Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, April 12, 2025

12:11 am

Gillie

ra7

12:16 am

dizgrannie

Ra 7 x 2

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

rebelsass

thanks, lickety

12:19 am

rebelsass

morning, gang!

12:22 am

rbud

howdy!

12:28 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, th 8

12:33 am

rbud

thanks for the 8

12:48 am

Rainiqui

You're welcome

2:09 am

sprite

morning babblers. What... 19?!

2:15 am

sprite

ks killed

3:32 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing

4:30 am

Jayk

area

6:26 am

Sugrraleona

gm anyone have the pa8?

6:28 am

MollyL

It's a cigar, if that helps

6:31 am

Sugrraleona

hmm - nope LOL

6:51 am

MollyL

pot

6:52 am

MollyL

pot's partner + consumed + singing syllable

6:53 am

Sugrraleona

ty Molly - never would have gotten it :)

6:53 am

MollyL

LOL

7:14 am

mael

good morning, it's snowing here in balmy MA

7:17 am

bichon

Some of the white stuff here in central CT

7:18 am

Atalante

its meant to start snowing here this evening in Scotland

7:18 am

hokie carla

feels like 38 here - dogwood winter

7:21 am

mael

phantom: tarantella

7:23 am

Atalante

phantom: valerian

7:23 am

godthaab

Atalante - where are those puffins from? I love your whisky collection too!

7:24 am

mael

ohh that's a good one

7:24 am

Atalante

the puffins are from a very small island called North Rona to the west of the top of Scotland. No inhabitants, just birbs :)

7:25 am

godthaab

I am going to Scotland this summer. Hope to visit Macallans.

7:25 am

godthaab

How did you get to that island?

7:26 am

Atalante

we were on a dive trip - its a 14 hour journey out from Orkney :D

7:26 am

Atalante

there are easier to see puffins ....

7:27 am

hokie carla

14 hours on a boat. eek.

7:27 am

godthaab

I actually saw lots in The Faroes in 2023!

7:27 am

godthaab

Ok, I will pass on that boat trip

7:28 am

godthaab

Where do you see puffins in Scotland?

7:28 am

Dorens

Isle of Mull

7:28 am

Atalante

lots of good distilleries around macallan too

7:28 am

Dorens

good morning

7:28 am

godthaab

Very Excellent - gotta run - will talk later!

7:29 am

Atalante

Isle of May is easy - quick trip from Edinburgh

7:29 am

hokie carla

hey dorens

7:29 am

hokie carla

bye godthaab

7:29 am

mael

sad that polyvalent is a word but valent isn't

7:29 am

bichon

Puffins live off the coast of Maine

7:29 am

Dorens

hi homie. and Atalante--you're back!

7:30 am

hokie carla

I guess there has to be many, mael

7:30 am

Atalante

you can be covalent too

7:31 am

hokie carla

any stat help on the single N?

7:31 am

mael

na4/8

7:31 am

Atalante

4/8

7:31 am

hokie carla

nm

7:31 am

hokie carla

ha

7:32 am

hokie carla

and why is it that I can never find e4 until I see a4?

7:33 am

Dorens

which. e4? stats?

7:33 am

hokie carla

the volcano

7:33 am

Dorens

ahah

7:33 am

Atalante

ty

7:33 am

hokie carla

can never see it until I see the poker bet

7:33 am

Atalante

nor e

7:33 am

Atalante

me!

7:33 am

Dorens

and I usually see the opposite

7:35 am

hokie carla

did you find your v, mael? because they're all easy.

7:41 am

hokie carla

oh dear, have just noticed there are 19 k's

7:42 am

Dorens

yes and I only see 7 of them

7:42 am

Atalante

yes. thats not a good thing to notice

7:42 am

Dorens

I think I'm going to have to list

7:42 am

hokie carla

well, I'm still working on the A next to it

7:43 am

Dorens

I actually have to go. Lots of food to make for today's seder. I may or may not get back to this. Happy babbling

7:43 am

hokie carla

bye dorens

7:43 am

Atalante

bye DOrens!

7:45 am

hokie carla

well, found 11 k's but moving on

7:47 am

hokie carla

NTPN - guy who wipe out half the galaxy in one fell swoop

7:47 am

Atalante

nice

7:48 am

hokie carla

*wiped

7:55 am

hokie carla

made it to HOET. 45 left for later. gotta get busy on this house!
15-11-12-4-3

8:16 am

MollyL

How do you get half on every tile when a tile has three words? One and a half words?

8:30 am

Atalante

hopefully there aren't any engineers around with comments like that

8:32 am

phaeton

hello...U stats pls

8:33 am

periwinkle

I found a un6/21

8:33 am

phaeton

ty

8:33 am

periwinkle

and un5/14

8:34 am

Atalante

and another un5/14

8:34 am

dc43

un5/14 . . . un6/21

8:34 am

phaeton

ty

8:35 am

phaeton

un5x2?

8:35 am

dc43

herl

8:35 am

phaeton

got them...thanks

8:35 am

dc43

oops

8:47 am

hokie carla

duh, you have to get over half on odd ones, so one you have to get one, three, you have to get two, five you have to get three. it's not rocket science.

8:51 am

MollyL

Ah, HOMOET...half or more on every tile ðŸ¤£ðŸ¤£ Sorry, I just find all these new acronyms (FOET) hilarious.

8:53 am

mael

definitely not rocket science Hokie, and exactly how I operate too :)

8:54 am

mael

and molly, it's always at least half. It's not like we stop exactly at half the words :)

8:55 am

MollyL

ALHOET?

8:55 am

mael

there ya go

8:55 am

mael

get some new jargon going

8:56 am

MollyL

A friend of Al Gore

9:09 am

mael

tarpit ought to be a word

9:11 am

MollyL

Alas, it's two words

9:13 am

MollyL

There are some seriously weird words in this grid. an edible, sugary substance secreted by certain Asiatic beetles, forming their pupal covering???

9:16 am

mael

FW

9:16 am

mael

had to list for a few, probably that was one of them lol

9:17 am

mael

is it the one that ends like the viking paradise?

9:19 am

mkg

Would love a clue for the N second row. Ty.

9:20 am

rururocks

I can't clue fours.. except for hokie

9:23 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :) I am glad That HOET was clarified because all this time here I was all these years trying to enter half of a word. :)

9:23 am

phaeton

na4/8

9:24 am

mkg

Ty

9:24 am

phaeton

yw

9:26 am

MollyL

Ru, you clue 4s for Carla? Why?

9:34 am

hokie carla

he feels bad for my mental ability

9:35 am

mkg

would love a clue for ar 7 and 8. I assume 8 is plural

9:35 am

ChampFit

The P is annoying me.

9:36 am

ChampFit

Similar to the an6 and 7

9:37 am

mkg

dont have those either champ. Sorry

9:37 am

mkg

Lots of p words.

9:37 am

ChampFit

They both use a double cons...moving down and left.

9:39 am

mkg

Got them ty.

9:39 am

mkg

Got all of them. Ty

9:39 am

ChampFit

yw

9:39 am

mkg

Wow 4 words with one clue. Nice. Ty champ.

9:40 am

ChampFit

That's awesome!

9:40 am

Atalante

firebirds!

9:40 am

mkg

I am also a realtor Champ.

9:40 am

ChampFit

wtg!

9:40 am

mkg

Congrats Atalanta.

9:40 am

Atalante

anyone want any clues?

9:41 am

mkg

I am done now. Got over half way which is my goal. Ty Atalanta.

9:42 am

ChampFit

Are you working today? I have a showing and an open house.

9:45 am

hurshy

morning

9:45 am

ChampFit

hi hursh

9:46 am

Atalante

hurshy and the nicest kitty in the world!

9:46 am

hurshy

:D

9:47 am

hurshy

she's in her warming box at the moment tho

9:47 am

Atalante

awwwww

9:47 am

hurshy

we have a disagreement about the warming box. i feel it is for when i am not home to cuddle with, whereas she feels it is good for all the time.

9:49 am

Atalante

Silverclaw would agree with Rilla

9:50 am

Atalante

she used to have hers on all the time

9:53 am

hurshy

i just went to get her out of her warming box and get her to cuddle

9:54 am

hurshy

it's funny because of course the FIRST thing she does is say, "you're so rude!" and leave. but then about 10 seconds later she comes back.

9:54 am

hurshy

she's very forgiving that way

9:57 am

MollyL

Okey dokey, Hurshy and the talking cats

9:58 am

hurshy

they don't have to TALK to communicate quite clearly

10:07 am

hokie carla

did anyone ever answer my NTPN?

10:10 am

hurshy

i did not see it

10:10 am

hokie carla

I figured mael and possibly you would get it

10:11 am

hurshy

can you say what it was again

10:11 am

hokie carla

guy who wiped out half the galaxy in one fell swoop

10:11 am

hokie carla

I think ata might have gotten it but didn't answer

10:11 am

Atalante

yes because its very similar to an 8 :D

10:11 am

hurshy

hmmmm

10:12 am

hurshy

if it's from one of the comic universes i wouldn't know it

10:12 am

hokie carla

ah, I don't have any 8s yet

10:12 am

hokie carla

yeah, that's what I thought, hurshy

10:12 am

hokie carla

and yes, marvel

10:12 am

Atalante

another marvel villian, carla :P

10:15 am

Atalante

and also in Dr Who, hurshy :P

10:15 am

hurshy

well i haven't seen all the classic doctors yet... i've just started on tom baker

10:17 am

Atalante

so you've seen all the episodes with Rose yet

10:17 am

hurshy

yes

10:18 am

Atalante

well the 8 is in one of those!

10:18 am

hurshy

perhaps i will see it when i get to whatever letter it starts with :D

10:19 am

Atalante

it is suitably obscure but its a word you'll recognise, I'd think

10:19 am

hurshy

well i have noticed we have Van + Halen

10:20 am

Atalante

and Mr Drogo from Game of Thrones

10:21 am

Atalante

Valen from Babylon 5

10:21 am

Atalante

Arkhan from Dungeons and Dragons

10:21 am

hurshy

it's Nerd City today!

10:22 am

hurshy

ooh just monkeyed an odd pair of Hs

10:22 am

Atalante

really is!

10:22 am

Atalante

and of course kh4 noonan singh

10:23 am

hurshy

the greatest

10:24 am

hurshy

if slightly unreasonable

10:24 am

Atalante

focussed

10:26 am

hurshy

i just feel like, he AGREED to be left on Ceti Alpha V, he was excited about having a planet to conquer

10:27 am

Atalante

oh I agree

10:27 am

hurshy

so then to blame kirk for it... like oh, he's supposed to come back and check on you, after you tried to take over his ship, jackass?

10:27 am

hurshy

villains are always like that

10:28 am

hokie carla

lol, they're not known for being upstanding

10:28 am

Atalante

have you watched STrange New Worlds?

10:29 am

hurshy

no

10:29 am

hurshy

all these different streaming services these days, can't afford them all

10:29 am

Atalante

it has one of his descendants in

10:29 am

hokie carla

I can't keep track of what I've started watching on which ones

10:29 am

hurshy

third row grey!

10:30 am

Atalante

I know! there are so many!

10:30 am

hurshy

you could make a spreadsheet hokie :D

10:30 am

hokie carla

I know, I need to

10:31 am

hurshy

my sister makes spreadsheets for everything

10:31 am

Atalante

I like STrange New Worlds though. It has TOS vibes. Original series

10:31 am

hokie carla

I do make them a lot myself

10:32 am

hokie carla

what is that one on, Paramount+?

10:32 am

Atalante

yep

10:33 am

hurshy

i did pay for it for a little to watch some Discovery, which was ok up to a point

10:34 am

hurshy

oh no, 19 K words?!

10:35 am

Atalante

I know. its horrid

10:35 am

hokie carla

yeah, my reaction earlier. I found 11.

10:35 am

hokie carla

any guesses on my two top row T's?

10:35 am

Atalante

well you should 1 of them :P

10:35 am

hurshy

yeah

10:35 am

Atalante

T - nasty slithery snake maybe? and something scottish?

10:36 am

hokie carla

if it's the wrath of, yeah I have both those

10:36 am

hokie carla

well, it's always something scottish ðŸ˜œ

10:36 am

hokie carla

oh, but I have the plaid

10:37 am

hurshy

i think i might be missing the nasty one

10:37 am

hokie carla

yeah, I can't think of a snake besides that taipan

10:37 am

Atalante

oh the other might be related to nordic heaven?

10:38 am

hokie carla

possible since I don't know that either

10:38 am

hurshy

isn't that valhalla?

10:38 am

Atalante

yes. be creative

10:38 am

hurshy

hokie, change the fourth letter of the scottish one to make a 6/21

10:39 am

hokie carla

thanks, got it

10:39 am

Atalante

oh sorry I thought that was a snake too. sorry!

10:39 am

hokie carla

oh, a russian wild horse

10:40 am

hurshy

well then idk what i'm missing

10:40 am

hokie carla

I think tarpit should be a word. but I reckon it's two.

10:40 am

Atalante

tr7 I think

10:40 am

hurshy

maybe this nordic one but idk

10:40 am

hurshy

ahhh

10:40 am

hokie carla

well I have 3 TU, 5 TE, and 6 TA

10:41 am

hurshy

idk why i wasn't thinking TR at all

10:41 am

hokie carla

thanks, top row gray!

10:41 am

hurshy

me too!

10:41 am

hokie carla

well I did think TR this morning but have never seen that before.

10:42 am

hurshy

ohhhh th8, is that what you were talking about earlier

10:42 am

Atalante

yep!

10:43 am

hokie carla

yeah, still don't have it

10:43 am

hurshy

see, i just hadn't gotten to the fourth row yet lol

10:43 am

Atalante

stick some letters in the middle of the snap guy

10:43 am

hokie carla

got it, thanks

10:44 am

hokie carla

ancient greek personification of death. I guess that's where stan lee or whoever got the name from

10:45 am

hurshy

yeah i just think of it as a greek word because i took greek in college

10:45 am

Atalante

wasn't telling you that bit, can't have it too easy :P

10:45 am

hokie carla

it's all greek to me

10:45 am

hokie carla

first col gray

10:45 am

hokie carla

found my last S as I was wiping my nose

10:46 am

Atalante

:D :D

10:46 am

hurshy

phantom: sonata

10:47 am

Atalante

my phantom is valerian. also a good nerd reference

10:48 am

hurshy

and good herb

10:48 am

hurshy

lol

10:49 am

hokie carla

hmm, what is my missing E?

10:49 am

hokie carla

phantom errant

10:49 am

hurshy

there is a pair of EL, en6, and volcano

10:49 am

hokie carla

aha, found it

10:50 am

hurshy

oh found another Trek character - the Outrageous ____ from Next Gen, lovable rogue type

10:51 am

Atalante

def a nerdy grid

10:52 am

hurshy

phantom: potato

10:57 am

hokie carla

phantom okapi

11:00 am

hokie carla

alright, back to work. 26 for later.
8-5-8-3-2

11:03 am

hurshy

haha

11:04 am

hurshy

the F1 race track in bahrain hasn't been resurfaced in many years, so the surface is older than some of the drivers

11:09 am

Atalante

Loki's older than half the drivers

11:09 am

hurshy

how old is Loki??

11:09 am

Atalante

11 LOL

11:10 am

hurshy

so only in dog years then

11:10 am

Atalante

they just look like kids now

11:11 am

hurshy

well Kimi Antonelli did get given an F1 seat before even getting his REGULAR DRIVING LICENSE (italy it's not til 18)

11:11 am

hurshy

Fernando Alonso is still in though, and he's closer to our age

11:15 am

Atalante

it was very sad that Eddie Jordan died

11:15 am

hurshy

he had a good life

11:18 am

welki

hi, babblers

11:20 am

welki

couple of ntpns! the progressive magazine and a native american tribe

11:20 am

hurshy

hi welki

11:35 am

hurshy

oh dear

11:35 am

hurshy

today's NYT mini crossword violates one of the cardinal rules of crossword puzzles

11:36 am

hurshy

that every square has to be part of both an across and a down

11:36 am

hurshy

of course that rule doesn't apply to the more british-style cryptic ones but this isn't one of those either

12:29 pm

cybernan

hello everyone - 178 to go

12:32 pm

periwinkle

hi nan

12:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

75 left but it's a busy day

12:50 pm

cybernan

not liking this one much

1:00 pm

Atalante

can I help with any clues?

1:18 pm

cybernan

not far enough along for that yet, ty Atalante. Going to take a break dow

1:18 pm

cybernan

*now

1:19 pm

cybernan

maybe have a breakdown too, lol

1:45 pm

crosshair

Good afternoon, Babblers. :)

3:24 pm

MollyL

*Sweeps up the dead chat

4:14 pm

BzznBea

I am just getting here.

4:22 pm

BzznBea

phantom - tarantula

4:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

where's Moo?

4:42 pm

MollyL

ðŸ™„ðŸ™„

7:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

second un 5/14 pls?

7:49 pm

BzznBea

drop the stetson

7:51 pm

BzznBea

That is a word I often miss.

7:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh ty

7:52 pm

BzznBea

yw

9:34 pm

BzznBea

What a day.

9:34 pm

BzznBea

Namaste

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