Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, July 12, 2025

12:05 am

justafreep

wi8 and happy flip

12:05 am

jeanne314

wo8

12:07 am

justafreep

sh8

12:10 am

cybernan

ho 7 - hi everyone

12:10 am

justafreep

ed7 and hi, nan

12:10 am

Rainiqui

Hi Nan

12:10 am

cybernan

sh 8

12:10 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:12 am

justafreep

wo7

12:12 am

dizgrannie

hi all, nbt/nbs

12:14 am

jeanne314

in8

12:17 am

justafreep

co7/8

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:19 am

dizgrannie

bh 5

12:24 am

justafreep

thanks for that

12:24 am

dizgrannie

yw

12:26 am

justafreep

te7

12:28 am

dizgrannie

Ws whipped

12:28 am

justafreep

ch7

12:29 am

justafreep

he8 that I cannot figure out how one would use in conversation

12:35 am

sprite

morning babblers

12:36 am

justafreep

hey, sprite

12:42 am

sprite

ai

12:43 am

sprite

hiya freep :)

12:43 am

sprite

back soon, nature calls

12:53 am

sprite

back

12:53 am

justafreep

you missed a lot

12:53 am

sprite

I bet. All those words... ah well, got to find them myself then :D

12:54 am

justafreep

You do

12:54 am

justafreep

And I will leave you to it, as I must turn in here

12:54 am

sprite

sleep well, freep

1:03 am

Deeha

winge 'not found in the dictionary' - what??!!

1:04 am

sprite

not sure. Is it whinge?

1:04 am

Deeha

not in UK!

1:05 am

sprite

another enable weirdo thing then

1:09 am

Deeha

discovered however its will allow it with a superlative -if that the right word

1:10 am

sprite

:D

2:05 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing

2:07 am

ursh

before you go Sprite - I have a question regarding Expert. Lickety emailed a fix to me which is working ok - but does not send words to clues - any ideas ?

5:02 am

Norma

g

5:27 am

MollyL

So what is the advantage of using Expert if it doesn't send words to the clue list? I thought that was the whole point. Otherwise you could just copy and paste your word list into Lickety's list like most of us do.

5:40 am

saanichcat

isn't it a problem he is still working on? a while back he apologized for having to enter the words twice.

5:58 am

MollyL

Yes Saan, I was of the impression he was still working on it. However Sprite keeps claiming it works for her. But she is the only one so that makes me wonder.

6:21 am

Norma

it

6:35 am

periwinkle

morning all. help with de8 please

6:41 am

MollyL

Think of a gerund word that has to do with the four bags in a baseball game

6:59 am

saanichcat

great clue Molly

7:00 am

Sugrraleona

bh5?

7:02 am

Sugrraleona

bhaon

7:02 am

Sugrraleona

?

7:02 am

Sugrraleona

LOL

7:02 am

Sugrraleona

sorry

7:05 am

saanichcat

bh5 - sound that a gun makes

7:06 am

MollyL

Good clue Saan

7:08 am

rururocks

A tai gun maybe?

7:10 am

Sugrraleona

ty you - great clue Saan

7:11 am

rururocks

Everyone could use a good bh5 every once in a while

7:16 am

Sugrraleona

ha ha ha

7:22 am

Sugrraleona

i'm having a difficult time trying to find the 2nd wo7/48 - anyone?

7:36 am

crosshair

Good morning, babblers. :)

7:55 am

hokie carla

hey crossy. I thought this started out fine, but there are some tough tiles.

8:00 am

Scrabbler

Hi Hokie.

8:00 am

hokie carla

hey scrabs

8:01 am

Scrabbler

What are your plans this weekend?

8:01 am

hokie carla

my oldest son came to visit so just hanging out with him. some golf tonight if it doesn't thunderstorm.

8:02 am

hokie carla

what about you?

8:02 am

Scrabbler

I was invited to a patient's HS grad party this afternoon. I feel honored. One of my favorite families.

8:02 am

hokie carla

aw

8:06 am

MollyL

wo7/48...another word for forest plus two vowels. Weird word

8:08 am

hokie carla

well, thanks. even with that I only found 8 w's.

8:09 am

hokie carla

oh there's a set of regular words. moving on.

8:15 am

hokie carla

well, 70 left. of course some of the vowels keeping me from HOET. going to give winston a bath. TTFN.

8:16 am

Sugrraleona

ty Molly

8:53 am

hurshy

rats, two Ss in bassoon. morning all

8:54 am

Scrabbler

Hi Hurshy and kitties.

8:54 am

hurshy

hi sc and bunnies :D

8:55 am

Scrabbler

The bunnies are exploring the LR right now.

8:55 am

hurshy

fritz got hold of a plastic bag and ate part of it so i'm waiting for him to vomit

8:56 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no.

8:56 am

hurshy

it is his nature as a Fritz

8:56 am

Scrabbler

Hah.

8:58 am

welki

'morning, folks

8:58 am

hurshy

morning welki

8:59 am

Scrabbler

Hi welki. How are you doing?

9:00 am

welki

doing well, thanks. going on a short trip a week from tomorrow, to san francisco. oldest grandkid is on tour again; her mother and i will meet at the airport, go to her show that night and then head up the coast for a few days

9:01 am

Scrabbler

Wow, fun!

9:01 am

welki

yeah, we're stoked!

9:02 am

welki

my aunt, who is 87, and uncle, will be joining us at the venue and spend the night in SF

9:02 am

Scrabbler

What kind of music does the band play?

9:02 am

welki

a mix - pop, indie

9:03 am

Scrabbler

The name of the band?

9:04 am

maccafixx

first ha 6/30?

9:04 am

welki

she plays guitar for him - here's an acoustic song, for your listening pleasure

https://tinyurl.com/y2wtwtnj

9:05 am

welki

i don't have any of them, macca, but will look

9:05 am

Sugrraleona

macca - a rabbit will sit on its Ha6

9:05 am

Sugrraleona

his butt

9:05 am

Sugrraleona

his hind

9:06 am

welki

his fluffy little ass :D

9:06 am

Sugrraleona

LOL

9:08 am

Scrabbler

My rabbits are doing that now over in the LR.

9:10 am

hurshy

hard to think how else they could sit, really

9:14 am

hurshy

oh my goodness

9:14 am

hurshy

i just monkeyed a word, not thinking it would count at all

9:14 am

hurshy

swine + almond

9:14 am

Scrabbler

That's always fun.

9:16 am

MollyL

Ah, he's an Asbury Park boy.

9:16 am

Scrabbler

Thanks, hurshy.

9:19 am

hurshy

found an 8! he8

9:19 am

mael

alas, it is not hedonist

9:19 am

hurshy

no, it's stupider than that

9:20 am

mael

lol I tried hedonish just in case. A little bit of a hedonist

9:21 am

hurshy

nice

9:21 am

mael

but it did give me the he7

9:21 am

hurshy

ooh thanks

9:25 am

mael

oh I found the 8. Very Monty Pythony

9:25 am

hurshy

lol yes

9:26 am

MollyL

What? Like shrubbery?

9:26 am

mael

NI

9:28 am

MollyL

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

9:28 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway so I need to get on with my day. Enjoy the day.

9:30 am

mael

bye scrabbs

9:30 am

mael

I've been on and off all morning

9:30 am

mael

going to a Red Sox game this afternoon

9:32 am

hurshy

Es Eliminated!

9:33 am

MollyL

Ah Fenway

9:35 am

rururocks

the big green monster

9:39 am

MollyL

What does a beer and a hot dog go for these days? 40 bucks?

9:39 am

mael

probably

9:40 am

mael

we're sitting on the Monster, I'm excited

9:40 am

MollyL

I read something in the Washington Post about how much it cost to take a family of four to a Nats game and almost fainted.

9:42 am

rururocks

beers at the giants games are $16 bucks

9:42 am

rururocks

parking is way worse

9:42 am

mael

parking is the worst at fenway

9:43 am

welki

hi again - i'm on a crumpet-making kick, using sourdough discard. they're deeelish!

9:43 am

welki

site

9:44 am

welki

oops - apologies

9:44 am

hurshy

mmm, nice welki

9:45 am

welki

ru - we were offered a house in jenner for a couple of nights, ocean/river/estuary views, looks really lovely

9:45 am

rururocks

jenner is nice

9:45 am

rururocks

eat at River's End

9:46 am

rururocks

it's a trek to get out there though

9:46 am

welki

it's where we'll stay after our visit. a trek? just in the middle of nowhere, or difficult driving?

9:48 am

rururocks

just a long drive down River Road.. you go through Guerneville and Monte Rio and further

9:48 am

rururocks

from my house at least 3 hours

9:48 am

Sugrraleona

good day everyon - 42 left for later :)

9:49 am

hurshy

just found an odd un7 and 8 pair

9:49 am

welki

must be one helluva road, the map says it's only 47 miles

9:50 am

periwinkle

I saw the clue for the de8. Have no idea. know nothing about baseball

9:50 am

periwinkle

but I just found it. ty Molly

9:50 am

rururocks

it's an hour to santa rosa from my house there is a short cut I can give you from santa rosa at least an hour and a half

9:50 am

welki

ohhhhh - i thought you were in santa rosa

9:51 am

rururocks

no.. i'm in Napa

9:51 am

rururocks

I'm not in any gangs any longer so Santa Rosa didn't make sense

9:51 am

welki

good thing you told me, i could be knocking on doors all day in santa rosa, asking if they know where ru lives

9:51 am

rururocks

:D

9:55 am

welki

found a ntpn, probably for the canadians and folks from montana - first nation group

9:59 am

rururocks

sure is hard to close out a few tiles in this one

10:02 am

welki

probably a good thing you're there - we need you to point us in the right direction to some wine and a wine store, so we can buy some for the house-owners as a thank you. will likely not be "enough," so maybe a donation to their local rescue in their name, too

10:02 am

hurshy

i've managed to get every tile down to only one or two left if not grey, 19 words left

10:03 am

rururocks

one stop shopping here .. I've got plenty of wine. I'll give you some for a gift for them.

10:03 am

welki

noooo

10:04 am

MollyL

Wow, I thought everyone knew there was first, second, third and home ____ in baseball

10:06 am

rururocks

wow.. the h's were tough

10:12 am

hurshy

i'm still looking for one of them

10:13 am

hurshy

the one before one way to let your laundry dry, like, out in the sun

10:13 am

welki

maybe ha 5/14?

10:13 am

rururocks

an ugly woman + a man's name

10:14 am

hurshy

yes, it's what ruru said

10:16 am

rururocks

listen to ruru.. you won't go wrong (most of the time)

10:16 am

hurshy

lol

10:16 am

welki

ty for that one

10:18 am

rururocks

finally found my second eight

10:32 am

hokie carla

I see a KS city

10:37 am

hokie carla

hmm, can't think of a 2 letter man's name

10:37 am

hokie carla

maybe I have the ugly woman wrong

10:38 am

hokie carla

yeah, can't be right for 5/14

10:38 am

hokie carla

oh, but sandwiches!

10:39 am

rururocks

ha six hokie

10:39 am

rururocks

not five

10:41 am

hokie carla

I see welki in here

10:42 am

hokie carla

no, I'm not calling welki a hag

10:42 am

BzznBea

Always a good sign when you clear the first letter at the start.

10:42 am

BzznBea

I see Wichita.

10:42 am

hokie carla

nice, bea

10:42 am

hokie carla

ding ding ding

10:44 am

BzznBea

I talked to an airline person and said I was flying there but she didn't understand where I was going. I spelled it for her. "No, that is Wi-cheeta." Took me awhile to quit laughing.

10:45 am

hokie carla

what? lol

10:51 am

MollyL

And the Wicheeta lineman, is still on the liiiiine

10:53 am

rururocks

whew.. tough grid.. was it big enough for you bea?

10:53 am

hokie carla

this is a tough one. probably won't finish.

10:54 am

BzznBea

I'm hesitant to answer that question, ru.

10:54 am

rururocks

:D good thinking

10:56 am

rururocks

a few weird ass words in this one

11:03 am

welki

<--- for sure, hokie, is a hag

11:04 am

welki

meaning i am, not you!

11:04 am

hokie carla

haha

11:11 am

BzznBea

That was a fast final.

11:12 am

hokie carla

yep

11:12 am

hokie carla

well, I finished the G

11:13 am

hokie carla

still need a lower E and 4th row i for HOET

11:14 am

BzznBea

I'm off to the library before it gets too hot. Afraid I've missed that window.

11:16 am

hokie carla

yep

11:16 am

hokie carla

I still have 47 left here but going to do other things

11:43 am

cybernan

worked at this for a few minutes last night - still 156 left -and don't really feel like tackling something this big, so will be giving it a pass. Hagd everyone :)

11:58 am

MollyL

Don't blame you a bit Nan. There is more to life than these weird ass grids. Enjoy your day.

12:12 pm

rururocks

quitters

12:18 pm

MollyL

Oh, are we name calling? Word game addict!

12:30 pm

rururocks

first they complain about small grids then they complain about large grids.. this is babble not goldilocks :D

12:32 pm

MollyL

I think the only people who like large grids are the ones whose number one happy place is in front of a green and yellow computer screen. Which is kind of sad.

12:38 pm

rururocks

I'm just stalling because i have to move a ton of wine to a new cellar.

12:38 pm

MollyL

You don't hire people to do that for you?

12:39 pm

rururocks

nope.. I do it myself

12:41 pm

rururocks

I guess i should start my day.. have a good day Molly

12:58 pm

mrloser

ips

1:05 pm

mrloser

oops

1:05 pm

mrloser

huan

3:03 pm

periwinkle

ch7 or ed7 please

3:12 pm

nrkii

ed7 is a superlative

3:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi nrk

3:12 pm

nrkii

I can't find ch7

3:13 pm

nrkii

Hi!

3:13 pm

periwinkle

hmm

3:14 pm

periwinkle

ty for ed7

3:16 pm

nrkii

35 to go here... 10-11-6-7-1

3:16 pm

periwinkle

72 left here

3:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

chipping away at this one. 77 left

3:17 pm

nrkii

I usually work every single tile until I get to only 1 or 2 left before I move on, but totally impossible today.

3:17 pm

nrkii

Or possible, but too unpleasant to bother.

3:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

i try to pick a quadrant and stay within it.

3:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

but sometimes just go for it.

3:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

a good weekend for dsncing. last night and tomorrow outdoors

3:24 pm

nrkii

Oh, hell no for dancing outdoors in this weather.

3:24 pm

nrkii

give me AC any day

3:25 pm

nrkii

I'm planning another competition in October

3:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

around 5- and there is shade and a sidewalk

3:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think that's great. i'd love to see that.

3:25 pm

nrkii

I think it will be in Livingston, NJ, so quite a hike for you, but you're welcome to come in any case

3:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

time to stay at the family b&b. but not undoable in a day

3:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am wanting to get to asbury park, there is so much going on there. can stay in toms river at a friend's place. actually thinking of moving there.

3:27 pm

nrkii

It's usually like $35 for spectacting for the day. They start at 8AM and go till about 5, so you can catch a few hours pretty flexibly any time in between. I strongly recommend avoiding the early morning stuff --

3:28 pm

nrkii

I haven't been to Asbury Park. Most of my east side of the state stuff is Cape May

3:29 pm

hurshy

spies during WWII were known for parach7 into France

3:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

i was there once long ago. family goes there since they did not rebuild there shel of a beach home after sandy.

3:29 pm

nrkii

thanks, hurshy

3:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

perhaps we will get to the dame dance sometime. recreational for me, or course. :D

3:31 pm

nrkii

I haven't done much at all "out in the wild"... mostly just lessons and group classes and parties

3:31 pm

nrkii

meaning student parties

3:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

waiting for one in flemington. she is promoting in asbury park for the summer, so i guess in the fall

3:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh my, time has flown. time for a break.

3:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

in the wild will be fun. you will see al levels and styles. lots of personalization

3:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

the hardest are leads who don't know what they are doing. but that happens more in speciaiized dance like cajun and zydeco.

3:36 pm

nrkii

maybe someday you'll talk me into it :)

3:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

i was dancing with a smasjed finger. not too bad.

3:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

the gang is for swing, mostly.

3:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

i will let you know when at havana on sunday afternoon.

3:39 pm

nrkii

sounds good

3:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

see you

3:42 pm

BzznBea

What is it with this grid?

3:43 pm

phaeton

aarrgh!!!

3:46 pm

nrkii

down to 19... even now that I'm using the list, it's still hard

3:54 pm

nrkii

done, but annoyed :)

4:00 pm

MollyL

So I'm right. Doing these grids is self-inflicted pain : D

4:01 pm

nrkii

at least today it is, yes

4:01 pm

nrkii

If it had been a weekday I would have given up, but I had time to persist

4:02 pm

MollyL

But you persisted in something annoying. I'm sure there is a psych paper here somewhere.

4:07 pm

BzznBea

Asking myself "why?",

4:14 pm

BzznBea

Think I'll go take this frustration out on some chicken.

4:25 pm

nrkii

It would have annoyed me more to not finish, on a day when I had time to keep going

4:25 pm

nrkii

lesser of two evils

4:26 pm

nrkii

Or the Sunk Cost Fallacy

6:24 pm

tessagram

get

7:03 pm

mkg

Stumped by last columns and E……..the e is third row. Any help welcome. Ty.

7:04 pm

penquis

consuming....ea 6....

7:05 pm

mkg

Oh my. Ty. So easy and i missed it. Ty.

7:05 pm

mkg

Got it.

7:08 pm

mkg

Got an A so all set now. No blanks.

8:53 pm

BzznBea

And I fially get the clue ru left at 10:13am...

9:01 pm

BzznBea

This was a grind.

9:01 pm

BzznBea

Namaste

9:15 pm

phaeton

whew...fw

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