Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, December 26, 2025

12:05 am

Rainiqui

Hi all

12:06 am

ursh

hello all

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:25 am

MetFan

Hello all - hope your holidays were filled with wonder.

12:29 am

Rainiqui

fa 9

12:31 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, ol 7

12:34 am

mkg

stumped by en words. darn.

12:34 am

mkg

ty for fa 9. looking for it.

12:38 am

Rainiqui

yw, it's really twisty turny, kinda like a figure 8

12:38 am

sprite

morning babblers. Thank you Lickety.

12:39 am

Rainiqui

Hi Sprite

12:39 am

sprite

hi Rainiqui

12:41 am

mkg

got it. ty

12:44 am

mkg

could use a clue for ol 7 please. synanym?

12:48 am

Rainiqui

are you good with chemistry ?

12:49 am

Rainiqui

chemistry - fats and oils

12:49 am

Rainiqui

did you get an en yet ?

1:28 am

mkg

got the ol 6/7 cokmbo. ty

1:28 am

mkg

just missing the E fifth column. help welcome

2:02 am

Dippnall

en 7 / 28 - if you still nedd it

2:02 am

Dippnall

need

6:40 am

dromano66

the daily writings in a diary

7:21 am

sugar

Slash

7:23 am

sugar

Sorry!

8:09 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :) phantom: asinine.

8:35 am

rururocks

that's not so much of a phantom really

8:37 am

phaeton

well the 9 was easy

8:46 am

rururocks

sugar is a guns and roses fan :D

8:56 am

mkg

i still need the en words! pleaser send clues! tyanks.

8:56 am

mkg

thanks.

8:57 am

ChampFit

I have an en 5/10 and en7/28 which is a plural. No singular in the grid.

8:57 am

hokie carla

not entrails, that's just a phantom

9:00 am

ChampFit

Do you want a clue?

9:00 am

hokie carla

sure

9:00 am

ChampFit

More than one doorway

9:00 am

hokie carla

ah, thanks

9:02 am

hokie carla

well, I thought for sure e5n5 would work

9:02 am

mkg

more than one doorway.........hope i can get it. thanks.

9:03 am

mkg

got it!!!!!!! ty,.

9:03 am

LuvWordGames

en + attempts to do something

9:03 am

hokie carla

sorry, meant e5n4

9:04 am

mkg

e 5 n 4? confused.

9:04 am

hokie carla

forget about it

9:04 am

hokie carla

doesn't apply to anything other than a word I thought would count. has nothing to do with what you were asking.

9:05 am

mkg

ok. ty. i have en 7 but not the 5.

9:05 am

hokie carla

the 5 is a babblet we have often

9:07 am

BzznBea

All the madness is over. Now what to do with all this "stuff".

9:07 am

mkg

any meaning to that bablet?

9:07 am

hokie carla

bea!

9:07 am

LuvWordGames

en + spanish for aunt

9:07 am

BzznBea

It is en + spanish aunt

9:08 am

mkg

got it. ty

9:15 am

hokie carla

well 62 left and HOET after first pass. TTFN

10:15 am

hurshy

gooooood morning babbleland

10:15 am

welki

hey hursh

10:16 am

hurshy

hi welki

10:24 am

hokie carla

rehi - 41 left now

10:24 am

hurshy

hiya hokie

10:45 am

hokie carla

phantom flint

10:46 am

hokie carla

T & B are my biggest problems

10:47 am

rururocks

glad that wasn't an A instead of a B

10:48 am

hokie carla

okay ruru, guess my missing E

10:48 am

hokie carla

in the middle

10:48 am

rururocks

el5/10

10:49 am

hokie carla

have two of those

10:49 am

rururocks

then el4/5

10:49 am

ChampFit

el4/5

10:49 am

rururocks

a babblet

10:49 am

hokie carla

oh yeah, dumbest portmanteau ever. thanks both

10:52 am

hokie carla

how about my missing U? I assume they are all UN.

10:52 am

penquis

try to put the genie back in the bottle....un 6....

10:52 am

hokie carla

phantom unite

10:52 am

ChampFit

Whatever it is, it's probably mine too.

10:52 am

hokie carla

have that one, but thanks pen!

10:53 am

ChampFit

me too

10:53 am

penquis

yw...

10:53 am

penquis

un 4...babblet....

10:53 am

hokie carla

no, have that one

10:54 am

penquis

the others are ordinary....un 6 words....

10:54 am

hokie carla

ok, thx.

10:54 am

ChampFit

That's mine. Thx pen. Carla...un + not straight

10:54 am

hokie carla

I have that one

10:54 am

ChampFit

Un - smart?

10:54 am

hokie carla

plus the not smart one

10:55 am

penquis

then you are making me uncomfortable....un 6....

10:56 am

hokie carla

hmm, will look. wonder if I am missing the root.

10:56 am

penquis

perhaps....guess my clue didn't help.... ;o)

10:57 am

hokie carla

no, and I recognized it as a clue

10:57 am

penquis

the last part starts with a vowel...

10:58 am

hokie carla

ah, thanks

10:58 am

hokie carla

I did have the root

10:58 am

penquis

yw...

10:58 am

hokie carla

now just need one i for last col. I have 2 i4

10:59 am

penquis

i only have one I from that I....

10:59 am

penquis

it's a four...

10:59 am

hokie carla

think miami hurricanes mascot

11:00 am

penquis

that is the one i have...

11:00 am

hokie carla

oh, the other 4 I have is a common babblet

11:00 am

penquis

just found another four....also a babblet...

11:01 am

penquis

found the other babblet .... less common babblet....

11:04 am

hokie carla

so they're all 4's?

11:04 am

penquis

yes...

11:04 am

penquis

the weird one is an archaic english adverb.....not surprised....

11:04 am

hokie carla

oh yeah, forgot that one. thanks

11:05 am

penquis

yw...

11:05 am

hokie carla

now two columns gray

11:05 am

hokie carla

1-10-12-4-0-1

11:06 am

penquis

58 here....a ways to go...

11:07 am

hokie carla

feels like I might have maxed out

11:09 am

hokie carla

H2 W2 S3 N A3 B4 F L2 T7 O2 R

11:10 am

penquis

i have my Os...missing some in all your other letters...

11:11 am

penquis

two fours....the others are all related words....

11:11 am

penquis

a 5, 6, and 7...

11:12 am

hokie carla

ok, missing the 6 and 7 (as usual)

11:12 am

penquis

just extend the 5...

11:13 am

hokie carla

now I remember, thanks

11:13 am

penquis

yw...

11:15 am

penquis

well down to 50....need a lunch break....bye for now....

11:15 am

hokie carla

bye

11:38 am

BzznBea

Back from yoga.

11:38 am

hurshy

hi bea

11:39 am

BzznBea

Hope you had a lovely holiday, hurshy.

11:39 am

hurshy

quiet, but nice, yes

11:40 am

hokie carla

hey bea and hurshy

11:41 am

hurshy

hi again :)

11:42 am

hurshy

struggling with B

11:43 am

Deeha

struggling with all of them today!!

11:47 am

hurshy

found the 9!

11:53 am

periwinkle

hi all help with the fa9 please

11:54 am

hurshy

someone who doesn't keep their promises is fa9

11:56 am

periwinkle

hmm

11:56 am

hurshy

root is five, then a suffix

11:57 am

periwinkle

dont have any fa5 words

11:57 am

penquis

think religious belief for the root...

11:57 am

penquis

and hello again...

11:57 am

Deeha

ty Hurshy!!

11:57 am

hurshy

george michael said you gotta have it

11:57 am

periwinkle

no idea

11:57 am

hurshy

well then use pen's clue

11:59 am

periwinkle

ty both got it

11:59 am

hurshy

:)

12:00 pm

penquis

yw...

12:29 pm

hurshy

wow i didn't know you could spell the plural of exonerating excuses that way

12:29 pm

penquis

stats?

12:29 pm

hurshy

al7/36

12:30 pm

penquis

weird word....ty...

12:38 pm

penquis

stalled at 28...taking a break....bye all....

12:43 pm

MollyL

wisha

12:50 pm

MollyL

Wisha I hadn't done that

1:04 pm

cybernan

Happy Boxing Day, babblers - I hope everyone had a geat Christmas :)

1:52 pm

rururocks

I wisha a merry xmas

1:55 pm

ch1212

nan, when I did the NYT Strands puzzle today I found the spangram first, and every other word I found I kept thinking, "Wow, I never new Boxing Day had so many activities associated with it." Then I finally figured it out. LOLOLOL!

3:19 pm

ch1212

clues please for the first ha6/21 and the first sa5/16

3:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

i'd love to give you a clue for the ha 6 but it's just to much of a ha6/21

3:22 pm

BzznBea

wrong one

3:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

this is why i rarely clue or chat

3:22 pm

BzznBea

It is the same first three letters with another word for allow

3:48 pm

ch1212

Thank you Bea!

3:48 pm

ch1212

now please for that pesky sa5/16 first sa. I swear I've tried every combination ...

4:12 pm

cybernan

hi again - got called away about 10 min. after signing on last time so maybe I can make some headway this time!

4:12 pm

MollyL

sa + bears ---ernate in the winter

4:12 pm

cybernan

Was too tired to come to the flip - not used to having 3 young teens in the house!

4:14 pm

MollyL

Young teens, even their volume level is exhausting

4:14 pm

cybernan

exactly - and they had a karaoke machine

4:15 pm

cybernan

still had lots of fun and I don't see them that often so enjoyed sharing their festivities

4:22 pm

cybernan

stats for the right e please?

4:24 pm

montreal13

EN5/10 and EN7/28

4:26 pm

cybernan

found the 5 - looking for the 7, ty

4:26 pm

montreal13

it's a pl of a Y word...

4:27 pm

montreal13

a Y ending word of course...

4:28 pm

cybernan

ty - I was all around that and still couldn't see it. entities kept getting in the way!

4:29 pm

montreal13

a phantom for sure !

4:45 pm

MollyL

3 teenagers with a karaoke machine is my idea of hell

4:47 pm

MollyL

lease

4:47 pm

MollyL

Sorry

4:50 pm

ch1212

Just got back in the room -- thank you Molly! That's sprinkles and marshmallows for me :). Bye all!

4:52 pm

Christa

Have a nice weekend everyone.

4:57 pm

cybernan

over half way, nbt/nbs - time for a break

5:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

done. happy babbing

5:09 pm

montreal13

done - happy babbling all - "poof"

7:17 pm

cybernan

done

7:30 pm

BzznBea

Damn plurals.

8:36 pm

hokie carla

hello, hello. is there anybody out there?

11:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hello, busy day, maybe i can find some words before the flip

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