Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, October 10, 2025

12:03 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:03 am

ursh

hello all

12:03 am

Rainiqui

Hi Nan and everyone

12:03 am

cybernan

145 - whew!

12:03 am

ursh

thank heavens for a smaller grid

12:10 am

Soodle

Good morning all. I see Fred Flintstone’s wife is in the grid. ;-)

12:10 am

Rainiqui

sh 7

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

cybernan

this is not going to be easy

12:20 am

cybernan

finally found that sh 7

12:26 am

cybernan

anyone found the lone a?

12:27 am

Lizlin

an4

12:27 am

cybernan

got it -- nbs

12:27 am

cybernan

no - nbt

12:27 am

cybernan

ty liz

12:35 am

cybernan

half way and stuck -- good night everyone )

12:37 am

Rainiqui

nbt,nbs, ma 8 and 9

12:38 am

Rainiqui

a stinky pair of words

12:38 am

Gillie

ma7 called?

12:39 am

Rainiqui

you called it Gillie

12:39 am

Gillie

not gonna find the ma8 & 9 tonight, I think

1:33 am

sprite

morning babblers

1:39 am

dofith

Thanks, Rain - and for the great clue!

1:39 am

dofith

amas

2:50 am

saanichcat

another thanks to Rain for the ma8/9, super clue!

3:33 am

worzel

phantom malaria

5:16 am

MollyL

That's a sick phantom : D

5:44 am

Guernseygirl 2

Zamos

5:44 am

Guernseygirl 2

Zias

5:45 am

Guernseygirl 2

Sizar

6:04 am

ChampFit

I've never heard of that 8/9 before. Awesome clue!

6:04 am

ChampFit

BBL

7:44 am

Shephard

clue for the ma 7/8 combo

7:44 am

Shephard

please

7:45 am

Shephard

I do not understand the previous clue for ma 7

8:40 am

mael

bad smell

8:41 am

mael

latin all around :)

8:48 am

72 Temple Owl

there is a grid word for odor. add to it

8:56 am

MollyL

If you do a Goodle search on "prefix that means bad" you might see where the clue was going

9:22 am

rururocks

is goodle a good way to find prefixes

9:23 am

hokie carla

must download goodle

9:23 am

rururocks

can't find any swear words there on goodle

9:24 am

hokie carla

if they only show good news I'm in

9:25 am

rururocks

goodle is run by mark schmuckerberg

9:25 am

hokie carla

been a while since we had that Z. I almost forgot it.

9:25 am

welki

'morning

9:25 am

ChampFit

Same.

9:25 am

hokie carla

welki!

9:25 am

hokie carla

champ!

9:26 am

ChampFit

carla!

9:26 am

hokie carla

and I forgot ruru!

9:26 am

ChampFit

Why am I blind to that S? Only have 1,

9:26 am

hokie carla

same

9:26 am

ChampFit

First square.

9:26 am

hokie carla

and it took me a while to get 1

9:26 am

ChampFit

Just found another....manifested that sucker!

9:26 am

hokie carla

mine is si5/20

9:27 am

ChampFit

Yes. Just found sa 6/21

9:27 am

welki

well it ain't samoa (my fave girl scout cookie!)

9:27 am

hokie carla

aha, thanks

9:27 am

penquis

there is an sa 5....pl without a sing....

9:27 am

welki

aha!

9:27 am

hokie carla

but the 6 is very close, welki

9:27 am

hokie carla

pen!

9:27 am

penquis

carla!

9:28 am

welki

it takes a village :)

9:28 am

hokie carla

oh, time to leave for my hair appt. BBL.

9:28 am

ChampFit

Yay! Teamwork at its finest.

9:28 am

ChampFit

C ya!

9:29 am

penquis

gotta go....bbl...bye all....

9:29 am

ChampFit

bye pen

9:39 am

cybernan

good moring everyone :)

9:41 am

rururocks

good morning nan

9:42 am

hurshy

morning all

9:45 am

hurshy

starting off hard with this corner S, yikes

9:48 am

welki

african country and the former name of an island nation in the grid (two of 'em, very far apart, geographically)

9:48 am

hurshy

mali

9:48 am

welki

that's one i didn't see!

9:48 am

cybernan

only have two from there: sa 5 and an sa 6 that rhymes with our Christmas morning cocktail

9:49 am

hurshy

oh well i had the other one - s + iz4

9:49 am

hurshy

so that works out well

9:50 am

cybernan

ty hurshy

9:51 am

cybernan

now for the a on the other corner

9:52 am

hurshy

am6 having no ethical orienting system

9:52 am

cybernan

just have an am 6 that describes the cockwomble

9:53 am

hurshy

oh that weird babblet aa5

9:55 am

cybernan

ot coming up with an aa5

9:55 am

hurshy

it ends with ANOTHER double vowel

9:57 am

cybernan

ty - don't remember seeing that one before

9:58 am

cybernan

does anyone know how to clean a key that sticks?

9:58 am

cybernan

and please don't say buy a new laptop

9:59 am

hurshy

have you tried googling the question

9:59 am

cybernan

no - guess that should be my first move

10:00 am

hurshy

yeah cause i don't know but that is what i would do

10:05 am

cybernan

with no e and no t, this is a very difficult grid

10:09 am

hurshy

welki so did you mean malawi then?

10:09 am

hurshy

and samoa for the island one

10:12 am

welki

nope, not samoa - yes, malawi and then there's the former name of another island country

10:13 am

hurshy

so more than one of each thing you named lol

10:13 am

hurshy

how geographical this grid is

10:14 am

cybernan

Formosa?

10:19 am

cybernan

island state in the grid too

10:19 am

hurshy

so it is!

10:20 am

cybernan

off for breakfast - stuck right now anyway

10:33 am

hurshy

yeah this is pretty brutal for a grid of this size

10:49 am

hurshy

oh, somalia, a third african country in the grid

11:06 am

penquis

back from my car inspection....and lunch....hello again...

11:10 am

MollyL

No man is an island and only one state is an island.

11:10 am

MollyL

Man, it's a thrill a minute for Penquis.

11:12 am

penquis

well Maine has between 4,000 and 6,000 islands.. ;oD

11:44 am

MollyL

No, I mean only one state, is itself an island.

11:44 am

MollyL

But technically it is a group of islands.

11:46 am

penquis

stalled at 30....taking a break....getting back to my very busy life....HA!

1:19 pm

mrloser

mali

3:40 pm

Sugrraleona

any help with the aa?

3:42 pm

ChampFit

aa+cons+double vowel

3:48 pm

Sugrraleona

oh boy - found it - ty

3:48 pm

Soodle

Ah Champ! Nice to ‘see’ you again. :-)

3:48 pm

ChampFit

Hi Soodle! How are you?

3:50 pm

Soodle

All good here, my friend! Hope your trip back home was smooth?

3:50 pm

ChampFit

No issues at all. Oddly, once we did the pre-scan at the Dublin airport, we didn't have to clear customs in the US. Went straight to baggage claim. Easy peasy!

3:51 pm

cybernan

hi again :)

3:51 pm

ChampFit

hola!

3:52 pm

ChampFit

Phantom: salami

3:54 pm

Soodle

Hey Nan. @ Champ great to hear. Some sort of reciprocal arrangement betwen Ireland & the US makes travel easier.

4:05 pm

ChampFit

Yes, so I should come visit you annually! #lethegoodtimesroll

4:06 pm

ChampFit

Or you could come here! Not summer...you'll melt.

4:12 pm

Soodle

Ha!!! Roll on 27th February 2026. (End of mortgage -as discussed). Bring It On!!

4:22 pm

ChampFit

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4:22 pm

cybernan

can anyone clue that ha 6,5,5 sequence please?

4:24 pm

ChampFit

Starts with ha4/6. Then goes 5/14, 6/24, 5/14, 5/14

4:26 pm

cybernan

have the first two - but monkeys aren't coming up with the last 3

4:27 pm

ChampFit

The 6/24 is a plural.

4:27 pm

cybernan

or maybe it is the first and last that I have

4:30 pm

BzznBea

The ha5.14s are a plural and the second is the pork start

4:32 pm

cybernan

have them all now - ty bea and champ

4:34 pm

ChampFit

wooHOO!

4:35 pm

cybernan

keep wanting marmot to be there

4:37 pm

cybernan

one of the oldest parts of Paris is there however

4:40 pm

ChampFit

fw! anyone need anything?

4:41 pm

ChampFit

This was a difficult grid for a small one. Good luck everyone!

4:42 pm

cybernan

ma 6/24 please

4:42 pm

cybernan

last one

5:06 pm

MollyL

A city in Georgia with an S in the middle

5:10 pm

cybernan

no idea molly

5:11 pm

cybernan

can't think of any cities in Georgia never mind one beginnig with ma

5:16 pm

cybernan

found it - ty

5:20 pm

MollyL

The famous Georgia city that rhymes with favorite pork product for breakfast, of course. We're going to ma5 to eat all the ba5

5:27 pm

cybernan

Didn't know there was a city by that name. Have never been to Georgia. Got to Orlando and to Mammoth Cave in Tennessee - no farther south than that

5:28 pm

cybernan

Unless you count Sun City and Palm Desert in with that

5:30 pm

cybernan

Down to 3/48. 6 sa's 7/48, and the 6-7 combo. Giving up

5:39 pm

BzznBea

Yes, I'm looking for the sa.48 also.

5:45 pm

MollyL

sa + short hello + almost all of what you hang a picture on

5:46 pm

MollyL

A kind of cattle? Who knew?

5:58 pm

tessagram

hans

5:58 pm

tessagram

farms

5:58 pm

tessagram

formal

6:10 pm

cybernan

got lost aftr the short helo

6:11 pm

cybernan

nm -- was hanging my picture on a nail, lol

6:11 pm

cybernan

ty molly

6:13 pm

cybernan

Done - this was a toughie

6:14 pm

cybernan

thanks for all the help -- anyone want clues before I leave?

6:16 pm

cybernan

back at the flip if I'm still awake

7:01 pm

Sugrraleona

any clues for the ma8/9?

7:02 pm

Kamanjah

Bad smells.

7:02 pm

Sugrraleona

ty Kam

7:05 pm

Kamanjah

yw

7:12 pm

dan2bit

NTPN: the Sausage King of Chicago

7:12 pm

dan2bit

evening all

7:21 pm

BzznBea

Thanks for the sa7 Molly. Night all.

7:25 pm

hokie carla

abe froman!

7:29 pm

dan2bit

ding ding ding

7:33 pm

hokie carla

looked at the aforementioned sa7 clue and could not figure it out. of course I was thinking you hang a picture on a nail.

7:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

carla, do you have the sa5/10? probably obvious but i am so tired i cannot see it

7:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

nm finally i see it happy babbling all

8:28 pm

Gillie

ma5 with an S in the middle is described on Google as a "neighborhood" or "region" in Georgia, ma5 with a C in the middle (not in the grid) is described as a city in Georgia, and ma6/24 (which cybernan was asking about, and which has an S and a C in the middle) doesn't come up as anything in Georgia

10:24 pm

MollyL

Okay, I should have clued it "add an S to a city in Georgia". I will be sure to be more specific when cluing n the future.

10:24 pm

MollyL

in

11:58 pm

cybernan

hi everyone - here for the flip, but won't be around for too long -- really tired after all the gardening I did today

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