Friday, July 24, 2026 puzzle #1139. Today's board groups ways to talk at length, outcomes for a baseball batter, verbs that bring a memory to mind, and homophones of religious roles.
Words: SPARK, CANTER, LLAMA, JOG, WALK, YAK, SINGLE, NONE, RAMBLE, PROMPT, FRYER, DRONE, REFRESH, STRIKEOUT, BABBLE, HOME RUN
Look for verbs describing speech that continues longer than the listener may want.
Talk at length: BABBLE, DRONE, RAMBLE, YAK
Babble, drone, ramble, and yak can all describe talking continuously or at excessive length.
Think about how a plate appearance can end in baseball.
Outcomes for a batter: HOME RUN, SINGLE, STRIKEOUT, WALK
A batter can finish a plate appearance with a home run, single, strikeout, or walk.
Each verb can describe causing someone to recall something.
Bring to mind, as a memory: JOG, PROMPT, REFRESH, SPARK
A detail can jog, prompt, refresh, or spark a memory by bringing it back into awareness.
Say the remaining words aloud and listen for titles associated with faith traditions.
Homophones of religious roles: CANTER, FRYER, LLAMA, NONE
Canter, fryer, llama, and none sound like cantor, friar, lama, and nun, each a religious role or title.