Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, December 21, 2025

12:15 am

MetFan

Oh, good....another big one

12:17 am

Rainiqui

fl 7

12:17 am

Gillie

to7

12:17 am

justafreep

st7/8

12:18 am

justafreep

tr7/8

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:24 am

sprite

thanks, Lickety. Morning babblers

12:24 am

justafreep

hey, sprite

12:24 am

sprite

hi freep!

12:25 am

justafreep

How's things as the year barrels towards its end?

12:26 am

sprite

pretty loyal to the idea of Midwinter over the whole Xmas madness, so far. And you?

12:30 am

justafreep

I will eat pie during any season, so I'm just leaning in on that

12:30 am

sprite

great philosophy

12:35 am

rbud

I found a nice cr 6/7 that fits with "the reason for the season" quite well, though I think there should be a little accent over the first vowel.

10:41 am

hokie carla

howdy folks, looks like we're back.

10:47 am

dart001

Dr G usually doesn't know right away if the site has problems, but he usually fixes it if someone lets him know...just emailed him 10 minutes ago...his email is in the comments bottom of page but if it is down you have to have it stored....it is dr.god@playbabble.com

10:47 am

hokie carla

yeah, I usually email him but did not today. just sat down for a break from baking and candy making.

10:48 am

rururocks

hey dart

10:49 am

hokie carla

well I never, ruru

10:49 am

dart001

hey ru

10:50 am

rururocks

you didn't do this at the flip?

10:50 am

dromano66

yay

10:55 am

hurshy

woot!

10:56 am

hurshy

i emailed him about an hour ago dart :)

10:56 am

hurshy

i learned as a psych major not to assume someone else will do it

10:59 am

hokie carla

mosc

10:59 am

hurshy

that's mosque

10:59 am

hurshy

lol

10:59 am

hokie carla

I don't even know what happened there

10:59 am

hokie carla

I wasn't even trying that

10:59 am

rururocks

you're allah over the place hokie

11:00 am

hurshy

well enable doesn't know about mosh pits either :(

11:00 am

hokie carla

yep, never has

11:01 am

hurshy

phantom: mocha

11:01 am

hokie carla

so many -tch phantoms, but mostly crotch

11:02 am

hurshy

and arch and march

11:03 am

hokie carla

and I still typed hoser even though I know

11:04 am

hurshy

the only one i always for sure remember does not count is fest

11:04 am

hurshy

other ones, i can't keep track

11:04 am

FrenchToast

woo hoo its back!

11:04 am

hokie carla

well I always try hoss too

11:04 am

hurshy

:D

11:04 am

bojazz

phantm: orchestra

11:04 am

hokie carla

hey FT

11:05 am

MollyL

A lot of people email Dr. God

11:05 am

hurshy

better a flood of email for doc than a desert

11:06 am

hurshy

(it's an old, old saying)

11:07 am

hurshy

hoo boy, idk if i'm ready to tackle a C with 46 words, but here goes

11:07 am

bojazz

oroops: chestra

11:07 am

hokie carla

I'm doing just enough for HOET 'cause I need to get back to work

11:09 am

hurshy

phantom: cohere

11:10 am

hokie carla

phantom actor

11:12 am

hokie carla

phantom eyesore

11:14 am

FrenchToast

hi hokie

11:16 am

hokie carla

alright, HOET and 134 left for later. TTFN

11:16 am

hurshy

phantom: cheese

11:18 am

hurshy

well i've got 36/46 but even that was a struggle

11:18 am

hurshy

phantom: cheese

11:18 am

rururocks

that's grating isn't it?

11:24 am

hurshy

it's a cheddache

11:25 am

hurshy

Ys Yeeted!

11:25 am

FrenchToast

It's unBRIE-evable

11:27 am

rururocks

I have an affinois to punning

12:04 pm

BzznBea

I've never met a cheese I didn't like.

12:04 pm

Atalante

these puns are very grating

12:05 pm

Atalante

ah dammit ru got there first

12:07 pm

Atalante

he has a rare bit of humour

12:48 pm

BzznBea

Another BS nine.

12:49 pm

Gillie

nobody wears them anymore, I think (except for period dress), but it's a legitimate word

12:53 pm

BzznBea

Thanks, gillie. New word.

1:41 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with the

1:44 pm

periwinkle

with the st9 please. I do not have the st7 or st8

1:45 pm

periwinkle

found the st7/40

1:47 pm

periwinkle

found the st9

1:48 pm

periwinkle

and the st8

2:02 pm

cybernan

oh - another whopper that I won't finish!

2:02 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

2:16 pm

montreal13

hi there nan :)

2:25 pm

cybernan

hi mtl

2:28 pm

hurshy

hello all

2:32 pm

cybernan

not having much luck with finding the longer words, as usual - just the st's so far. I guess I did learn something reading all those regency romances when I was a teenager

2:33 pm

hurshy

i'm only on the second row

2:33 pm

cybernan

you are too organizied!

2:33 pm

cybernan

phantom chromatic

2:34 pm

hurshy

i found that when i went tile by tile and forced myself to persist a bit longer that i ended up getting more words on like a first pass than when i just entered whatever

2:35 pm

hurshy

it will let you have part of that nan

2:36 pm

hurshy

i had a successful outing

2:36 pm

cybernan

yes - got that

2:36 pm

hurshy

i happened upon a Taylor Swift concert hoodie at a thrift store for only 8.50

2:37 pm

hurshy

that's got to have gone for a lot when it was new

2:37 pm

hurshy

my niece loves T Swift

2:37 pm

hurshy

so

2:37 pm

cybernan

so does my granddaughter

2:38 pm

hurshy

i've tried listening some and i liked maybe one song but

2:38 pm

hurshy

she doesn't seem to sing about like anything other than romance

2:39 pm

hurshy

i mean sure, a lot of music is about that, but, it's just

2:39 pm

cybernan

hard to call some of that "singing"

2:39 pm

hurshy

i mean i congratulate the young lady on her success, but just not my cup of tea

2:40 pm

hurshy

oh i just found my first long word nan, it's a th8

2:46 pm

hurshy

oh and now i found an re8 also

2:46 pm

mrloser

st7/8/9 think belly

2:49 pm

cybernan

found the re, ty - the th isn't jumping out at me -- maybe after lunch if I have time.

2:50 pm

hurshy

the root is a 6, it's a thing you do to wheat to separate the kernels from the chaff

2:51 pm

cybernan

duh - had the root - ty

2:51 pm

hurshy

yw

2:51 pm

cybernan

bye for now

3:00 pm

periwinkle

I need help with the th8 please

3:01 pm

hurshy

i just clued it

3:01 pm

ChampFit

it's a plural peri

3:02 pm

periwinkle

thank you both. I found it

3:03 pm

periwinkle

155 left. will not finish but would like to find all the long words and get below 100

3:03 pm

periwinkle

missing 3 of the 8s

3:04 pm

periwinkle

ne7/8 please

3:04 pm

periwinkle

nm :)

3:04 pm

Atalante

have you watched war of the land and sea, hurshy?

3:04 pm

hurshy

no, where is it available?

3:05 pm

Atalante

maaaybe disney plus? or bbc america

3:05 pm

hurshy

is it like actual Who eps or is it spinoff like torchwood?

3:05 pm

Atalante

I'm going to watch the whole thing on christmas eve. can't wait

3:05 pm

ChampFit

Hurshy...I have an app called JustWatch. You can search programs and it tells you where you can find it.

3:05 pm

Atalante

its UNIT spin off

3:06 pm

Atalante

but relates directly to Silurian episodes of DW I believe

3:06 pm

hurshy

oh right i remember Kate L-S in the ad

3:06 pm

hurshy

i saw this ad and i was like "well, i trust UNIT. i'm sure they'll handle it. i'm not worried." lol

3:07 pm

Atalante

exactly. Lethbridge-Stewart? awesome

3:07 pm

hurshy

thanks champ

3:07 pm

ChampFit

yw

3:07 pm

penquis

you can also just go to Justwatch.com....hello all....

3:08 pm

ChampFit

Super helpful because I never remember where people tell me they watch things. Too many dang options out there!

3:08 pm

periwinkle

hi pen

3:08 pm

penquis

hi peri...

3:09 pm

penquis

me, either, champ...

3:10 pm

Atalante

aww its my mo6's 80th birthday today :)

3:11 pm

periwinkle

Happy Birthday to your Mom, Ata

3:11 pm

ChampFit

That's awesome! My mom turned 91 in August. Every occasion is a gift now.

3:12 pm

periwinkle

ma7 or ma8 please

3:12 pm

Atalante

totally. she is irreplaceable and so important

3:12 pm

penquis

My mother would have been 107 three days ago... ;o)

3:12 pm

Atalante

awww pen *hugs*

3:13 pm

ChampFit

My dad would've been 100 this year. The greatest generation, pen!

3:13 pm

penquis

ty...and happy b'day to your mom....

3:13 pm

penquis

yes, champ!...

3:13 pm

hurshy

speed of sound word + arbor word -t

3:13 pm

ChampFit

machree

3:13 pm

ChampFit

CRAP!!!! sO SORRY

3:13 pm

periwinkle

ty Champ

3:14 pm

Atalante

everyone tries the same :D

3:14 pm

periwinkle

and hurshy

3:14 pm

hurshy

well at least i know my clue works

3:14 pm

medusa

thank you. lo

3:14 pm

hokie carla

good time to stick my head in

3:14 pm

penquis

i am not sorry...ty, champ....

3:14 pm

hokie carla

thanks, champ

3:14 pm

ChampFit

Worked like a charm! Hola carla!

3:15 pm

penquis

carla!

3:15 pm

hokie carla

pen!

3:15 pm

hokie carla

champ!

3:23 pm

ChampFit

Situations like's the Cs today annoy me. I type and type and the words come from wherever! Guess I should just keep typing and not try to figure out what goes where.

3:26 pm

MetFan

So many words given by Merriam Webster that "are not found in the dictionary". FRUSTRATING!

3:27 pm

hurshy

85% done!

3:27 pm

jesdraggon

hi-oh.
half way, NBT.
Cranky that seroma is "not a word"

3:27 pm

penquis

hi jes...

3:27 pm

ChampFit

Valid, jes! WTG hursh!

3:28 pm

penquis

i am about 70% done....

3:28 pm

MetFan

Better than I - only 1/2 done

3:28 pm

ChampFit

I'm not even 2 columns in. Long way to go!

3:28 pm

jesdraggon

you solve column by column? i just sorta ping-pong around

3:29 pm

hurshy

phantom: co4tose

3:29 pm

ChampFit

Yes, I'm a weirdo. No willy-nilly unless I see a word that I'm afraid I'll forget. I add those in.

3:30 pm

penquis

i am afraid to forget most words, lol....

3:30 pm

jesdraggon

closest i've got to an organization is that i started in the lower right corner today

3:30 pm

hurshy

i only need one more L from there to finish Ls

3:31 pm

penquis

i go through systematically until i stall...then i move on...when i am done, i attack the letters that have the most words left to find...

3:31 pm

LuvWordGames

is the ca 6/40 feline related and/or is it a compound word?

3:31 pm

ChampFit

Yes, I get as many as I can in any square then when I hit a wall move on.

3:31 pm

LuvWordGames

I mean 7/40

3:31 pm

penquis

don't have it...

3:32 pm

ChampFit

I'm on that C now...don't have it yet

3:34 pm

LuvWordGames

found it but don't know what it means. It does start with a feline

3:34 pm

hurshy

ha, the feline 4 is the only ca word i have

3:34 pm

ChampFit

Same!

3:34 pm

LuvWordGames

there's only 2

3:35 pm

LuvWordGames

if you want a clue I'll try to think of one

3:36 pm

hurshy

yes pls

3:37 pm

LuvWordGames

feline + male pronoun + abbrev for New England State

3:38 pm

hurshy

ty

3:39 pm

hurshy

weird to have more ce than ca words

3:40 pm

jesdraggon

what a weird word. thanks, luv

3:41 pm

medusa

not getting last bit

3:41 pm

jesdraggon

i had to look up a list of states, medusa

3:42 pm

penquis

luv....is that a ca 7?....

3:42 pm

LuvWordGames

yes it is

3:42 pm

penquis

ty...

3:42 pm

jesdraggon

what do they mean amore isn't in the dictionary?!

3:42 pm

hurshy

by the way if you haven't seen the movie Christmas in (that state) you might want to check it out, it's the right time of year for it

3:43 pm

LuvWordGames

just finished, any other clues needed?

3:43 pm

jesdraggon

like a hundred of 'em, luv :D

3:44 pm

LuvWordGames

:-)

3:44 pm

hurshy

i really thought stache counted as a shorter form of moustache

3:44 pm

penquis

ty, luv....

3:44 pm

penquis

and congrats....

3:45 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks

3:45 pm

jesdraggon

cute dog, btw, luv

3:45 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks, she's a sweetheart. She'll be 12 next month

3:45 pm

hokie carla

rehi - champ, I've seen a couple of things you've said that makes me wonder if you know the order of operations in the grid to know which tile things come from

3:46 pm

medusa

you need to take a letter away hurshy

3:48 pm

hurshy

oh well i have those but that's not terribly relevant lol

3:48 pm

LuvWordGames

okay I'm off, HAGD everyone

3:48 pm

jesdraggon

have fun!

3:49 pm

penquis

bye, luv...

3:50 pm

hurshy

phantom: fresco

3:56 pm

jesdraggon

ok. gotta go walk the dogs and get groceries. have fun ya'll

3:56 pm

penquis

bye, jes...

3:58 pm

hurshy

ok let's tackle some small things

3:58 pm

hurshy

lower O has ol4, on4, and...?

3:58 pm

penquis

missing the third...

4:00 pm

hurshy

right E has ey4 and...?

4:02 pm

hokie carla

I have the same things you do

4:03 pm

montreal13

right E is EY7/8

4:04 pm

hurshy

those are left but thanks i needed them too

4:04 pm

montreal13

true, sorry !

4:05 pm

hokie carla

well I've tried eyesore a couple of times but it's merely a phantom

4:05 pm

hurshy

no it's like whether it's in viewing distance

4:05 pm

montreal13

right E is EY4/6

4:05 pm

hurshy

people use the hearing version more often

4:05 pm

hokie carla

oh yeah, thanks

4:06 pm

hurshy

well i think that's the one i have, monty

4:06 pm

hokie carla

me too

4:06 pm

hurshy

AHA

4:06 pm

hurshy

ee4

4:06 pm

montreal13

other E is EE4 - diving back in

4:07 pm

hokie carla

oh yeah, thanks

4:15 pm

hurshy

90% done!

4:16 pm

hokie carla

did you find that other O?

4:16 pm

hurshy

no

4:16 pm

FrenchToast

Ugh I'm not even halfway

4:16 pm

hurshy

if i had i would have said aHA

4:16 pm

hokie carla

yes, thought so but it's been a while

4:16 pm

hokie carla

thought maybe you found it and forgot

4:17 pm

hurshy

well i haven't been focused on i

4:17 pm

hurshy

t

4:17 pm

hurshy

i have gotten some other things to get to no more than 4 left per tile

4:20 pm

hurshy

6-6-10-6-1

4:21 pm

hurshy

phantom: tomcat

4:24 pm

BzznBea

124 left. Done in the kitchen for the day, i hope.

4:24 pm

hurshy

i'm about to get started on my mexican lasagna

4:24 pm

BzznBea

That sounds delish!

4:24 pm

hurshy

but only need 2 words to hit 300 and would love to get to that milestone

4:25 pm

hurshy

mexican lasagna is, indeed delish

4:25 pm

hurshy

whoops forgot the second comma there

4:26 pm

BzznBea

I think anything Mexican is yummy. I make an enchilada casserole that could be considered a lasagna.

4:26 pm

hurshy

i mean, if it has layers, that's pretty much all it takes, lol

4:27 pm

hokie carla

I'm taking a break. Have made 2 batches of fudge, a batch of cookies, some blondies, rolled out some orange cream candies but haven't dipped them in chocolate yet.

4:28 pm

hurshy

:O

4:29 pm

BzznBea

I got a triple batch of chex mix, a batch of cookies and 8 loaves of pumpkin bread.

4:29 pm

hurshy

good heavens

4:31 pm

hurshy

now if you guys have any odd words you are particularly proud of finding, perhaps you can clue them and maybe i can get my 2 words to hit 300 that way

4:31 pm

BzznBea

Do you have the 5 ly words.

4:32 pm

hurshy

yes

4:32 pm

hurshy

and i just now found the killer whale!

4:35 pm

BzznBea

top row grey

4:36 pm

penquis

down to 9....time for dinner....bbl...bye all...

4:37 pm

hurshy

ooh i need 2 A and an M from there bea

4:37 pm

BzznBea

ac6 an 7

4:38 pm

BzznBea

and 7

4:38 pm

hurshy

thanks!!!!!

4:38 pm

hurshy

that puts me over the top to 301 words, woot! ok i will go cook now

4:58 pm

periwinkle

I don't have the ac6 or ac7

4:58 pm

periwinkle

121 left here

4:58 pm

BzznBea

extend the pain

5:00 pm

periwinkle

I am tryiing with no luck

5:02 pm

BzznBea

the 7 is plural

5:02 pm

FrenchToast

peri, it's pain + half of the Hawaiian goose

5:02 pm

periwinkle

ah ty French Toast and ty Bea

5:03 pm

FrenchToast

I just finished all the Ms Whew!

5:05 pm

sajarn

phantom:comatose

5:06 pm

periwinkle

tr7/36 or tr8/50 please

5:10 pm

periwinkle

NM

5:10 pm

FrenchToast

Haha

5:15 pm

BzznBea

I was going to take a break, but now I have feline paralysis.

5:16 pm

periwinkle

100 left bye, may be back later

5:17 pm

FrenchToast

bye peri

5:23 pm

FrenchToast

Ts are done

5:38 pm

medusa

ac6/24 please?

5:38 pm

ChampFit

Add a cons and vowel to ac4/6

5:40 pm

medusa

ty

5:43 pm

medusa

last ac 7 please

5:45 pm

medusa

nm

5:54 pm

medusa

first ch6 please?

5:54 pm

medusa

nm

5:54 pm

hurshy

it's what you might say when leaving a friend's house

5:54 pm

hurshy

at least that's my first one

5:55 pm

medusa

thanks

5:55 pm

hurshy

my bee-you-tee-ful mexican lasagna is baking away

5:59 pm

hurshy

there are 2 cr6/21 in a row before the watercr5 word, and i need one of them, idk whether first or second bc i don't use expert

6:00 pm

hurshy

and i also need cy6

6:00 pm

hurshy

if anyone is able to provide any pointers

6:00 pm

medusa

dont have them but will help you ook.

6:00 pm

hurshy

aw man how did i miss that ec7?!

6:02 pm

hurshy

or the thing Sulu is in charge of, he4?!

6:03 pm

marksdolly

the cy is cy 6/27

6:03 pm

BzznBea

one of the cr6 ends in sun

6:03 pm

hurshy

yes i can see that, i have the list, that's how i know it exists :)

6:03 pm

marksdolly

take the cy and add the es 4 to it

6:03 pm

hurshy

thank you bea, that was the one i needed!!

6:03 pm

hurshy

ty dolly!

6:04 pm

marksdolly

:)

6:04 pm

hurshy

what percent of one's inner experience of being a babbler is made up of "i can't believe i missed that?", would you say?

6:05 pm

marksdolly

lol

6:06 pm

marksdolly

still need the cr 6?

6:06 pm

hurshy

no, bea clued it there

6:06 pm

marksdolly

:)

6:06 pm

medusa

i dont have the es4!

6:06 pm

hurshy

it's plural of the letter ...

6:07 pm

medusa

thanks

6:07 pm

medusa

for both

6:08 pm

hurshy

ooh here comes the moment when i finally find out what that third O is

6:08 pm

hurshy

ok apparently it's an on7

6:09 pm

hurshy

oooh time to get my dinner out of the oven, brb

6:09 pm

marksdolly

think of a word you would you for yourself

6:09 pm

hurshy

oh thanks

6:13 pm

hurshy

i love both the moment when a dish is all assembled and i pop it into the oven, and the moment when i pull it out and it's all cooked

6:14 pm

hurshy

*groan* missed the peasant

6:16 pm

hurshy

done!

6:18 pm

marksdolly

great job hurshy!

6:19 pm

hurshy

ty, ty

6:31 pm

BzznBea

My ADHD has kicked in...

6:32 pm

ChampFit

same. not caring too much right now

6:33 pm

marksdolly

ysfs!

6:34 pm

BzznBea

I still need an 8 and have no clue.

6:34 pm

ChampFit

I still need 5 - 8's. 73 left. Been watching football.

6:35 pm

ChampFit

IF you figure out what it is, I'll happily help you search.

6:36 pm

BzznBea

Sttlers and Lions here.

6:36 pm

ChampFit

PUlling for Steelers. Our Texans already won, in spite of themselves.

6:39 pm

ChampFit

The 9 is stupid.

6:41 pm

BzznBea

That's what I said. But it is a piece of cloth covering the chest in the olden days.

6:44 pm

ChampFit

Wel lallrighty then!

6:45 pm

ChampFit

Steelers are killin gme.

6:46 pm

BzznBea

I'm LOL over this game. Nuts.

6:47 pm

BzznBea

I hate rooting for Rogers.

6:51 pm

ChampFit

That was freaking crazy. Just WHACKO!

6:52 pm

BzznBea

For sure.

6:52 pm

BzznBea

This entire season has been weird.

6:53 pm

ChampFit

Agreed! And also agree on Rogers. he can't even explain what happened.

7:02 pm

BzznBea

Done for the night. Hopefully we don't lose the server again tomorrow.

9:43 pm

moolingwa

just starting

9:45 pm

phaeton

me too

10:50 pm

maccafixx

on 7/40?

10:51 pm

grannyrose

on 7, number before two + ego

10:52 pm

phaeton

you

10:52 pm

maccafixx

ty!

10:54 pm

phaeton

done

10:55 pm

phaeton

any clues wanted?

11:23 pm

harpjane

clue for the 9 please?

11:26 pm

ursh

st 7 9 & 8 - think tummy

11:27 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

finally got here with 12 minutes to go

11:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

123 words found, later buds

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