Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, July 24, 2025

12:14 am

WoolyChris

Ca7

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:22 am

rebelsass

thanks, lickety

12:42 am

ursh

more than half way and no 7's or 8 :(

12:45 am

sprite

thanks Lickety! Morning babblers

12:58 am

Otis the Bear

My only ca7 cau

12:58 am

Otis the Bear

Causes me to hear Thurbers Mrs Barrows cackle.

1:08 am

Otis the Bear

The phantoms are killing me tonight - bifurcate, waffle, fluid, lurid. *sigh*

1:13 am

sprite

canyon, react...

1:26 am

mattygroves

urea

1:26 am

mattygroves

sorry!

2:02 am

grannyrose

popping in briefly before dinner, and going to grandson's cake and coffee night for his 12th birthday. * hugs * sprite. * hugs * matty. * hugs * rebel.

2:03 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Hello darling, have a terrific time :D

2:06 am

grannyrose

hard to believe he's 12 already. big kids school next year.

2:06 am

sprite

ikr? I remember him being born. It is crazy.

2:08 am

grannyrose

so early dinner here, as we are expected over there at 7pm. at least i remembered to buy him a card, and get some money out for him, despite the anaesthetic this morning...lol

2:08 am

sprite

you rock :)

2:10 am

sprite

we waved caya off on her vacation. Lewi will stay with us and Juno and lauryn are visiting their brother in Paris!

2:10 am

grannyrose

and please no scolding , but i've cleaned the bathroom this afternoon, and done 3 loads of washing.

2:10 am

sprite

:D

2:11 am

grannyrose

i hope she travels safe and well, and comes home thoroughly refreshed. and wow! Juno is really becoming very independent aren't they?

2:11 am

sprite

isn't it awesome? BY TRAIN!

2:12 am

grannyrose

wow !!again.

2:12 am

grannyrose

i am so proud of what they are achieving.

2:13 am

sprite

me too.

2:15 am

grannyrose

did you have another bumpy night, honey?

2:15 am

sprite

yeah. Though Rob is sleeping easier, it seems.

2:17 am

grannyrose

* sigh * i would love it if you could get some continuous nights under your belt. i so feel how de-energised you must be. good though with Rob. Is he taking the meds you got him?

2:18 am

sprite

oh yes he is, lol. You would see a tiny mushroom cloud over the netherlands if he wouldn't. Taking his vitamins too. Working on getting him back in working order. I am a little better though. Got quite a bit done yesterday and Rob helped.

2:20 am

grannyrose

well done you. and good on Rob for helping. we are back at square one with Don's hip and thigh pain. He's still paying off the steroid injection procedure unfortunately, so can't have the ultrasound of the soft tissues around his hip.

2:21 am

sprite

ugh, how frustrating

2:23 am

grannyrose

ikr? of course i can't tell exactly how much pain he is going through. we were trained to accept what a patient says about their pain, as we can't actually monitor, or track, a patient's pain.

2:24 am

sprite

yeah that is the rub. Knowing Don, you can easily divide it by half. But then again, what if this time it really is a 10/10?

2:25 am

grannyrose

exactly. i just wish he could be just a little more stalwart, and not groan, gasp, and yelp each time he moves. if i did that he would have moved out by now.

2:27 am

sprite

ikr?! Same here! I awake with my heart going 100 miles a minute every time Rob moves, he makes dramatic sounds and isn't even aware. If I did that... same thing as you.

2:29 am

grannyrose

maybe we should put them together in the same house, and we can be in the other. let them find out what it's like.

2:29 am

sprite

I am all for that.

2:30 am

grannyrose

hmmmm, noise cancelling head phones?? i wonder if i could get a price reduction for buying in bulk...lol

2:30 am

sprite

I have those but cannot wear them in bed, lol.

2:38 am

sprite

fi4flies. Tough one. Fun though.

2:38 am

sprite

honey, enjoy your family and the about to be a teenager Braxton :) *hugs*

2:39 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE !!

2:39 am

grannyrose

* hugs * honey

6:13 am

ivesyj

without expert this game is beginning to be a chore instead of fun.. just my opinion

6:23 am

periwinkle

it is ivesyj, I rarely finish

6:25 am

ivesyj

takes me twice as long peri.and sometimes i have to go to work i dont think they would accept the excuse i had to finish babble lol

6:29 am

periwinkle

I have been babble for over 20 years!! We did not have Babble Expert then. But I got used to it quickly.

6:31 am

ivesyj

i cant remember for sure but i think there was expert when i started. it been awhile since i started too

7:11 am

MollyL

IIt is a lot more work copying your list and pasting it into ADD/BULK on Lickety's List.

7:12 am

MollyL

Oops, It

7:24 am

ivesyj

yes it is molly. ! back and forth .ugh

7:25 am

hokie carla

as a mac user I've never had expert. just copy/paste bulk add when I get to under 30 left. Now back before lickety's list when I used a spreadsheet with a list someone posted into their profile - that was a lot of work.

7:26 am

hokie carla

I guess it does take me a lot longer than some people to finish. I thought I was just slow.

7:27 am

hokie carla

PSA - airbed is not a word

7:34 am

hokie carla

phantom belfry

7:34 am

hokie carla

and belief

7:50 am

phaeton

O stats pls

7:52 am

hurshy

oy4

7:52 am

phaeton

ty

7:56 am

phaeton

why won't it take the pt for lu4?

7:56 am

phaeton

the lu4/7

7:57 am

bichon

.

8:03 am

scribekd

;

8:06 am

scribekd

It may make things worse but in my profile, I've tried to list the steps I take to sorta make up for loss of Expert. It is a sincere effort to fill the gap.

8:08 am

phaeton

that's nice but we can't click on your icon

8:08 am

scribekd

can't you click on the little red shirted icon?

8:09 am

phaeton

thanks...didn't know you could do that

8:17 am

hurshy

phantoms: airway, railway

8:49 am

rururocks

well if airway and railway are phantoms so is belfry

8:50 am

phaeton

yeah...Carla already said that

8:50 am

mael

I've never used expert, just lickety

8:51 am

mael

I don't even know what the difference is?

8:51 am

rururocks

why use expert we are all experts at babble now

8:51 am

mael

I'd say

8:51 am

mael

:)

8:51 am

BzznBea

Lickety and expert are the same, I think.

8:52 am

mael

I

8:52 am

mael

I'm not sure why people would complain about the lack of expert then, since lickety is right there! and so helpful when you're stuck on those stupid words

8:53 am

phaeton

According to Molly...they aren't

8:53 am

BzznBea

There you go. I'm wrong.

8:54 am

mattygroves

Expert (used to) automatically put words you entered into the list. I don't use it any more (my personal computer is a Mac). It's useful - but remember, it was (is) free and made by Likety and with the change in hosting for this site, there may be bugs that Lickety just doesn't have time to fix

8:54 am

phaeton

I use lickety clues...not sure what the difference is.

8:54 am

mattygroves

So the clues are the same - Expert just made the entry of those clues to the game and the list seamless

8:55 am

mael

oh so just lickety but with one less step? I just... bulk add and then fill in the words I don't have as I go?

8:55 am

rururocks

lickety and expert are not the same bea.. if you enter a word it puts it in the right place with lickety you have to guess especially if you have a large grid and multiple co7 words or re7 words for example

8:55 am

mattygroves

Expert makes it MUCH less likely you'll accidentally enter words you mean to enter in the grid into the chat - IIRC, if you type only ONE word, it treats it like a guess, but more than one word goes into the chat

8:56 am

mattygroves

It was a cool little app - but again, free and voluntary - kinda no point in complaining :)

8:56 am

mael

you can just put the word in at the top, ru, it'll put it in the right place

8:56 am

rururocks

people on expert post words in the grid all the time matty

8:57 am

rururocks

and also two letters like NU

8:57 am

rururocks

Mo

8:57 am

rururocks

tu

8:57 am

mattygroves

Ah - my mistake - it's been so long since I used it :)

8:57 am

mael

I feel like there ought to be more words with the F suffix today... hmmm

8:57 am

rururocks

I tried it once but it was just too cumbersome for my brain

8:59 am

phaeton

I just copy and paste for lickety clues

9:01 am

rururocks

i've only found two mael

9:05 am

BzznBea

It was good to see zoom yesterday.

9:05 am

rururocks

it sure was

9:05 am

rururocks

I've always been worried about him

9:07 am

rururocks

the kindest person here in my opinion

9:10 am

rururocks

three with that f mael

9:10 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :)

9:11 am

BzznBea

But rawful isn't one of them.

9:11 am

BzznBea

Hope they don

9:12 am

rururocks

make that 4 now

9:16 am

BzznBea

I wonderr why hospitals keep their temps so cold?

9:16 am

rururocks

how is your mom bea/ what kind of surgery did she have if it's not too personal

9:17 am

crosshair

I can testify to that. Our Operating rooms are like a wak-in cooler!

9:17 am

crosshair

Walk*

9:19 am

BzznBea

Surgery #1 was Tuesday and they pinned her pelvis back together. Surgery #2 was supposed to be yesterday, but is was rescheduled for today. They will secure her pelvis to L3 on the spine to prrovide more stability.

9:20 am

rururocks

did she fall?

9:20 am

BzznBea

Surgery #3 is a rerverse shoulder replacement. Yes, she fell.

9:21 am

rururocks

oh sorry.. that's bad news

9:21 am

BzznBea

Yes, it is terrible.

9:22 am

mael

I have four with the f, technically

9:22 am

mael

horrible news Bea, I hope it's a quick recovery!

9:22 am

rururocks

that's my big fear with my ex wife too she's so much more fragile now

9:23 am

BzznBea

Mom is spunky. With therapy, she will be back at it soon.

9:24 am

crosshair

Bea, please give your mum our best, and hopes for a speedy recovery.

9:24 am

BzznBea

She hit her head too, but no concussion, thank goodness.

9:24 am

rururocks

I hope so.. sounds like a long process though

9:24 am

rururocks

well that's one blessing then I'm really sorry

9:25 am

rururocks

you don't have a lot of stairs around your house though do you?

9:25 am

BzznBea

She will have to go to rehab, but she told me she would not be there long. I have a long list of things she wants done in her room while she is there.

9:26 am

BzznBea

Mom has no stairs to navigate.

9:26 am

BzznBea

She said she was feeling woozy and was trying to get to the bed when she missed and hit the floor.

9:27 am

rururocks

oh jeez

9:27 am

rururocks

that's me too sometimes ... too much wine at dinner though :D

9:28 am

BzznBea

She has two large skin tears on her arm that they are managing as well.

9:28 am

rururocks

wow.. just in the bedroom.. did her falling wake you up?

9:29 am

rururocks

well... I hope she's right and has a speedy recovery

9:29 am

BzznBea

It was the middle of the afternoon. I was at a seminar and Larry was out mowing the yard.

9:30 am

rururocks

omg

9:30 am

rururocks

you got lucky ...if that's anything

9:31 am

rururocks

5 f' endings now mael

9:31 am

BzznBea

It is heartbreaking to see her like this.

9:31 am

rururocks

I bet

9:31 am

BzznBea

Thanks for the good thoughts, crossy.

9:42 am

rururocks

got to go.. best wishes to your mom for a speedy recovery

9:58 am

hokie carla

Bea, I learned when I took the oldest to the ER once and he was there for a while (and I was freezing), you can ask the nurse for a blanket for yourself and they will bring a nice, warm one.

10:22 am

BzznBea

Thanks, Carla. I always hate to bother them.

10:23 am

hokie carla

I know. I would have never thought to ask but my friend who worked at the hospital as a speech path encouraged me to ask.

10:23 am

BzznBea

I've been dressing warmer and bringing an extra shirt.

10:24 am

hokie carla

yeah, I was caught off guard that time but if I know I'm going I dress warmer. same for the dentist office.

10:26 am

welki

morning, all

10:26 am

hokie carla

lol, just made up a random A word on 4th row to get to half

10:26 am

hokie carla

welki!

10:34 am

hokie carla

74 left but HOET after first pass. TTFN

11:08 am

hokie carla

I just heard Hulk Hogan is the 3rd death.

11:12 am

ChampFit

As soon as I heard, I told my husband "that's #3!"

11:15 am

ChampFit

Apparently I don't know B words.

11:15 am

ChampFit

Or F's

11:18 am

hokie carla

yeah, these are super hard. I found 11 B and 19 F

11:19 am

hokie carla

I hope you found the bottom F. ;) took me a bit to see it.

11:19 am

ChampFit

I did. I have 24F and 14 B plus that bottom corner. BBL!

11:21 am

hokie carla

bye

11:29 am

MollyL

Funny that Champ used #3. We just had a seminar at work on business writing and were told not to use # to denote "number" anymore because people read it as "hashtag" now. I guess not all people.

11:51 am

hokie carla

well, that is certain generations that do.

11:51 am

hokie carla

people don't use it for lbs anymore either

12:02 pm

MollyL

I guess to be careful you are understood it is best to write out the word number

12:02 pm

hokie carla

and speaking of lbs. I have seen people write pds. LIke, what?

12:04 pm

hokie carla

I mean lbs makes no sense at all (maybe I should research the origin) but still

12:10 pm

hokie carla

hmm, for the latin "libra"

12:48 pm

hurshy

heidy ho good neighbours

12:49 pm

hurshy

first thing i see is hokie doing a spoiler lol

12:49 pm

hokie carla

huh, didn't even have that. didn't know it was on enable.

12:50 pm

hurshy

hehe

12:50 pm

hurshy

and it just so happened from where i left off this morning that L was my next letter to work on

12:54 pm

hurshy

now the Bs are a bit tricksy today

12:58 pm

hurshy

phantoms: fail, failure

12:59 pm

hurshy

maybe the Fs are harder than the Bs

1:12 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! a real estate website

1:15 pm

hurshy

almost cerulean

1:19 pm

hurshy

wow i only see one 7 called and not the 8

1:19 pm

hurshy

thus i will at least call li7

1:20 pm

hurshy

ttfn

1:46 pm

BzznBea

bi7.44 and li7.36

1:54 pm

hokie carla

that's nefarial

1:55 pm

angelinaxox

Aerie

1:55 pm

angelinaxox

Sorry

3:24 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with fi8 pls.

3:24 pm

periwinkle

I have no 7s either

3:26 pm

periwinkle

found li7/36

3:32 pm

MollyL

We are getting to the time when it's going to be more than 3. Chuck Mangione died. Best known for "Feels So Good". So many greats are "getting to that age".

3:32 pm

periwinkle

I missed seeing zoom yesterday. glad to hear he is still around

3:34 pm

periwinkle

either ca7b please

3:34 pm

periwinkle

ca7 please

3:36 pm

periwinkle

bl

4:00 pm

tessagram

earl

4:32 pm

hurshy

yeah but malcolm jamal warner wasn't getting to that age, he just drowned. :( his poor daughter - only 8 - they were both caught in the riptide and surfers brought them to shore but although she was saved, 45 mins of CPR couldn't resuscitate him. what a tragedy.

4:35 pm

hurshy

peri if you're still here, feline + avian

4:35 pm

hurshy

if there is another i do not have it

4:35 pm

Dorens

thanks brushy, I needed that

4:36 pm

hurshy

yw dorens, i'm looking for the other things mentioned, like bi7 and fi8

4:36 pm

Dorens

serious autocorrect here. HURSHY

4:36 pm

hurshy

:)

4:37 pm

Dorens

no 7's or 8's here yet, sorry

4:44 pm

godthaab

Did Mangione die today?

4:50 pm

hurshy

looks like he died on Tuesday

4:52 pm

hurshy

sometimes it takes a day or two for word to get out

4:55 pm

Dorens

irate

4:55 pm

Dorens

oops

5:19 pm

rbud

in a slightly lesser lever of celestial stardom, Hulk Hogan has also died.

5:22 pm

hurshy

yeah i just saw that one!

5:26 pm

rbud

I was never a wresting fan, but sometimes I'd find one of their personalities to be entertaining for a while.

5:29 pm

rbud

Was stuck doing laundry in a local laundromat for years, always on Monday, and wrestling was on. Couple of jocks were often there, they were glued to the shows. They and the shows were both pretty funny.

5:35 pm

hurshy

ugh, i'd have had to bring headphones and a book

5:38 pm

rbud

well, occasionally I'd have to go outside to get a break, haha.

5:50 pm

hurshy

hahahhahah

5:50 pm

hurshy

there are THREE ca7 and the one i got last was the easiest and most normal

5:52 pm

hurshy

fe7 and three fi7 also

5:52 pm

BzznBea

I still need seven 7s

5:53 pm

hurshy

yeah turns out a lot of them are very weird

5:53 pm

BzznBea

I've been playing all day. When they say you get no sleep in the hopsital as a patient, I understand that.

5:53 pm

BzznBea

Because you get nothing done in the hopsital when you arer not a patient.

5:54 pm

hurshy

you mean as a visitor?

5:54 pm

hurshy

i think the doctors and nurses get things done

5:54 pm

BzznBea

Yes.

5:54 pm

BzznBea

A visitor.

5:55 pm

hurshy

who are you visiting?

5:57 pm

BzznBea

Nurses get a lot of things done. Doctors get some things done.

5:57 pm

BzznBea

I'm staying there with my momduring the day.

6:00 pm

hurshy

what's she in for

6:21 pm

hurshy

okay finally finished, slog even with list

6:21 pm

hurshy

maybe i had an off day, or maybe there were a lot of weird words. hard to say.

6:21 pm

BzznBea

Sorry, my mom is in hospital.

6:30 pm

rururocks

*** small grid warnings**** Small

6:30 pm

rururocks

I'll be on vacation again in NY in mid august. I asked Dr. G for smaller grids while I'm gone.

6:30 pm

rururocks

:D

6:32 pm

hurshy

:P

6:33 pm

Dorens

I said keep em under fifty please.. just for 4 days

6:33 pm

rururocks

thanks doren.. you got my back on that one:D

6:33 pm

rururocks

looking forward to seeing you

6:48 pm

periwinkle

fi8 please

6:50 pm

periwinkle

or the fi7 please

6:51 pm

periwinkle

there are 3 fi7 I will take clues for any of them

6:51 pm

periwinkle

tough grid for me

6:56 pm

periwinkle

no helpers available. I am going may be back later

7:03 pm

epsurreal

2 fi7s (at least) refer to a bone

8:13 pm

Merp

eyen

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