cybernan

cant find a tr relaited to traipse either

1:04 pm

MollyL

Oh come on Nan, what does a ballerina do? What do kids at the prom do? What are people doing while moving to music?

1:05 pm

BzznBea

remove the T it is a ra5 which rhymes with what ballet is

1:06 pm

cybernan

oh - had it already! thought the cllue was referring to something else

1:07 pm

MollyL

There is no T in the word I was cluing. The ask was for the ra between dried fruit and cattle place

1:07 pm

cybernan

and i have that tr 8 - it is the other one Im looking for

1:10 pm

hokie carla

the ra5 is also ron howard's dad

1:12 pm

MollyL

tr + word for minor pain + Freud's first

1:13 pm

cybernan

ty molly

1:13 pm

MollyL

I didn't know that about Ron Howard's dad

1:14 pm

cybernan

ga x2, gn, ?

1:18 pm

justafreep

another ga5, nan

1:19 pm

justafreep

apparently a fabric. I don't recall seeing it before

1:21 pm

hokie carla

ra5 howard was also an actor and you would certainly recognize him

1:22 pm

hokie carla

racking my brain on fabric

1:23 pm

MollyL

It is used in evening wear and bridal wear

1:23 pm

hokie carla

organza, tulle, l4, satin

1:24 pm

hokie carla

was going to be real embarrased if it was ganza, but it's not

1:26 pm

BzznBea

It's a stiff fabric use in hute coutur

1:26 pm

BzznBea

haute

1:27 pm

BzznBea

Its before th ga4 if that makes a difference.

1:29 pm

hokie carla

well, that narrows down my guessing at least, thx

1:29 pm

hokie carla

ok, got it!

1:30 pm

hokie carla

still 40 left. not a huge fan of this one.

1:30 pm

BzznBea

Nor I

1:32 pm

hokie carla

ooh, finished the C at least

1:33 pm

cybernan

ty -- for the ga 5 - sorry for the delay - was called away for a bit

1:35 pm

cybernan

is there an na?

1:36 pm

hokie carla

nan keeps asking all the right questions ;)

1:37 pm

cybernan

sounds like we are at the same pl5 carla

1:37 pm

cybernan

doesn't like the scots version of night

1:38 pm

hokie carla

or the german one

1:45 pm

cybernan

the s if giving me grief

1:54 pm

cybernan

na 6

1:59 pm

BzznBea

add a vowel to the nose cavity

2:01 pm

cybernan

ty bea - was just letting carla know that I had found it

2:05 pm

cybernan

taking a break - top right corner left

2:26 pm

hokie carla

oh, we've had that one before, thx

2:27 pm

hokie carla

what about the i? only have ic4

2:27 pm

MollyL

Bug

2:28 pm

hokie carla

geez, was trying inseat, inseal. knew it would be an in6 but couldn't go there. thx.

2:29 pm

hokie carla

will work on my 6 4s

2:31 pm

hokie carla

oh, just noticed I have 10 P's left, this is a pain, right?

2:36 pm

hokie carla

phantom traipse

3:44 pm

periwinkle2

hello again. this is the original periwinkle with a 2 after her name

4:04 pm

hokie carla

the OP

4:04 pm

hokie carla

welcome back

4:04 pm

periwinkle2

thanks

4:07 pm

MollyL

Oh please, let's stick with Peri. We have enough acronym use here,

4:08 pm

periwinkle2

I missed all of yo

4:08 pm

periwinkle2

you even

4:09 pm

hokie carla

she's the one that said she was the original peri. have you never heard the phrase "OG" for original gangster? Original Peri has to be the OP. Come on now.

4:12 pm

periwinkle2

did ruru move?

4:29 pm

MollyL

Not yet

4:35 pm

crosshair

Welcome back. O.P :)

6:17 pm

cybernan

hi again. Got all of my photo editing done from last night's Happy Hour and this years video up to date -- always glad to get that out of the way.

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