Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, July 17, 2025

12:02 am

dizgrannie

ra 6, wa 6

12:02 am

SummerBreeze44

sh7

12:02 am

justafreep

sh7

12:04 am

hokie carla

ha7

12:05 am

jeanne314

wa7

12:05 am

jeanne314

sw7

12:05 am

jeanne314

hw4

12:07 am

hokie carla

ra7

12:07 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:08 am

Rainiqui

swags

12:09 am

jeanne314

gr7

12:16 am

justafreep

sh7 x 2

12:17 am

hokie carla

well, there were already 2 listed :D

12:17 am

justafreep

true!

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

justafreep

I was... just confirming :-)

12:17 am

justafreep

Thanks, lickety!

12:17 am

cybernan

hello everyone )

12:17 am

hokie carla

yes yes of course :D

12:19 am

hokie carla

is that top E something I've never heard of or going to make me angry for missing it?

12:20 am

hokie carla

nm, found it

12:20 am

hokie carla

HOET!

12:20 am

sprite

morning babblers

12:21 am

hokie carla

hey sprite, nan, and everybody else I didn't say hi to

12:21 am

sprite

hiya carla :)

12:21 am

cybernan

not seeing that to e either

12:21 am

hokie carla

it was as I suspected an en6

12:22 am

jeanne314

ra7

12:23 am

cybernan

got it

12:29 am

justafreep

sh7 x 3 (just for you, Carla)

12:29 am

hokie carla

thanks for clearing that up

12:32 am

justafreep

don't mention it!

12:32 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me * hugs * sprite.

12:32 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Hello darling, how are you today?

12:34 am

grannyrose

i think i am doing better. restless legs struck again last night. how are you coping? feeling any better for slightly slower day yesterday?

12:35 am

Petemcbride

N

12:35 am

sprite

relatively slow day yesterday and an okayish night. Up since am. We slept with our feet up, with the new undermattrass thingies I ordered.

12:35 am

cybernan

leaving 35 for tomorrow -- good night everyone :)

12:35 am

grannyrose

and how did that go? Rob's feet any better?

12:36 am

hokie carla

yep, I'm going to have to save 11 for tomorrow. good night.

12:36 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams nan

12:36 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams carla

12:36 am

sprite

he is doing okay. Still burning feet but not as much as before.

12:36 am

sprite

night carla

12:37 am

grannyrose

oh that's good news then.

12:37 am

sprite

really looking forward to the end of the bandaging

12:38 am

grannyrose

i bet. but whatever it takes, right?

12:38 am

sprite

absolutely. His legs are so much slimmer now and he finally got ankles too. So it is worth it. Tough road though with the pain.

12:39 am

grannyrose

i know honey. boy do i know! but very pleased to see that there is an end in sight.

12:40 am

sprite

very much so. At most 3 more weeks. And I have the feeling sleeping with his feet up will be beneficial over time.

12:41 am

sprite

*smug* whole top row greyed out

12:41 am

grannyrose

it sure will, dear. and do you think it will be beneficial for you too?

12:41 am

sprite

yes I think so.

12:41 am

justafreep

next do the first column, sprite!

12:41 am

sprite

*giggles* hiya freep. THrowing me a challenge, are ya?

12:42 am

sprite

hah. Done it! Bottom row too. So now I guess, right column? :D

12:43 am

grannyrose

* giggle * well done sprite !!

12:43 am

sprite

lol okay, done the right column too. Now only the tough middle part left.

12:45 am

grannyrose

tomorrow we have our home to ourselves again. they are lovely people, but.....

12:48 am

justafreep

You are on fire, sprite!

12:48 am

ursh

fish and visitors spoil after three days :)

12:50 am

sprite

so true. Hi ursh :)

12:50 am

sprite

burning hot as ever, freep :D

12:50 am

rebelsass

morning, all.

12:50 am

grannyrose

haha urshy. yes i have heard that before. one of the reasons when visiting friends and family in rural victoria, and else where, we generally try to manage our own accommodation.

12:50 am

sprite

hiya rebel *hug*

12:51 am

grannyrose

whoot ! lookee at who's here!! * hugs * reel

12:51 am

grannyrose

ugh REBEL

12:51 am

rebelsass

*hugs to sprite & grannyrose*

12:52 am

grannyrose

how are you coping rebel?

12:53 am

grannyrose

how's the diet going? i've lost 7kg. dropped from a size26/5xl to an 18/xl.

12:53 am

rebelsass

I'm slowly getting there as far as sleep is concerned. I fell asleep at around 3 AM yesterday, and woke up at 10.

12:53 am

sprite

awesome, rose!

12:53 am

grannyrose

nice rebel. well done honey.

12:53 am

sprite

and no walking, rebel?

12:53 am

rebelsass

the diet is getting better as well, i've lost another 3 pounds.

12:54 am

sprite

also great going, rebel, well done

12:54 am

grannyrose

and thanks sprite. i had to throw 3 pair of pj pants to the charity shop...lol. they just wouldn't stay up to Don's utter delight

12:54 am

rebelsass

no walking, sprite. my sister bought me a full body pillow, and it kept me in bed all night. felt like somone was holding me while i slept.

12:55 am

sprite

aw that is perfect

12:55 am

grannyrose

that's so sweet of her rebel.

12:56 am

rebelsass

i thought so too! kept me from sleepwalking through the house and out in the backyard.

12:57 am

grannyrose

wow! what a great response to the pillow. a few more nights like that, and you'll be a new woman.

12:58 am

sprite

*likes the old rebel just fine*

12:59 am

grannyrose

awww the old rebel couldn't sleep sprite, and she had terrible headaches.

12:59 am

rebelsass

lmao...my sister wants the old rebel back too...but i kinda like the new rebel that's coming out...sassier and well rested...

12:59 am

grannyrose

yahoo! living up to her name. you rock girl!

12:59 am

sprite

well, sassier works for me. Well rested too. Okay then :D

1:01 am

rebelsass

yeah, my sister also likes the fact that i'm cooking dinner again...so....anything that helps get me OUT of bed is a plus in her book...

1:03 am

sprite

it is. I am with sis on this.

1:04 am

sprite

(and I get points for that poetry there)

1:04 am

rebelsass

:D

1:05 am

grannyrose

good for you rebel.

1:06 am

grannyrose

love it sprite. a three line stanza. so talented..

1:06 am

sprite

*takes bow*

1:07 am

sprite

lol, Nero is SO not digging the sloping bed! He keeps looking at us like wth people, are you nuts?

1:07 am

grannyrose

* pokes sprite in the side * ( fluttering eyes) aww did you fall over sprite? let me help you up...oops... missed

1:08 am

sprite

rose, sweetie, a little lighter on the sangria, methinks :D

1:08 am

rebelsass

*giggle snrts*

1:08 am

grannyrose

nah... need anothery, right now!

1:10 am

rebelsass

rose, does it snow down there in the winter time?

1:11 am

sprite

amazing service from the foam cushion webshop btw. They called us to ask what the things were for, and if they really needed to be the top hardest grade, and when we told them, they suggested another foam which was less expensive. And it works perfectly.

1:11 am

grannyrose

sometimes rebel. but just a little further north of us does have regular snowfalls. and also up the top, Mt Dandenong area has snow.

1:12 am

sprite

I made rose a blanket for those cold nights and days

1:12 am

grannyrose

and i'm loving it...

1:12 am

rebelsass

nice! glad you could find someone to help you out with that!

1:13 am

sprite

me too! And so much cheaper than the things they sell for this purpose.

1:13 am

grannyrose

* giggle * Don finally saw the label sprite. i had to laugh when he complained because it was in dutch. i said but, but... sprite IS dutch.

1:14 am

sprite

*grins* Yeah, I thought it would be over the top to have them made in english just for one blanket :D

1:14 am

rebelsass

lol!! what did he say to THAT??

1:15 am

grannyrose

humphed his way out of his stupid remark rebel.

1:15 am

sprite

*giggles*

1:16 am

rebelsass

men....never pleased.....

1:16 am

sprite

tell him: Cass zegt dat ze evengoed van je houdt.

1:17 am

rebelsass

i swear the older they get, the grumpier they get, the harder it is to please them..

1:19 am

sprite

fireflies

1:19 am

rebelsass

yay!!!

1:20 am

sprite

*hugs* to you both and to the lot of ya a blessed day and a peaceful night.

1:20 am

rebelsass

night, sprite!!

1:20 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!! * hugs * honey

1:47 am

rebelsass

oi oi oi! i might actually get through this grid in a reasonable timeframe AND get some decent sleep tonight....

2:34 am

rebelsass

woot! 12 left to go! i will make my deadline!

3:51 am

mattygroves

I'm just not seeing the en6 - can anyone help please?

3:52 am

mattygroves

NM

3:52 am

mattygroves

Found it

4:19 am

rebelsass

can anyone help me find the sh 6, 24?

4:25 am

lbdawger

mt everest climbing helper

4:54 am

rebelsass

thank you, lbdawger!

5:36 am

MollyL

Wow, the scammers are getting good. I got one via text that looked just like it came from my State's government toll road site (right down to the fake logo) saying I owed toll fees. One problem. I don't drive on toll roads. I'm glad I looked it up.

5:37 am

Sugrraleona

Me too Molly - mine looked real like it came from EZ Pass -

5:38 am

Sugrraleona

The best is the phone call "this is Social Security and we have a warrant for your arrest!" ha ha ha - I played along one time then told the guy to go "F" off.

5:40 am

MollyL

My son got one of those warrant for your arrest calls and it upset him. I told him it was BS. If the cops have a warrant for your arrest they will come find you.

5:41 am

Sugrraleona

Exactly - and social security does not have any authority - and the same with Medicare - Medicare will never call you - you know those Medicare calls regarding Part C etc. They try to scam mostly the old folk. It's sad.

5:49 am

MollyL

I hate it when people try to take advantage of the elderly. Many of whom are on fixed incomes.

5:51 am

Sugrraleona

Me too and many of these elderly don't have an advocate. My dad passed away a year ago June and 5 days later found out mom had aggressive breast cancer - long story short - long road, but she beat it - but with all the bills from dad and her bills from Sloane and the transfer of all of the documents, etc - there was no way she could figure it all out - then the scam mail all mixed in. I retired early to take care of her and her estate. She and I are lucky - I want to start some sort of non profit to help widows / widowers take are of their paperwork so they don't get ripped off.

6:04 am

MollyL

There is a whole generation of people coming of age who chose not to have children. They are going to reach the elder years with no one to help them.

6:18 am

PMN

Stats for the corner H please

6:27 am

MollyL

hw4

7:44 am

rastapopolous

omgosh it takes the magic marker.

7:54 am

phaeton

My state has been putting up signs saying the toll texts are fake

7:54 am

MollyL

It's a boat or a dishonest person

7:55 am

MollyL

It's a great scam. The logo looks exactly like my State's highway department logo

7:56 am

phaeton

I looked up too, but url was wrong.

7:56 am

MollyL

The giveaway is that they ask for your name and address but if they had your tag from a highway camera, they would know that information

7:58 am

phaeton

mine was not that extensive...it didn't have a logo either. And it wasn't from the state I live in

8:01 am

Gitel

Sawn

8:01 am

Gitel

Saws

8:01 am

phaeton

wa7/52?

8:01 am

Gitel

Oh gee, sorry

8:01 am

MollyL

wa7 a seafaring battle boat

8:06 am

phaeton

ty Molly

8:07 am

rururocks

I have gotten those texts... but I only use fastrak (our toll system) so I know it's bullshit

8:08 am

hokie carla

I got some of them but knew it wasn't true as I had like $40 on my account.

8:08 am

MollyL

Apparently, the amount is often $6.69. I saw that in several of the example pictures.

8:09 am

phaeton

the tolls I use are only $1.95

8:09 am

rururocks

it has become a multi-million dollar industry

8:10 am

rururocks

tolls here are $8.. $10 on the Golden Gate Bridge

8:10 am

MollyL

Become a millionaire by scamming the elderly. Jeez.

8:10 am

phaeton

dang...went over the Golden Gate in 2002...don't remember a toll

8:10 am

rururocks

I know.. they should throw the book at these creeps

8:11 am

hokie carla

they are variable in charlotte based on traffic

8:11 am

rururocks

back then about $6 phaeton

8:11 am

swmbo

and if you take the sea faring vessel and add a place to keep pigs, you will find the sh 7/40

8:11 am

phaeton

I wasn't driving so I probably wasn't paying attention

8:12 am

hokie carla

we went across Golden Gate in 2014 and there were no toll booths and it said we would get a bill by mail but we never did.

8:12 am

rururocks

everything costs more here now with Newsome

8:12 am

hurshy

morning all

8:12 am

swmbo

A fine old English word

8:12 am

MollyL

10 dollar bridge tolls are ridiculous

8:12 am

hokie carla

I think it was going to be like $25 or so since we were in a motorhome towing a jeep

8:13 am

rururocks

you could send a check to me hokie and I'll take care of it for you

8:13 am

hokie carla

what's the other bridge around there? we did have a toll booth there we had to go through and I think it was like $20.

8:13 am

hokie carla

thanks ruru

8:13 am

MollyL

Ah, the old mail me a check and I'll take care of it Babble scam. I remember that. So does Mr. P

8:13 am

rururocks

bay bridge

8:14 am

hokie carla

okay, people. can I find my last 7 words?

8:14 am

hokie carla

2-1-2-2

8:14 am

hurshy

i would go with yes, you can

8:15 am

hokie carla

you would think at least the 4s

8:16 am

hokie carla

W RR A SS G

8:17 am

hurshy

rats, i thought ne4rag would work

8:18 am

hokie carla

I can guess your N if you want

8:18 am

hurshy

my wanderoos just found it

8:18 am

rururocks

I can guess your g holie

8:18 am

rururocks

hookie that is

8:19 am

hokie carla

don't say ga5, cause I have that

8:19 am

hurshy

lol

8:19 am

rururocks

gr 7

8:19 am

hokie carla

ok, good guess

8:19 am

hurshy

i just found wa7/48, have you got that one?

8:20 am

hokie carla

yes

8:20 am

hokie carla

no idea what that means. dumb, if you ask me.

8:20 am

hurshy

and you must have the other wa7 cause it was clued recently

8:20 am

hurshy

all the other W are normal

8:21 am

hokie carla

oh, I only have one actually. but I just got here and jumped into the toll road scam convo

8:21 am

phaeton

W's are normal

8:21 am

hokie carla

still working on that gr7

8:22 am

hokie carla

not grapple

8:22 am

MollyL

Not the wa7/8 Carla referred to. Nothing normal about that.

8:22 am

rururocks

gr.. more winey

8:22 am

hurshy

hey look hokie, your favorite word is here - "rehi"

8:22 am

hokie carla

sweet

8:23 am

hokie carla

hmm, thought I had tried that last night. thanks, ruru.

8:24 am

hokie carla

ah, feels like I should've known the wa7 from an old game we used to play.

8:26 am

hurshy

you mean battlesh4?

8:26 am

BzznBea

We played that game a lot.

8:26 am

hokie carla

yep

8:26 am

hokie carla

is that not one of them?

8:27 am

BzznBea

No

8:27 am

hokie carla

never mind then, carry on

8:28 am

BzznBea

LOL!

8:28 am

hokie carla

found an S!

8:28 am

BzznBea

I do that all the time.

8:29 am

hurshy

phantom: happier

8:30 am

BzznBea

There's the British pig.

8:30 am

hokie carla

not peppa

8:30 am

BzznBea

Not enough P's

8:31 am

BzznBea

Not enough coffee

8:32 am

BzznBea

I introduced composting to kids with a Peppa Pig clip. That was fun.

8:32 am

rururocks

that's grounds for making some more bea

8:33 am

BzznBea

There is plenty of coffee. I'm just getting started.

8:33 am

MollyL

I've bean thinking the same thing

8:33 am

hurshy

ruru, you clearly just do not have a pun filter

8:33 am

hokie carla

ruru has no filter when it comes to puns

8:33 am

hokie carla

darnit

8:33 am

hurshy

jinx

8:33 am

MollyL

Oh, this is going to pot

8:34 am

hokie carla

still 1-1-2 here and have looked at everything many times. must be babble blindness.

8:34 am

hokie carla

molly, are you just stirring things up?

8:35 am

hurshy

who's gonna get roasted here?

8:35 am

rururocks

I should have known I'd get roasted for making a coffee pun

8:35 am

rururocks

damn just a bit too late on that one

8:35 am

hurshy

that's two now

8:35 am

hurshy

lol

8:35 am

MollyL

No being s-mug for Ru

8:36 am

rururocks

I knew someone would beat me to it sooner or latte

8:36 am

hokie carla

not a lot of ways to go with coffee puns. I think this thread just got iced.

8:36 am

hurshy

idk, i think we can still espresso ourselves in a lot of ways

8:36 am

rururocks

we can still grind away at it

8:37 am

MollyL

You all mocha my day

8:38 am

rururocks

au lait off of the praise

8:38 am

hurshy

but you're still milking it ruru

8:39 am

MollyL

Don't worry, be frappe

8:40 am

hurshy

i'm catching up to you hokie. 1-2-2-1

8:40 am

rururocks

THAT'S using your bean you two

8:40 am

hokie carla

I'm surprised it took you this long

8:40 am

hurshy

got my four

8:40 am

MollyL

When it comes to puns, Ru is not your average Joe

8:40 am

hokie carla

what letters do you have left?

8:41 am

hokie carla

still RR A S

8:41 am

hurshy

P R SS

8:41 am

MollyL

Okay, now we are into repeats

8:41 am

hurshy

have you got ar4/7 hokie?

8:41 am

BzznBea

Repeats would be deja brew.

8:42 am

rururocks

ha

8:42 am

hokie carla

aha, thanks

8:42 am

hokie carla

so now 0-1-2

8:42 am

rururocks

bea is dripping with sarcasm

8:42 am

hurshy

so maybe my 7 is either P or S

8:42 am

hokie carla

so thinking my R's might be a 5/6 set

8:43 am

BzznBea

It's an S, hurshy

8:43 am

hokie carla

there are 3 sh7

8:43 am

hurshy

ok i have the one that was clued and the one you do to knives or scissors

8:43 am

hokie carla

do you have the p5 with the a you just gave me?

8:43 am

rururocks

i'd best get going.. have a busy day.. have fun everyone.

8:43 am

hokie carla

bye ruru

8:43 am

hurshy

no, haha, thanks hokie

8:44 am

mael

hello

8:44 am

hokie carla

I didn't see which sh7 was clued. do you have the magic marker?

8:44 am

hurshy

hi mael

8:44 am

hokie carla

mael!

8:44 am

BzznBea

Morning, mael

8:44 am

mael

how's everyone today? good morning!

8:44 am

hurshy

i thought that was a proper noun!

8:44 am

hurshy

thanks

8:44 am

hokie carla

yeah, me too

8:45 am

mael

thanks for that sh7!

8:45 am

hokie carla

shur thing

8:45 am

hurshy

is there an RH word, anyone?

8:45 am

hokie carla

I have tried

8:45 am

saanichcat

no

8:45 am

hurshy

mk thanks

8:46 am

hurshy

ok found my R, it was ra6/24

8:46 am

hokie carla

ok, that's one of my r's

8:46 am

hokie carla

tried that as ri6 about 34.5 times

8:46 am

hurshy

and i just need an S5 now

8:47 am

hokie carla

now R S 5 and 6

8:47 am

hurshy

got it, just a plural fish

8:47 am

hurshy

so there are 3ra6 and 1 re6

8:48 am

hokie carla

just monkeyed an s5, so now r6

8:49 am

hokie carla

hmm, do not have re6. is it a do over? have tried a lot of things.

8:49 am

hurshy

it is very much a do over

8:49 am

hurshy

that's pretty much all it is

8:49 am

hurshy

exactly

8:50 am

BzznBea

use the pot roast again

8:50 am

hokie carla

finally got it. had to look at my list for 4 lw starting with that. that 4 was hard for me to see too.

9:04 am

mael

12 left here, going quick!

9:08 am

mael

one left and it's the damn E. hmmm

9:08 am

mael

oh duh, got it. FW!

9:11 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :)

9:15 am

hokie carla

ooh, almost broke the top 100 in squaredle bonus words

9:16 am

BzznBea

Great!

9:16 am

hokie carla

up to 76 now

9:16 am

hokie carla

highest I've ever made in any of the categories. lol.

9:17 am

BzznBea

I forgot about squardle

9:17 am

hokie carla

wow, I've found 31 of 57 and there are quite a few with 57

9:18 am

hokie carla

yeah, I forget about it every so often

9:21 am

hokie carla

just tried 2 words that I think are proper nouns and they both took

9:54 am

EvaNadine

hints for the EN6?

9:54 am

BzznBea

what you do to a gift

9:57 am

EvaNadine

TY Bzz

9:57 am

BzznBea

yw

10:12 am

BzznBea

Namaste

11:02 am

mkg

Never heard that en word before.

11:03 am

mkg

But ty for clue.

11:48 am

cybernan

good morning - some days I amaze myself - have got more done this morning than I did all day yesterday and did it by 9:30

11:52 am

LuvWordGames

way to go nan! Nice to have a productive day.

11:58 am

cybernan

:)

11:59 am

cybernan

need one more r from the right - any guesses?

12:10 pm

cybernan

plural swords

12:22 pm

cybernan

done - a few babblets I had forgotten but found after consulting the list and a few new ones. should have had my last word - wa7/52 though

12:22 pm

cybernan

hagd everyone

3:47 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with ra7 please

4:31 pm

hurshy

plural of ra6, a sword-like weapon

4:34 pm

periwinkle

ty hurshy

6:51 pm

periwinkle

37 left but don't feel like finishing

6:54 pm

periwinkle

30 left

7:08 pm

Kaplan the Magne

24 but I stop soon

7:09 pm

Kaplan the Magne

swap

7:09 pm

Kaplan the Magne

ouch!

7:21 pm

hurshy

ooh i just found out what tmesis means

7:43 pm

lynxxx

unfreakingbelievable!

7:44 pm

lynxxx

and I thought it was just an Australian thing!

8:02 pm

nrkii

I like unbefreakinglievable myself... has a better meter for poetry :)

8:03 pm

nrkii

I'm down to 9 with 4 of them coming from that bottom S

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi nrk

8:05 pm

nrkii

Hiya, TO!

8:09 pm

nrkii

done!

10:02 pm

Zadit

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