Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, October 18, 2026

12:00 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:01 am

dizgrannie

hi all

12:01 am

Robespierre

Howdy!

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:05 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:06 am

dofith

G'day folks

12:07 am

dofith

acne

12:07 am

dofith

acre

12:08 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, re 7

12:09 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs, thanks Rain

12:09 am

Rainiqui

yw Diz

12:11 am

momof5

Ga7

12:16 am

dizgrannie

Zs zapped

12:16 am

cybernan

just have the babblet

12:17 am

dizgrannie

Nan 4,5,4,4

12:18 am

cybernan

ty - missing one of the last 2 4s

12:18 am

dizgrannie

zi, zo

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

MetFan

TY Lickety

12:19 am

cybernan

ty - zi was a new one for me

12:24 am

cybernan

crashing. Doesn't look like our civic election results will be called til tomorrow -- mayoralty race really close.

12:34 am

dizgrannie

ac 7

12:35 am

momof5

Ca7

12:36 am

rururocks

ca7 x 2

4:08 am

FrenchToast

phantom: arcane

5:10 am

MumTT

ll

5:51 am

bichon

my words aren't showing up in the clues?

6:12 am

bichon

Is anyone here?

6:31 am

FrenchToast

GM

6:32 am

FrenchToast

The ge5,16 is a new one for me

6:32 am

bichon

Hi FT. are your words showing up?

6:33 am

FrenchToast

Showing up?

6:34 am

bichon

The words I found are not showing up in the clues

6:35 am

FrenchToast

I don't know what you mean.

6:35 am

FrenchToast

What clues

6:35 am

bichon

In Babble Expert, they don't.

6:36 am

FrenchToast

Oh I don't use that. I just enter my words the regular way, and then cut-and-paste into lickety list.

6:36 am

bichon

ty FT

6:36 am

FrenchToast

Sorry Im no help!

7:11 am

Christa

thank you Lickety

8:34 am

ivesyj

clue for the last ga plz

8:35 am

ivesyj

ga4 that is

8:36 am

ivesyj

sorry its the seond to the last ga

8:36 am

ivesyj

omg. i cant type today .. its the second to the last ga 4 really

8:42 am

vashongin

a horse's stride?

8:42 am

vashongin

I don't have them all yet

8:44 am

ivesyj

ty vash i have that one

8:47 am

vashongin

it has all the same letters as the first ga4

8:48 am

ivesyj

yes ty! thats it

9:24 am

phaeton

hello...help with the tr6/24?

9:25 am

MollyL

Way to determine the most severe injuries

9:25 am

rururocks

entry room at a hospital

9:26 am

periwinkle2

hi all ac7 please

9:26 am

phaeton

ty

9:26 am

periwinkle2

Molly do you have your heat on yet?

9:27 am

hokie carla

howdy folks

9:27 am

rururocks

i have my air conditioner on here

9:27 am

rururocks

hi hookie

9:27 am

welki

furnace is on here

9:28 am

MollyL

I had the heat on earlier but it is off now.

9:28 am

periwinkle2

64 inside but on heat on yet

9:28 am

hokie carla

we are visiting son in Raleigh. it is cold here. was like 42 when we got up. 52 now, feels like 48.

9:28 am

periwinkle2

no heat on yet. wearing layers

9:28 am

hokie carla

probably cold in our house as we left the AC on

9:29 am

periwinkle2

ac7 please

9:29 am

welki

our a/c is shut down, wrapped up and done until next year

9:29 am

MollyL

It is up to 50 here and that may be as warm as it gets. It is not as bad as yesterday, when it was windy and chilly.

9:29 am

FrenchToast

peri, ac + U.S. M+++++ (branch of military)

9:30 am

periwinkle2

ty FT

9:30 am

MollyL

I could never live in Canada. Way too cold to early for me.

9:30 am

hokie carla

same

9:30 am

MollyL

too early

9:31 am

MollyL

Snow in October would make me clinically depressed.

9:34 am

bichon

heat on here. Was 30 this am

9:34 am

FrenchToast

Fireworks

9:34 am

hokie carla

just started but already hate all the A's

9:34 am

hokie carla

congrats, FT

9:34 am

rururocks

nice grid.. pretty easy really

9:35 am

hokie carla

blah blah blah

9:38 am

phaeton

ar7?

9:43 am

hurshy

morning all

9:43 am

hokie carla

hey hurhsy

9:43 am

hokie carla

hurshy

9:53 am

hurshy

hey :)

9:59 am

hurshy

i see what you mean about the As i think

10:00 am

hokie carla

yeah, finally found a bunch on the 4th col ones but only one on each of the other 2

10:01 am

hokie carla

oh, just found an at7 on the left

10:01 am

hurshy

well it's not atheist

10:01 am

hurshy

i have an at7 from the TOP

10:02 am

hurshy

my heat has come on for the first time this season

10:02 am

hokie carla

yep, sorry. I do have 2 there now. but I saw it from the other so jumped to conclusions

10:02 am

hurshy

i just have 2 ap5s from the left

10:03 am

hokie carla

I will look for another then

10:03 am

hurshy

there is a pair of az to monkey from the top

10:03 am

hokie carla

I have an az5

10:04 am

hurshy

and it's not a plural?

10:04 am

hokie carla

no

10:04 am

hurshy

ok that was my last top one then

10:04 am

hurshy

got it

10:04 am

hokie carla

and can't seem to make a pl

10:04 am

hurshy

no the pair is a 4 and 5

10:04 am

hokie carla

got the set, thx

10:05 am

hurshy

babble is a te4 sport

10:06 am

hurshy

ooh got that ar7 phae was asking about - trig word

10:07 am

hurshy

ok now i just need 2 from the left and one from the 13er

10:09 am

hokie carla

well I didn't have the s part either, thanks

10:09 am

hokie carla

I need 1 + 2 + 1 + 2

10:10 am

hurshy

the top you would need at4 babblet at this point

10:10 am

hokie carla

duh thanks

10:11 am

hurshy

Hs Hacked!

10:11 am

hokie carla

well, we're going to run out for a bit. BB during football.

10:11 am

hurshy

ok, ttfn

10:12 am

hurshy

a Zans for cans is very good.
have you a Zans for cans? you should!

10:15 am

hurshy

ok M seems to be hard also

10:16 am

LuvWordGames

there's a jewish word from the M

10:18 am

hurshy

ahh thanks

10:18 am

hurshy

3 versions of it

10:18 am

hurshy

that greyed it for me

10:19 am

LuvWordGames

thanks, I'd only found one

10:24 am

hurshy

well i need 4 Ps, but i greyed the rest of the third row

10:28 am

hurshy

bottom row grey!

10:39 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! large Central European mountain range

10:42 am

penquis

Carpathian....hello all....

10:42 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!! hi pen

10:43 am

penquis

hi hursh...

11:06 am

rururocks

Just finished making some chocolate caramel panna cottas for my tasting group tonight.. yummo

11:07 am

origami

Sounds so good

11:11 am

hurshy

indeed

11:12 am

penquis

*wiping the drool off the keyboard*....

11:13 am

hurshy

why did i think gerao was a word

11:13 am

hurshy

oh it's gherao

11:13 am

penquis

no idea...

11:13 am

rururocks

finishing with vanilla whipped cream and shaved chocolate curls

11:13 am

hurshy

that's why

11:13 am

hurshy

ruru are you trying to torment us

11:13 am

rururocks

:D

11:14 am

Shirlockc

whipping us into shape

11:14 am

rururocks

i have to make a gluten free dessert so panna cottas are safe for my buddy

11:14 am

hurshy

yeah i have a celiac friend as well

11:15 am

rururocks

i had a recipe for a flourless bittersweet chocolate cake but it required too much measuring for my tastes. I'm just not great at measuring.

11:16 am

rururocks

even with my measured sense of humor.

11:16 am

Shirlockc

your cup always overflowth

11:17 am

hurshy

i mean i'm not great at measuring when it involves something where very preciseness is needed, like wood cuts that have to be exact so they will fit... but cooking measuring generally doesn't need that level of accuracy

11:17 am

rururocks

but baking does

11:17 am

rururocks

I never measure anything really.. everything is by sight and experience

11:17 am

origami

That's why you don't bake :D

11:18 am

hurshy

i mean baking may need better accuracy than some other kinds of cooking but there is still a lil bit of wiggle room

11:18 am

penquis

my mother always said there wasn't.....but i am not a cook....

11:19 am

rururocks

I'm actually a pretty decent cook myself.. I can almost keep up with Origami

11:19 am

rururocks

... the brazing queen....

11:20 am

Shirlockc

i used to bake more and was of the hmmmm, what do i have in the pantry/fridge that i can use up

11:20 am

origami

I don't know about that

11:20 am

rururocks

(brazing.. not brazen)

11:25 am

rururocks

you don't think I can almost keep up with you ori?

11:26 am

origami

I mean I don't think I'm ahead of you in the cooking arena

11:27 am

rururocks

I don't know about that.. you're more inventive than me and you're pretty damn good too

11:28 am

origami

I do like to cook!

11:28 am

rururocks

I should get you DC's new cookbook for xmas

11:28 am

rururocks

:D

11:29 am

origami

Oh, please do :

11:32 am

hurshy

dcseain?

11:33 am

hurshy

or is this a non-babble DC that you refer to

11:37 am

BzznBea

Topic cooking? I'm a very good cook. Do it every day.

11:42 am

origami

I live alone so if I don't cook, I don't eat :D

11:42 am

rururocks

I bet you are bea

11:42 am

rururocks

well ori.. there is KFC?

11:43 am

rururocks

#potpie

11:43 am

origami

Only if I want to weigh 300 lbs :D

11:43 am

rururocks

:D

11:43 am

hurshy

ruru are you saying dcseain has a cookbook or if not who is the DC you mean?

11:44 am

origami

Just an inside joke hurshy

11:44 am

rururocks

I'm just kidding hursh.. I did mean DC.. he posts a lot of pictures of meals he's made

11:44 am

BzznBea

If I lived alone, my down fall would be food trucks. Taco Queens Birra is to die for.

11:44 am

hurshy

ohh i see, thanks :)

11:44 am

rururocks

Birra is goat isn't it?

11:45 am

penquis

babble blind...taking a break....bye all...

11:45 am

hurshy

i still can't believe that one professor of mine didn't know that lamb was actually lamb

11:45 am

rururocks

bye pen

11:45 am

origami

Ooooh, I like birria

11:45 am

BzznBea

This is beef birra. I think birra is the way it is cooked.

11:45 am

rururocks

is it baaaaad for you?

11:46 am

origami

Like au jus

11:46 am

rururocks

oh

11:46 am

rururocks

maybe bierza is goat

11:46 am

BzznBea

I call it the Mexican French Dip.

11:47 am

hurshy

food network says: "Birria is a flavorful stew from Jalisco, Mexico, that can be made from goat, beef, cow's head or mutton."

11:47 am

rururocks

either way I'm kidding

11:47 am

rururocks

:D

11:47 am

origami

I love a french dip

11:47 am

rururocks

Like Mr. Bean?

11:48 am

hurshy

mr. bean is british

11:48 am

rururocks

oh who is the french guy then?

11:48 am

hurshy

um, there are lots of french guys

11:49 am

BzznBea

Jacques Pepin

11:49 am

BzznBea

Eric Ripert

11:49 am

rururocks

I love Jacques Pepin

11:49 am

hurshy

Inspector Clouseau

11:49 am

BzznBea

Me too.

11:50 am

rururocks

oh yeah inspector clouseau

11:50 am

BzznBea

I've been exploring Indian cuisine of late.

11:50 am

rururocks

I mvet him once bea... at Robert Mondavi winery with Julia Child

11:50 am

rururocks

met him that is

11:50 am

hurshy

i always feel so bad about it but i do NOT like indian food. except like, naan.

11:51 am

rururocks

I like Indian food... especially curries

11:51 am

BzznBea

What don't you like about it, hurshy?

11:51 am

rururocks

Ori makes a lot of that

11:51 am

hurshy

i just do not like the flavors of the spices that are prevalent in indian food, and i HATE indian curry. some thai curries are ok.

11:52 am

hurshy

i wish i knew which spices so that i could be more specific

11:52 am

origami

I'm a big fan of curry

11:52 am

rururocks

I guess it's how you're cumin on to the dinner

11:52 am

BzznBea

I can understand that, hurshy.

11:52 am

hurshy

yeah i probably dislike cumin

11:52 am

hurshy

i know i dislike saffron cause i had bouillabaisse in Marseille

11:53 am

rururocks

love cumin and coriander

11:53 am

rururocks

saffron is too expensive

11:53 am

origami

There are a lot o f strong flavors in Indian cooking

11:53 am

hurshy

and, not that it's relevant to indian food, but i also hate DILL

11:53 am

rururocks

like pickles?

11:53 am

BzznBea

I like biryani.

11:54 am

rururocks

me too

11:54 am

hurshy

i do not like any kind of pickles, nor do i like anything else that is pickled.

11:54 am

rururocks

wow what do you eat hursh?

11:54 am

BzznBea

That is more vinegar that dill.

11:54 am

hurshy

i cannot understand sauerkraut or kimchi or anything fermented, i'm like, people eat this VOLUNTARILY??

11:54 am

origami

Not a huge fan of kimchi

11:54 am

mabaker8

sitra

11:54 am

mabaker8

trat

11:54 am

rururocks

me too .. Kimchi is not for me

11:54 am

hurshy

well let's see, for lunch today i had a brie panini with peach preserves, harvest soup, celery with peanut butter

11:55 am

rururocks

wrong box mabaker

11:55 am

rururocks

whoa.. that's a lot of calories hursh

11:56 am

rururocks

I don't know how people eat vegamite

11:56 am

rururocks

or haggis

11:56 am

origami

All this food talk ... now I have to go have breakfast. See y'all

11:56 am

hurshy

yes, ick to haggis

11:56 am

hurshy

not that i've ever tried it

11:56 am

hurshy

lol

11:57 am

rururocks

oh.. it smells awful hursh

11:57 am

rururocks

Doren ate some on our trip

11:57 am

BzznBea

Does it smell when cooked?

11:57 am

rururocks

yes

11:57 am

rururocks

gamey

11:57 am

hurshy

what's that other food they always say smells terrible... durian?

11:57 am

BzznBea

That is a fruit.

12:00 pm

BzznBea

I've never tried chitterlings and I never will. yuck!

12:00 pm

hurshy

yes, i just was thinking of terrible smelling food of any kind

12:01 pm

mabaker8

this

12:03 pm

BzznBea

ma, try the add word box under the grid.

12:11 pm

mabaker8

My apologies.

12:28 pm

hokie carla

rehi

12:29 pm

hokie carla

I assume chitterlings are chitlins. have also never tried and probably won't.

12:35 pm

hokie carla

I am with you hurshy, I do not like indian curry flavor at all. I don't feel bad at all about not liking it. can't like everything.

12:43 pm

hokie carla

I guess everyone left

12:44 pm

hokie carla

ooh, not only did I see my ts4 nemesis, I just remembered the ts7

12:46 pm

rururocks

tz too

12:47 pm

hokie carla

darnit, thanks, ruru.

12:47 pm

rururocks

:D

1:02 pm

rururocks

russians use consonants weirdly and play fast and belarus

1:21 pm

BzznBea

Thanks, Carla.

1:32 pm

Atalante

kimchi is DELICIOUS :)

1:32 pm

BzznBea

I do like it in small amounts.

1:33 pm

Atalante

I love it

1:34 pm

Atalante

I get my south korean friends to bring it over for me :)

1:38 pm

BzznBea

My grands have a paternal grandma that is Korean and she make the best.

1:47 pm

Trifioso

hello friends. These a words, though....

1:48 pm

BzznBea

The passenger train line is among them.

1:48 pm

Trifioso

thank you kindly, dear bea - would not have found that

1:48 pm

BzznBea

yw

1:49 pm

Trifioso

I am having such a nice day! Took a field trip to a new-to-me fabric store that was an absolute fever dream. I have to restrain myself, or i will go every day.

1:51 pm

BzznBea

I love days when you find a great place like that. Finding a great thrift or consignment place always makes my day. Haven't been in a while.

1:51 pm

Trifioso

dreamy

1:51 pm

Trifioso

I was with a client, who found fabric she loved, but then wanted to scoot. I would have happily stayed HOURS

1:56 pm

hokie carla

thanks, bea. always forget that.

2:01 pm

BzznBea

Is it beautiful down there, Carla?

2:01 pm

hurshy

if it were JUST the curry i wouldn't feel so bad but it's like ALL indian food besides!

2:02 pm

hurshy

literally the only indian food i've ever eaten that i said "oh that's good" about is naan, either plain or garlic.

2:02 pm

BzznBea

I'm sure it is the spices they use that you don't like. And that is okay.

2:02 pm

hurshy

but it makes me feel like my taste buds are making me a racist

2:03 pm

Atalante

have you had peshwari naan?

2:03 pm

BzznBea

LOL! Racist taste buds.

2:20 pm

hokie carla

bea, I'm in Raleigh

2:21 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I'm not going to eat food I don't like because someone thinks it's racist. that's ridiculous.

2:22 pm

MollyL

It is not racist to not like food of another culture. Thinking that is what is ridiculous.

2:22 pm

hokie carla

hurshy you might have been brainwashed if you truly think that

2:24 pm

BzznBea

If you are in Raleigh, it is a pleasant day.

2:25 pm

hokie carla

yes, was chilly this morning but beautiful sunny day

2:31 pm

BzznBea

There was a horrible incident yesterday at a soccer complex where my grandson plays. We are all still in shock.

2:31 pm

BzznBea

So glad he had a bye this week.

2:36 pm

hokie carla

oh, that's terrible, bea

2:37 pm

hokie carla

we had a broken femur on the field once. my son who was playing said everyone knew right away.

2:38 pm

hokie carla

I just saw a Furman soccer player broke his leg in a game at Duke and then later had to have his lower leg amputated. I assume it was compartment syndrome.

2:39 pm

BzznBea

This was a mother that was mad because her six year old didn't play enough. She drove a truck through the field and killed a player and a coach and injured eleven others.

2:40 pm

hokie carla

what?? that's insane.

2:40 pm

hokie carla

this is near here or back in KS? I forgot where your grandkids are.

2:40 pm

BzznBea

Right?

2:40 pm

BzznBea

It was in Wichita, KS.

2:41 pm

hokie carla

terrible

2:43 pm

MollyL

That is a horrible story. I read about it and it renewed my concerns about the poor mental health of so many.

2:52 pm

MollyL

The woman driving that truck had kids in the truck with her.

2:56 pm

BzznBea

I've had the same concerns, Molly. Mental health in this county is nonexistent.

2:58 pm

hurshy

i wonder exactly WHAT mental health condition would lead someone to do that

2:59 pm

MollyL

Well, I couldn't diagnose the woman, but obviously anger that her child wasn't getting to play enough soccer does not justify what she did.

3:12 pm

MollyL

What I don't understand is why the woman was released without being charged with anything. Two people, one who was a child, are dead.

3:13 pm

hokie carla

the article I read said her kid played on a different field so was that even his/her coach?

3:14 pm

hokie carla

but yeah, I can't believe she isn't in jail. it said they let her out after a meeting with the DA and pending toxicology and mechanical reports. so is she claiming something wrong with her vehicle?

3:18 pm

BzznBea

I've been to that complex. You would have to do some maneuvering to get from the parking to the fields.

4:52 pm

rururocks

the whole news story is very sad.. you have to be one very sick SOB to injure children. Totally awful.

5:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

cart

5:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

er

5:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

earns

5:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

rarn

5:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

sorry

5:00 pm

BzznBea

Hey, Kap...

5:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Yeh, I know...

5:01 pm

BzznBea

No worries. =)

5:18 pm

harpjane

thanks for the head start Kaplan

5:21 pm

harpjane

found a feline

5:55 pm

MollyL

🙄

6:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

greetings all, diving in

7:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

why don't my word show up on the word list? I have typed some of them three time and still not on the list, argh

7:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oof, wrong spelling, oops

7:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

aptazog. should be a word. what does it mean? LOL

7:15 pm

MollyL

🙄

7:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

making up new words is fun

7:36 pm

MollyL

🙄

7:41 pm

crosshair

Good evening, Babblers. Diving in. :)

9:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i have words from 24 tiles. stuck on the lower right corner. Any clues haappily accepted.

9:02 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

no points for sacarine LOL

9:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hita crosshair!

9:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

*hiya

9:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

greyed out 6 tiles, 52 words left, night all

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