Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, March 30, 2026

12:03 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:03 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:03 am

ursh

hello all

12:07 am

JoyOh

Hello!

12:09 am

justafreep

howdy all. le7 (of some dubiousness, I feel)

12:09 am

justafreep

he7

12:11 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:11 am

justafreep

hi, nan

12:11 am

Robespierre

Good morning!

12:12 am

justafreep

ha7

12:14 am

cybernan

re 7

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety!

12:19 am

MetFan

Thanks Lickety

12:22 am

Lizlin

Can someone check - my clues still show yesterday's and I don't want to email Lickety, if it's my problem.

12:22 am

MetFan

No, it's not your problem Liz - the server's clunky again

12:22 am

pcal2

Mine still yesterdays aksi

12:23 am

Lizlin

OK - email going off now.

12:23 am

MetFan

roue

12:23 am

MetFan

sorry

12:29 am

licketySplitAUS

clues working now

12:30 am

harpjane

This is about the time of year when Australia goes to DST . For some reason this messes up lickety's porcess

12:30 am

harpjane

thank you Lickety!

12:30 am

licketySplitAUS

refresh

12:30 am

MetFan

Thanks Lickety

12:31 am

Lizlin

DST hasn't started yet! But Lickety has now accommodated that into his programme.

12:31 am

harpjane

yay! I'm giving a brief history of babbledom archives, I guess. DST was a few weeks ago in the US'

12:32 am

cybernan

anyone have stats for the lone a or the b?

12:32 am

harpjane

One of our radio stations can't sync BBC news because of DST. I'm such a calendar nerd I love it!

12:32 am

Robespierre

bi 4/6

12:33 am

Lizlin

Next weekend for much of Aus - not in Queensland, where I live! We don't change our clocks at all. Apparently the cows don't like it and it fades the curtains!!!!

12:33 am

harpjane

love it!

12:33 am

licketySplitAUS

timezones not an issue for me anymore as i set my clues program to be in the same timezone as babble

12:33 am

Lizlin

thanks, Lickety

12:34 am

harpjane

I tried to find you a few years ago Lickety, when I was in australia. wanted to thank you in person!

12:34 am

cybernan

ty for the b. Still missing the lone a, but crashing.

12:35 am

Robespierre

YW; good night!

12:35 am

broll

af 5

12:35 am

cybernan

We are now on permanent DST. Don't think the powers that be thought of kids having to walk home from school in the dark during the winter.

12:36 am

cybernan

good night everyone

12:36 am

cybernan

a 2fer - ty

12:37 am

broll

yw

12:44 am

harpjane

found a coral reef animal

1:54 am

MetFan

I want to know why "outro" isn't a word here. In music there's an intro and an outro. Anyone??

1:55 am

MetFan

oust

1:56 am

MetFan

Sorry

3:00 am

mattygroves

Our clocks changed on Sunday for British Summer Time. Australia goes to winter time next weekend (my daughter lives in Geelong, Victoria, which is the main reason I know this)

3:06 am

mattygroves

I tried to get onto Lickety and got this:
Error - Request ID: 01KMYWEJE63N
V8SZBAECHPHYTX

3:38 am

mattygroves

Ah - all better now

7:36 am

tceicher

rues

7:52 am

Book Doctor Gwen

morning all, diving in

8:09 am

mkg

any clues for the fourth row E word? ty

8:13 am

hokie carla

yeah, it's a dumb 4 letter babblet for when you mash schools for young kids together with schools for teens.

8:15 am

hokie carla

howdy folks

8:15 am

mkg

got it. ty.

8:26 am

hokie carla

well I have grayed a lot of tiles but still have 37 words left

8:27 am

saanichcat

hey there hokie, how goes it?

8:27 am

hokie carla

good saan, how are you?

8:27 am

Atalante

hi all :)

8:27 am

hokie carla

hey ata

8:28 am

saanichcat

and good morning Atalante!

8:29 am

hokie carla

are you back in scotland, ata? if so, good afternoon

8:30 am

Atalante

I am :)

8:30 am

rururocks

good morning folks.. found the 8

8:32 am

saanichcat

hi ru

8:32 am

hokie carla

hey ruru, good for you

8:33 am

rururocks

hi saan

8:35 am

hokie carla

what does it start with, ruru? OU? I feel like there has to be some of those.

8:35 am

rururocks

ar

8:36 am

rururocks

protective coating on an animal like an armadillo

8:37 am

Atalante

nice!

8:38 am

hokie carla

okay, thanks

8:41 am

hokie carla

well, google didn't help so I looked it up. alt. clue: ar + another word for old or aged

8:42 am

hokie carla

but I did learn they are actually called a carapace like a turtle

8:47 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt, woot

8:47 am

hokie carla

woot

8:48 am

hokie carla

HOET here with 22 left and stuck. 3-10-6-3 maybe some laundry will shake them loose.

8:49 am

Shirlockc

is the ar8 the 2nd row A?

8:49 am

saanichcat

so far so good...

8:49 am

Book Doctor Gwen

thanks all for the ar8

8:49 am

saanichcat

shirlock, yes

8:50 am

saanichcat

either one actually

8:50 am

Shirlockc

aha! got it, thx for the clues for that 8

8:50 am

Book Doctor Gwen

actually the 2nd row A is af5

8:51 am

hokie carla

comes from the top, yes

8:51 am

Shirlockc

hmm, i see that, i'm still missing that A

8:51 am

saanichcat

oops on me, sorry ifconfusion

8:52 am

hokie carla

af5 reminds me of a word you might read in sherlock, shirl

8:52 am

Shirlockc

got it, NBT so going to do a bit of work

8:53 am

hokie carla

found a word! and didn't even have to do laundry.

8:55 am

Book Doctor Gwen

laundry???

8:57 am

hokie carla

I said I hoped some would shake loose after doing laundry but I haven't moved off of the couch.

8:57 am

MollyL

The definition for ar8 I found is: the rotating coil or coils of a dynamo or electric motor.

8:57 am

hokie carla

yep, I read that too

8:57 am

rururocks

it's also protective coating for plants and animals.

8:58 am

rururocks

that's how I know it

8:58 am

hokie carla

I saw 2 defs and neither were that. :D

8:58 am

rururocks

ever the contrarian ...

8:58 am

hokie carla

:P I miss the actual emojis.

8:59 am

hokie carla

when I was a teenager my dad used to ask if I was going to be a lawyer because I was always arguing things.

9:01 am

Atalante

I got told the other day that I think like a lawyer. I'm not sure whether that was a compliment or an insult :D

9:01 am

rururocks

that reminds me of my favorite lawyer joke

9:02 am

hokie carla

yeah, I wouldn't know how to take that, ata

9:03 am

hokie carla

found another word!

9:05 am

rururocks

A guy walks into a bar and is all red faced and slams his chair in the bar... all agitated.. and demands a beer.. He grabs is and slams it down.. the guy next to him calmly watches the scene.. the angry guy slams the glass down and says to the bartender""gimme another beer" and starts gulping that one down... and then proclaims for the room: "all attorneys are assholes".. the guy next to him puts his drink down and says" "i'm offended by that statement" .. the angry guys says" Oh are you a lawyer"... the other guy replies: "no...I'm an asshole!"

9:06 am

hokie carla

lol, good one

9:06 am

saanichcat

hahahahh

9:06 am

MollyL

Good joke : D

9:08 am

hokie carla

found another word!

9:09 am

hokie carla

looking for 4s and still have 2 left. and yes, I found all the dutch looking ones.

9:10 am

Book Doctor Gwen

oooh, i have a Dad Joke --- What do you call a cocktail in Detroit?

9:11 am

saanichcat

.....and the answer?.....

9:14 am

Book Doctor Gwen

. . . a Detail

9:15 am

hokie carla

hmm

9:16 am

rururocks

.... local humor....

9:18 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hey, i said it was a Dad Joke LOL

9:18 am

hokie carla

it's even bad for a dad joke

9:18 am

Book Doctor Gwen

8 - D

9:19 am

hokie carla

alrighty, I'm really going to get to work here. 19 for later. 2-9-5-3

9:19 am

MollyL

Dad joke or not, I don't get it

9:22 am

hokie carla

looks like it's just a portmanteau (you're welcome) of detroit and cocktail. I get it, just don't find it funny.

9:24 am

rururocks

think of all the car manufacturers that are there hokie.. that adds to the joke

9:25 am

saanichcat

I thought it was called "The last Word". It is in a recent Louise Penny book

9:29 am

Book Doctor Gwen

good point, ruru !!

10:06 am

welki

good morning, everyone

10:10 am

origami

good morning, welki

10:31 am

welki

hi, ori - sorry, i stepped away for a while

10:34 am

origami

Where are you at these days, Welki?

10:35 am

welki

in arizona until tomorrow

10:36 am

welki

procrastinating here - there's a lot to pack up

10:36 am

origami

Have a nice trip home.

10:36 am

welki

thanks - hoping the weather cooperates

10:41 am

welki

ntpn - sporty little car from the 80s

11:02 am

Deeha

remember Victor ma6??

11:20 am

hurshy

hmm the only Victor i can think of at the moment is Victor Borge

11:22 am

cybernan

good morning everyone

11:22 am

hurshy

morning nan

11:23 am

hokie carla

well, I have a ma6 that I think she means. sounds vaguely familiar but I don't know who he is

11:24 am

cybernan

victor ma - that older guy

11:25 am

hokie carla

looks like he was a leading man in hollywood in the 40s and 50s

11:25 am

Sugrraleona

a grown up is more ma6 than a toddler LOL

11:25 am

hurshy

oh well why are people cluing it with a guy named Victor if it's a regular word

11:25 am

hurshy

(depends on the grown up, tho... *cough* POTUS)

11:25 am

hokie carla

I don't think she was clueing because someone asked, just asking if anyone remembered him.

11:27 am

cybernan

isn't one who oohs and ooher?

11:28 am

hokie carla

ahher no good either

11:30 am

Sugrraleona

i'm stuck on the ar5 - anyone?

11:32 am

cybernan

ar + head gear

11:32 am

Sugrraleona

ty cyber

11:32 am

cybernan

yw

11:41 am

hurshy

funny, i got that one but still need 2 other A from there

11:42 am

hurshy

i think ma4ier should be a word

11:43 am

cybernan

still need 2 more a's

11:43 am

hurshy

rats, the lower A isn't aftest, either

11:44 am

hurshy

and afoot is only a phantom :(

11:44 am

hurshy

oh i see it i see it!

11:44 am

cybernan

af 5 for the lower a

11:48 am

cybernan

stuck and stil have 73 to go - time for breakfast

11:50 am

hurshy

the Ts are a little on the Tricky side

11:55 am

hurshy

same with R

11:58 am

hurshy

Fs Finished!

12:00 pm

hurshy

4th row grey!

12:00 pm

periwinkle

hello all

12:00 pm

periwinkle

help with lone E please

12:00 pm

periwinkle

nm :)

12:02 pm

hurshy

bottom row grey!

12:28 pm

harpjane

bablet peri. el4

12:39 pm

moolingwa

morning

12:49 pm

BzznBea

Clue for the ha6 and 7?

12:53 pm

ursh

ha +ma4/5 and plural

12:53 pm

BzznBea

got it.

1:12 pm

hokie carla

rehi

1:18 pm

hokie carla

thanks for those h words

1:18 pm

hokie carla

still 17 left

1:21 pm

hokie carla

found a 7!

1:24 pm

hokie carla

I guess everyone left

1:27 pm

cybernan

hi again

1:29 pm

hokie carla

hey nan

1:34 pm

hokie carla

stuck with SS H A M TTT T RR RR O LL

1:35 pm

hokie carla

2-9-4-1

1:37 pm

cybernan

missing a b - have bi 4 - ideas?

1:37 pm

hokie carla

bi5

1:37 pm

hokie carla

have seen it before. looks sciency

1:38 pm

cybernan

ty

1:39 pm

cybernan

that finished 4th col. for me

1:39 pm

cybernan

now for those top h's

1:39 pm

hokie carla

still need that upper A for 4th col

1:39 pm

hokie carla

if you have guesses

1:41 pm

hokie carla

ooh, just found a left side R

1:43 pm

hokie carla

how many h's do you need? I have one left there

1:44 pm

cybernan

found a bunch I must have entered during the red bars last night

1:45 pm

hokie carla

oh, found mine.

1:45 pm

hokie carla

now just need one T to gray middle column

1:48 pm

cybernan

h's done -- entered most last night

1:49 pm

hokie carla

huzzah

1:49 pm

cybernan

need a lot of those, so not much help

1:49 pm

hokie carla

found a T4 to finish the 4s but it was from the other one

1:49 pm

cybernan

will work on them now

1:50 pm

hokie carla

and found another so need one on each T

1:51 pm

hokie carla

and not sure how I missed my last R in 1st col since it is very similar to the one I just found

1:51 pm

hokie carla

0-6-4-1

1:53 pm

hokie carla

found an S

1:53 pm

hokie carla

and added a letter for the last one

1:54 pm

moolingwa

9-11-9-3-1

1:54 pm

cybernan

did you find the t?

1:54 pm

hokie carla

I was just about to call out to mooo

1:54 pm

hokie carla

nope, nan. still need a T from each.

1:55 pm

hokie carla

0-5-3-1

1:55 pm

moolingwa

must've felt the brain waves

1:55 pm

hokie carla

A M T T RR O LL

1:55 pm

hokie carla

LOL...am troll

1:55 pm

cybernan

found a strange one for me -- t + danger

1:55 pm

moolingwa

never thought of you that way, but to each their own

1:56 pm

hokie carla

the game is trying to tell me something

1:56 pm

moolingwa

I'm 4OFOET

1:56 pm

hokie carla

thanks, nan. took me a min, but that was it. middle column gray!

1:57 pm

moolingwa

3OFOET

1:58 pm

hokie carla

guess these 8 will have to wait. gotta get ready for padel.

1:59 pm

moolingwa

I'll do my best to hold it together

1:59 pm

hokie carla

I'm sure you'll be finished and gone when I get back.

1:59 pm

cybernan

what is padel?

1:59 pm

moolingwa

down to 25

1:59 pm

hokie carla

kind of a mixture between tennis, squash, racquetball I think

2:00 pm

moolingwa

an squatenquetball was too much of a mouthful

2:00 pm

moolingwa

2OFOET

2:00 pm

cybernan

so played with a racquet -- in an outdoor court?

2:00 pm

hokie carla

wiki says tennis and squash

2:01 pm

hokie carla

it is outdoor but glass walled

2:01 pm

hokie carla

or plexiglass

2:01 pm

cybernan

must get hot where you are surrounded by all that plexiglass

2:02 pm

hokie carla

scoring is same as tennis but you play no ad - so when it's deuce the receiving team picks who they want you to serve to and that point wins the game.

2:02 pm

hokie carla

there are openings at the side, but it does get hot

2:02 pm

hokie carla

it also got plenty cold in the winter

2:02 pm

moolingwa

does it get pretty nice in the spring and fall?

2:03 pm

hokie carla

balls are slightly smaller than tennis balls and less compression. racquets are kinda crazy looking.

2:03 pm

hokie carla

I bet it does, moo, but spring and fall are like 2 days long. :D

2:04 pm

moolingwa

yeah, we seemed to go straight from winter to summer here, although we may be having some spring for a couple of days now

2:04 pm

hokie carla

court is smaller than tennis but bigger than pickleball and it has turf floor

2:04 pm

moolingwa

oh nm, it's already 81

2:04 pm

hokie carla

only 70 here

2:05 pm

moolingwa

we've already had a day of 90 here

2:05 pm

hokie carla

peace out

2:05 pm

hokie carla

I think we hit 90 already too

2:05 pm

moolingwa

you're about 5000ft below me tho :)

2:07 pm

cybernan

42 here, but sunny, so a lot warmer in the sun

2:07 pm

moolingwa

yeah, it's partly cloudy here today, so it feels a bit cooler

2:08 pm

moolingwa

14 to go... 3-4-5-1-1

2:08 pm

cybernan

we are also about 4000 ft below you

2:08 pm

moolingwa

but a fair way north :)

2:08 pm

moolingwa

and west

2:09 pm

cybernan

yes, but in a nice little micro climate until summer drought

2:09 pm

moolingwa

hopefully no fires this year

2:10 pm

origami

Considering all of the odd animals that are in the list, thar is an odd omission.

2:10 pm

moolingwa

the pirates will be annoyed too

2:11 pm

origami

And the whalers

2:11 pm

cybernan

we had only 4" snow in total all winter and only 2 days of drizzly rain this spring, so not looking good firewise

2:11 pm

hokie carla

yep, only 1195' right here.

2:11 pm

hokie carla

we got more snow than that!

2:11 pm

moolingwa

suddenly I'm getting Moby Dick PTSD

2:12 pm

moolingwa

we had almost no snow this winter

2:12 pm

origami

It hasn't rained here since December.. Not looking good.

2:12 pm

moolingwa

we had a little last week, but not a lot

2:12 pm

moolingwa

this is supposed to be our wettest season

2:14 pm

cybernan

same here mool

2:25 pm

Yorkielass

Hi all had to change my profile was scatterbrain but now am yorkielass …..

2:29 pm

moolingwa

welcome back :)

2:30 pm

Yorkielass

Thanks mool ….

2:38 pm

cybernan

hi yorkie

2:39 pm

cybernan

done - have a good afternoon/evening

2:56 pm

Yorkielass

Hi Nan thanks

3:05 pm

origami

The enable list compiler is obviously not a fan of Princess Bride - no rous allowed :D

3:07 pm

periwinkle

he7 please

3:08 pm

origami

Acts of daring, peri

3:08 pm

periwinkle

ty ori

3:08 pm

LuvWordGames

Thanks ori

3:08 pm

origami

You're welcome

3:42 pm

penquis

hello all...

3:48 pm

periwinkle

hi pen

3:50 pm

penquis

hi peri...

4:13 pm

penquis

stalled at 25....taking a break...bye all....

4:30 pm

hokie carla

rehi

4:33 pm

hokie carla

stuck stuck. listing for last 8.

4:43 pm

hokie carla

well, I'm glad I did - still had to look up like 6 of them! and only one of those was a normal word I just couldn't see.

4:48 pm

moolingwa

Still got 18

4:48 pm

moolingwa

actually 14

5:00 pm

hokie carla

well you can definitely get lower

10:10 pm

harpjane

anyone out there? ma5/20?

10:31 pm

hokie carla

change last letter of the mob word (not in grid)

11:34 pm

harpjane

thanks

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