Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, January 8, 2026

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:01 am

Rainiqui

Hi all - ca7

12:02 am

Robespierre

Hello! ca7 x3 so far

12:02 am

Rainiqui

ho 7

12:02 am

ursh

hello all

12:03 am

Robespierre

ca 7 x5!

12:04 am

jeanne314

en7

12:06 am

deanoz

cr8

12:07 am

deanoz

re9

12:09 am

broll

ho 7 x 2, ho 8

12:13 am

broll

ar 7

12:16 am

cybernan

hello everyone en 7

12:16 am

cybernan

oops - already called , sorry

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

dcseain

thanks, lickety

12:21 am

dcseain

phantom sincere

12:26 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, er 10

12:26 am

sprite

good morning, babblers

12:27 am

Rainiqui

Hi Sprite

12:27 am

sprite

hi Rainiqui!

12:35 am

harpjane

hello

12:35 am

sprite

hi jane

12:40 am

MetFan

Well, more than half done, off to bed. Night all.

12:42 am

cybernan

can't find that right e for nbt, nbs

12:58 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing

1:01 am

ursh

lone e is ec7/26

1:05 am

howardj

ec7/36

1:06 am

saanichcat

thanks ursh! had to sweat that one out though

3:22 am

ivesyj

clue for the in 8 plz

3:28 am

Dippnall

infallible

3:41 am

ivesyj

ty!

6:19 am

Atalante

this grid has gone to teh dogs

7:34 am

hokie carla

phantom honorary

8:15 am

maccafixx

en 7/36?

8:17 am

phaeton

na9?

8:18 am

maccafixx

builds off the na 4/5

8:21 am

hokie carla

thanks, mac

8:25 am

maccafixx

in 8/40?

8:26 am

maccafixx

nm

8:37 am

phaeton

ty mac

8:39 am

maccafixx

yw

8:48 am

hokie carla

well, the last R is a real mystery to me. found 1.

8:49 am

phaeton

help with the cr6/24

8:49 am

anike

In 8/40. Can anyone help

8:50 am

phaeton

in-er6

8:51 am

hokie carla

huh, got it, thx

8:51 am

phaeton

yw

8:54 am

phaeton

cr6/24?

8:54 am

hokie carla

no idea. anyone have the right side E?

8:54 am

phaeton

nm...fw

8:54 am

mkg

hi all. would love clues for the 9 and 10 words. ty.

8:54 am

maccafixx

en 7/28?

8:55 am

phaeton

inputs

8:55 am

phaeton

er10...extend the er6

8:56 am

phaeton

na9 extend the na5

8:56 am

phaeton

re9...to tote again pl

8:58 am

mkg

ty. got the na 9.

8:59 am

mkg

trying to find er10

9:00 am

mkg

got er 20. ty

9:00 am

maccafixx

still need the en 7/28?

9:00 am

hokie carla

got the E10 and R9. still need the right side E

9:01 am

hokie carla

phae clued at 8:55, mac. think diaries or databases.

9:01 am

mkg

carla i also have blank tiles. tough grid

9:04 am

maccafixx

ty all!

9:06 am

hokie carla

ok, chat says the right E is ec7/36

9:07 am

marilyn992

ec 7/36 rhymes with the number before ten

9:08 am

hokie carla

got it, thanks

9:08 am

hokie carla

HOET and 28 left. should get moving.

10:11 am

hurshy

hmmm

10:13 am

hurshy

that's me puzzling over what else to try for one more T word

10:14 am

hurshy

but meanwhile, the puzzle is relieved to hear that cancer does not exist in the puzzle

10:17 am

welki

'morning, hurshy

10:17 am

hurshy

morning, welki

10:21 am

hurshy

A proving harder than it looks

10:29 am

Atalante

hi all

10:30 am

welki

hey, ata

10:30 am

Atalante

I'm not sure I like this grid

10:35 am

hurshy

well the top R was fine, at any rate

10:39 am

welki

woo! an unexpected run of words - 4 left!

10:42 am

hurshy

phantom: ninth

10:42 am

hurshy

and ninny

10:43 am

Kaplan the Magne

too much like yesterday's grid?

10:44 am

hurshy

is it?

10:44 am

hurshy

idk if i even remember yesterday's. no i did the whole thing without the list yesterday!

10:46 am

Kaplan the Magne

I doubt that I got up and did it in my sleep because I don't keep the computer on

10:46 am

hurshy

when you're lying to yourself it's an in5act

10:47 am

hurshy

oh and speaking of wordplay

10:47 am

hurshy

who's been watching Midsomer Murders season 25

10:48 am

hurshy

because Barnaby asked Fleur:
"What happened to your relationship with the skier?"
and she said
"I'm afraid that all went rapidly downhill."

10:48 am

penquis

is that a new season?

10:48 am

hurshy

yes

10:48 am

penquis

ah, good to know....love that show....

10:48 am

hurshy

i mean, new to the US, on britbox, idk when it might have been shown in the UK

10:50 am

hurshy

if there were a U we could have erroneous

10:50 am

penquis

i keep wanting to type in canary...

10:50 am

penquis

or cannery...

10:51 am

hurshy

me too on the latter one

10:52 am

hurshy

episode 2 had Peter Davison, and Miranda's friend from Miranda, and the kid who starred in A Boy Called Christmas, who i might not have recognized because man kids' faces sure can change as they get older

10:53 am

penquis

very true...

10:53 am

hurshy

it was just that i knew i had seen miranda's friend but wasn't quite placing her and so i looked her up and then i saw the kid on the page for the episode too

10:56 am

penquis

ooh...found a 9...

10:56 am

hurshy

which one? i saw clues but only got the re

10:56 am

penquis

na 9/60...

10:56 am

hurshy

i saw extend the na5 but that isn't helping

10:56 am

penquis

ty for the re...got the other 9....

10:56 am

hurshy

maybe i have the wrong na5

10:57 am

penquis

it does extend from the na 4/5 but not in meaning....

10:57 am

penquis

odd word we have had before...

10:57 am

hurshy

ohh i thought people said na5

10:57 am

penquis

a 7/8/9 combo....

10:57 am

hurshy

thank you! got them now!

10:58 am

penquis

cool...

10:58 am

hurshy

and i also see that my missing E is e10

10:58 am

hurshy

from chat

10:59 am

penquis

from the right E?

11:00 am

hurshy

no, the middle

11:00 am

penquis

ok...ty...

11:00 am

hurshy

the right is a weird ec7/36

11:00 am

hurshy

which i also got from chat

11:01 am

penquis

ok...will look for that one...

11:01 am

hurshy

another H and we could've had hierarchy

11:01 am

penquis

true!

11:07 am

hurshy

oh it's ER10, i was thinking EN, no wonder i couldn't find it

11:09 am

penquis

found it....it's a pl...without the singular present in the grid...

11:10 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

11:10 am

penquis

hi nan...

11:10 am

ChampFit

Thx pen!

11:10 am

penquis

yw...

11:14 am

hurshy

morning nan

11:14 am

hurshy

4-3-3-2

11:14 am

penquis

39 left here...

11:14 am

hurshy

well i'm pretty sure the T is NOT a 4

11:17 am

hurshy

so i have two ac4, anyone have other As?

11:17 am

penquis

not me...

11:19 am

hurshy

phantom: honey

11:19 am

ChampFit

I have 1 ac and 1 ar

11:19 am

hurshy

ar how long?

11:19 am

penquis

two AC 4s here...

11:20 am

hurshy

oHO, ok, found an ar7

11:20 am

ChampFit

ar 7

11:20 am

ChampFit

duh on the ac4 I didn't have!

11:20 am

hurshy

and so the other one must be harder than that to find? yikes

11:21 am

hurshy

i'm wearing a new hoodie today and i'm quite happy about it

11:22 am

penquis

love a nice hoodie...

11:22 am

ChampFit

Love a comfy hoodie! Just don't get many chances to wear them here.

11:22 am

hurshy

on the back it says there's no such thing as too many books and on the front in small (cause it's zip) it has a book that says just one more chapter

11:22 am

ChampFit

Perfect.

11:23 am

penquis

cool...

11:23 am

hurshy

:)

11:24 am

ChampFit

Pen...the singular is in the grid for the er

11:24 am

hurshy

not REALLY

11:25 am

hurshy

the singular of the 10 would be an 8

11:25 am

penquis

oh yes, i do have that one, ty....

11:25 am

hurshy

the ROOT is the 6

11:25 am

ChampFit

Ahhhhh...gotcha

11:25 am

ChampFit

I have lots missing from the H and the S.

11:26 am

hurshy

i have 2 H and 3 S missing

11:26 am

penquis

there is an HO 7/8....

11:27 am

hurshy

and another 7 that goes with 'em

11:27 am

ChampFit

I have a 7...thank you!

11:27 am

bichon

clue, pls

11:27 am

penquis

yup...

11:27 am

ChampFit

oh for goodness sake!

11:28 am

penquis

missing one H here...

11:28 am

hurshy

well now you have more than me

11:28 am

hurshy

or i guess you already did

11:28 am

penquis

the others i have are pretty ordinary...

11:28 am

cybernan

the only na 5 I have is a shellfish secretion - is there another?

11:29 am

hurshy

no, but the long ones aren't based on it

11:29 am

hurshy

they are based on na4/5, not na5

11:29 am

penquis

i have no NA 5....

11:29 am

penquis

well one now... ;o)

11:29 am

bichon

ho 7/8, pls

11:29 am

cybernan

oh - I thought someone said they were

11:29 am

hurshy

yes but that was wrong

11:30 am

hurshy

the person being given an award, bichon

11:30 am

cybernan

just have the druggie

11:30 am

penquis

builds on that, not in meaning...

11:30 am

hurshy

yes, so make those look like the or6, if you have that

11:31 am

penquis

didn't have that one.. ;o)

11:31 am

bichon

tyvm

11:34 am

cybernan

yay - got them - ty

11:39 am

hurshy

well got the list and that last A is spanish

11:39 am

hurshy

ar6/24

11:39 am

cybernan

missing one t and am stumped

11:39 am

penquis

ty...got it...

11:39 am

hurshy

same here nan

11:39 am

penquis

missing one T, too...

11:41 am

cybernan

had enough of this one - time to list

11:42 am

penquis

i am stalled at 20...

11:44 am

cybernan

just remembered the ar 7

11:44 am

hurshy

ok the system of zeroes and ones is called bi6

11:44 am

hurshy

tr7 is if there were zeroes, ones, and twos

11:44 am

BzznBea

ty

11:44 am

penquis

found it...ty....

11:45 am

penquis

so is the ar 7 an ordinary word?

11:45 am

Atalante

tyty

11:46 am

cybernan

don't know that it is ordinary but we've had it several times before

11:46 am

penquis

ok, ty...

11:46 am

ChampFit

Ends with whats in the middle of your face

11:46 am

penquis

ah, got it...ty....

11:50 am

penquis

need a break....bbl for the last 18...bye all...

12:15 pm

cybernan

done :) off for breakfast

3:17 pm

periwinkle

hi all not doing well with the longer words. help with in8 saw a clue but don't see the word

3:22 pm

periwinkle

lone C in right column please

3:23 pm

ChampFit

Peri...ce4/6

3:24 pm

periwinkle

looking

3:24 pm

periwinkle

ty Champ

3:29 pm

periwinkle

found thee in8 thank you champ

3:29 pm

ChampFit

Would you clue it please? I didn't see that earlier...

3:29 pm

periwinkle

er10 please

3:29 pm

ChampFit

If you have er6/18, it builds off that.

3:29 pm

hokie carla

ends in attempts

3:29 pm

ChampFit

hi carla!

3:30 pm

hokie carla

champ!

3:30 pm

hokie carla

and if you don't have er6/18, you really do with the in8, peri

3:31 pm

ChampFit

Thanks for that!

3:31 pm

hokie carla

oh, I'm so confused on who needs what

3:32 pm

periwinkle

thanks for the er10

3:32 pm

hokie carla

I have one 8 I don't know

3:32 pm

ChampFit

Now is just need an re6 and cr6

3:32 pm

ChampFit

Is it the na?

3:32 pm

periwinkle

64 left will not finish

3:33 pm

hokie carla

I still have 4-6-10-5-1

3:33 pm

hokie carla

I have one na8

3:34 pm

ChampFit

cr8, ho8, in8, na8

3:34 pm

hokie carla

I guess cr8

3:34 pm

ChampFit

It's a plural and the singular isn't in the grid

3:34 pm

ChampFit

My missing cr is right after that.

3:35 pm

hokie carla

I only have one cr6 and it's a plural so no help for you

3:35 pm

ChampFit

Yes, it's before that.

3:36 pm

hokie carla

does the cr8 have a meaning? I have an idea on the ending

3:36 pm

ChampFit

You look in every nook and ...

3:37 pm

periwinkle

Champ do you need a cr5/24?

3:37 pm

hokie carla

ah, thanks

3:38 pm

ChampFit

...and no clue what one is! ;)

3:38 pm

BzznBea

cr6 has a double vowel and ends in the sound for quiet

3:39 pm

ChampFit

Thank you Bea! I was making me nuts!

3:39 pm

periwinkle

I meant cr6/24 .I have it

3:39 pm

hokie carla

thanks, bea

3:39 pm

periwinkle

57 left may be back later

3:40 pm

BzznBea

The cr8 rhymes what you might call your grandma

3:40 pm

BzznBea

plural

3:40 pm

hokie carla

I have 2 re6, champ - take back and not long ago

3:40 pm

hokie carla

and also a 6/18 that I don't know what it means

3:40 pm

ChampFit

That's the one I need!

3:41 pm

ChampFit

it's a 6/18

3:42 pm

hokie carla

remember the cartoon ******* stempy?

3:42 pm

ChampFit

yes..

3:42 pm

hokie carla

ok, it wasn't called that but sounds like it

3:42 pm

ChampFit

I'll fiddle with that...

3:43 pm

ChampFit

GOT IT!!! Thank you! FW.

3:43 pm

hokie carla

well done!

3:43 pm

ChampFit

How can I help you?

3:44 pm

hokie carla

I'm just folding clothes and not really looking

3:44 pm

ChampFit

Okey dokey. See ya tomorrrow.

3:45 pm

hokie carla

have a good one!

3:53 pm

BzznBea

I'm looking for en7.

3:54 pm

hokie carla

think diaries and databases

3:54 pm

MollyL

And journals

3:55 pm

hokie carla

well that's pretty similar to a diary

3:57 pm

rururocks

or multiple doors

3:57 pm

BzznBea

Thanks. That was easier than I was making it.

3:58 pm

rururocks

it's not exactly obvious bea

4:00 pm

BzznBea

Have things slowed down for you, ru?

4:05 pm

rururocks

somewhat

4:06 pm

rururocks

I'm caretaking my ex wife now though and doing my best for her

4:07 pm

rururocks

work is slowing down. we're closing our business now and it's nearly done

4:08 pm

MollyL

She is lucky to have you there for her Ru

4:09 pm

rururocks

thanks.. it has been good for both of us...

4:09 pm

BzznBea

I'm sorry to hear she is ill. Being a caretaker is not easy.

5:00 pm

Sugrraleona

can anyone help with the ec7?

5:00 pm

Sugrraleona

inner

5:01 pm

Sugrraleona

sorry

5:16 pm

hokie carla

ec + something against the law, but change last consonant

6:26 pm

penquis

anyone around?...

6:30 pm

penquis

found my last word...i am done...goodnight all...

6:51 pm

periwinkle

en please

7:04 pm

hokie carla

en7?

7:07 pm

grannyrose

peri, en 7, not exits

8:01 pm

dan2bit

evening all! 4 left, all vowels

8:06 pm

dan2bit

finito! thanks lickety and all cluers

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