Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, April 3, 2026

12:00 am

MetFan

Howdy all

12:00 am

ursh

hello all

12:00 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:01 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:14 am

cybernan

those 7's are hiding

12:18 am

cybernan

along with the 4th row a

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

MetFan

Thanks Lickety

12:20 am

cybernan

as 4

12:23 am

rururocks

Le7

12:23 am

rururocks

Sacra

12:23 am

MetFan

Thanks ruru - my first 7

12:23 am

rururocks

Sard

12:24 am

rururocks

Oops

12:24 am

cybernan

ty ru

12:24 am

MetFan

We'll slap you with a fish later, ruru

12:25 am

rururocks

Sacra

12:25 am

rururocks

Damn it

12:34 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, sa 8

12:37 am

cybernan

too tired -- good night everyone

1:06 am

shorty

ar7

3:16 am

Kamanjah

ar x2

5:51 am

Book Doctor Gwen

welcome everyone, diving in

5:59 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :)

7:37 am

hokie carla

first tile gray ;)

7:42 am

rururocks

lots of tiles easy to close out.. then a few not

7:42 am

hokie carla

2nd one not going as well

7:48 am

rururocks

what's the second one?

7:49 am

hokie carla

I usually start at top left and go like a book. 2nd one is the upper T.

7:49 am

hokie carla

so first one was the N

7:49 am

rururocks

I'm missing ten off that t

7:50 am

hokie carla

just need 7 now

7:53 am

rururocks

6 here

7:54 am

hokie carla

yeah, found one more but seem to be maxed out

7:56 am

rururocks

i have them all now

7:56 am

hokie carla

of course you do

7:57 am

hokie carla

phantom oracle(s)

7:59 am

hokie carla

phantom elation and any other word ending in -tion

8:21 am

phaeton

hello...clue for the sa8?

8:22 am

Sophie214

so sorry just got here......doubt I'll find it :)

8:22 am

hokie carla

still on 3rd row

8:24 am

saanichcat

starts with what ru put in 12:23, ends with diva song, hope that helps

8:24 am

rururocks

I put my foot in my mouth at 12:23

8:24 am

rururocks

:D

8:24 am

rururocks

like a rookie here

8:25 am

saanichcat

good morning rukie

8:25 am

hokie carla

found a nut. in the grid, not ruru.

8:26 am

phaeton

ry saani

8:27 am

saanichcat

morning hokie, how.

8:27 am

hokie carla

how, saan

8:27 am

saanichcat

yvw phaeton, glad you got it!

8:28 am

saanichcat

how are you? my finger slipped

8:29 am

hokie carla

:D I'm good, how are you? sitting on my porch bird watching/listening.

8:29 am

rururocks

rukie?

8:29 am

hokie carla

you said you are a rookie so she used your name ruru with rookie

8:29 am

rururocks

oh.. got it

8:29 am

rururocks

How am I a nut?

8:30 am

hokie carla

just kinda crazy with your puns and such

8:30 am

rururocks

oh.... I'm actually a goof not a nut

8:31 am

hokie carla

my bad

8:32 am

hokie carla

is the lowest A AB? can't seem to find anything there.

8:33 am

phaeton

as4

8:33 am

hokie carla

ugh, thanks. usually see that.

8:33 am

phaeton

yw

8:38 am

hokie carla

phantom bastard

8:39 am

hokie carla

well, 46 for later. 12-15-17-1

8:39 am

hokie carla

and HOET

8:43 am

phaeton

C greyed

9:18 am

penquis

i don't like the As....hello all....

9:22 am

mael

too many As today

9:23 am

penquis

yup....and the Es are clumped....not helpful....

9:33 am

hurshy

phantom: nitral

9:33 am

hurshy

no i guess that's not even a word lol

9:33 am

penquis

lol...

9:40 am

penquis

phantom: satchel....

9:41 am

hurshy

nice

9:42 am

penquis

it would be nicer if it was actually there... ;o)

9:42 am

hurshy

yeah

9:58 am

hurshy

woot, got all the 7s!

9:58 am

penquis

nice...only have one here...

9:59 am

hurshy

do you want clues or not right now?

10:00 am

penquis

stats would be nice....

10:00 am

hurshy

ar7/32 x 2 (not related to each other) and le7/48

10:00 am

penquis

ty...

10:02 am

hurshy

phantom: carrion

10:02 am

penquis

fould the le...and have one of the ar....

10:02 am

penquis

phantom: barnacle....

10:03 am

penquis

are both ar 7s ordinary words?

10:03 am

hurshy

one is very ordinary, the other is an old-fashioned remedy for bruises that people don't use as much any more for reasons i do not understand

10:04 am

penquis

ah, ty....i know some people who use it...

10:09 am

Atalante

does anyone subscribe to the NY Times games app?

10:10 am

penquis

i do the games...i subscribe to the paper...

10:10 am

hurshy

pretty sure hokie does for one

10:10 am

Atalante

pondering on whether it is good value, but I can't see what type of crosswords they have until one subscribes

10:11 am

hurshy

how much are they asking for a game sub these days

10:11 am

Atalante

$2.99 a month

10:11 am

hurshy

i just play the ones i can play free

10:11 am

penquis

they have large daily ones, new daily midsize ones, and mini crosswords....and they are all archived, so one can go back and do as many as you want...

10:11 am

penquis

they also have Spelling Bee and several other games that i like to play....

10:12 am

Atalante

are they cryptic crosswords?

10:12 am

penquis

no...

10:12 am

hurshy

no they don't do cryptics

10:12 am

Atalante

boooo

10:12 am

hurshy

firmly american style

10:12 am

hurshy

anyone got the 8 here in babble?

10:12 am

origami

I'm working on the large crossword archives. Back to 2017 now.

10:13 am

Scrabbler

Good morning, kids.

10:13 am

penquis

i like Spelling Bee, Strands, and Connections, too....

10:13 am

penquis

hi scrabs...

10:13 am

Atalante

me too!

10:13 am

hurshy

connections you can play without a sub

10:13 am

origami

Hi scrabs

10:13 am

Scrabbler

I just finished the NYT games.

10:14 am

Atalante

I have discovered that linkedin now have a daily set of similar games that are free

10:14 am

hurshy

yes i play all the linked in ones

10:14 am

penquis

good to know...

10:15 am

Scrabbler

I play Blossom and the Scientific American games

10:16 am

hurshy

but does anyone have the 8?

10:16 am

Atalante

nope!

10:16 am

penquis

nope...

10:17 am

Atalante

*looks up the sci am games*

10:17 am

penquis

i play squaredle every day...

10:17 am

hurshy

me too

10:18 am

hurshy

well i have to go for now ttfn

10:18 am

penquis

bye, hursh...

10:19 am

Scrabbler

Bye Hurshy

10:23 am

Scrabbler

I am learning to play Squaredle now, Penquis.

10:24 am

Scrabbler

ward

10:25 am

Scrabbler

Free clue! YW.

10:27 am

therealblah

sa 8 - egg holder (human) + consonent + opera solo

10:28 am

Atalante

good word!

10:29 am

Scrabbler

TY

10:30 am

therealblah

new to me - I had to monkey around based on the sa 5 and 6 words

10:30 am

penquis

i like squaredle....doesn't take forever to play, lol...

10:30 am

penquis

just checked out blossom....similar to Spelling Bee....but they accept every word in a dictionary, I think...

10:31 am

penquis

ty for the sa 8, blah....would never have found that one...

10:32 am

therealblah

yw

10:32 am

penquis

and ty for the sa 5 and 6... ;o)

10:40 am

Scrabbler

Sci Am Spellement has a way to get hints when you're stuck.

10:43 am

rururocks

passes the TI5 to scrabs for today

10:44 am

Scrabbler

Aha. TY. I didn't see my name.

10:44 am

Scrabbler

Did you feel the earthquake, ruru? Was that yesterday or Wednesday?

10:44 am

rururocks

the ti5 will look great with your backpack and hiking boots

10:45 am

Scrabbler

Perfect, ruru.

10:45 am

rururocks

No.. didn't feel a thing.. it was more in the bay area. 4.6 is a pretty decent shaker though.

10:45 am

rururocks

you don't have to stir the martini if that happens

10:46 am

Scrabbler

It didn't seem to be a big deal for residents. I was worried. I guess CA residents are used to earthquakes.

10:47 am

rururocks

yeah.. in general.. they're not really a big deal.. when they get above 6.0 and higher.. that gets your attention

10:47 am

rururocks

We're all playing Carol King records when it happens

10:47 am

Scrabbler

Are you worried about "the big one?"

10:48 am

rururocks

me? I guess.. I've lived thru two Big ones.

10:48 am

Scrabbler

Yikes. Northridge and ?

10:49 am

rururocks

I'm leaving the state soon so I won't have to worry about it at some point

10:49 am

rururocks

no Loma Prieta and then the Mill Creek one

10:49 am

Scrabbler

Going to Vancouver?

10:49 am

rururocks

Port Townsend Washington

10:50 am

rururocks

or somewhere in that area depending on the house

10:50 am

Atalante

niiiice

10:51 am

Scrabbler

That looks cool from what I just saw. Do you kayak?

10:51 am

rururocks

the mill creek quake was only 5.3 but it shook my house like a baby's rattle

10:51 am

rururocks

I have only kayaked once.. but I'm planning to take lessons and own one

10:52 am

rururocks

I'll be able to launch right off my house

10:52 am

Scrabbler

Paddling is like hiking on water. You can explore so much.

10:52 am

rururocks

I'd have to gradually build up those muscles.. I was really sore after my last excursion

10:57 am

penquis

got distracted...heading out...bye all...

10:58 am

Scrabbler

Bye penquis

11:05 am

BzznBea

Finally remebered to look for the lw.

11:07 am

Scrabbler

TY

11:28 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway, so I am done.

11:45 am

hurshy

learning to play squaredle? it's just like babble lol

11:45 am

hurshy

except no points, no weird words, and tiles disappear when you've used them up

11:46 am

hurshy

phantom: eschew

11:46 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with one E and lone i please

11:47 am

periwinkle

got the en5

11:47 am

hurshy

ee5, el5

11:47 am

hurshy

ia6, ic4, in4, io4

11:47 am

periwinkle

I meant got the en5

11:47 am

hurshy

are you somehow on a different grid

11:48 am

hurshy

there is no en5

11:48 am

periwinkle

sheesh meant the el5 got it

11:48 am

hurshy

:)

11:49 am

hurshy

3-2-9 ack

11:49 am

periwinkle

ty hursh

11:51 am

hurshy

phantom: lariat

11:52 am

periwinkle

still have one blank tile the left A

11:54 am

periwinkle

help pls

11:54 am

BzznBea

There's a couple A's.

11:55 am

periwinkle

the A in first column

11:57 am

periwinkle

found one of them

12:02 pm

periwinkle

looking for the ar7s

12:02 pm

hurshy

did you write an ar7 for the paper?

12:06 pm

periwinkle

no but but I found the word ty hursh

12:31 pm

mrloser

nichs

12:38 pm

mrloser

oops

1:36 pm

moolingwa

afternoon

2:41 pm

hurshy

ooh wow i just got dr6, an ancient greek coin with the vowel at the end cut off

2:42 pm

ChampFit

I'd love to live in your bran for one day hursh!

2:42 pm

moolingwa

currency affairs

2:42 pm

ChampFit

BRAIN!

2:43 pm

hurshy

no you wouldn't really, it's afflicted with much anxiety and sadness

2:43 pm

hurshy

i suppose for a day you could cope tho, if you knew it was going to end

2:43 pm

hurshy

phantom: schwa

2:44 pm

ChampFit

i hate to hear that! I'm an eternal optimist.

2:44 pm

hurshy

it's an odd situation to be in, being human. being optimistic is better for your mental health, but then, it's not realistic and can lead to the overlooking of serious risks by society as a whole.

2:46 pm

ChampFit

I'll stick with it's better for my mental health. I also believe in God, which means that none of it is in my power. Knowing that makes my part easier, in my mind. And that's about as deep as I'm willing to go on a Friday afternoon! ;) Don't want to bring down the chat.

2:47 pm

hurshy

my dad used to tell this joke

2:47 pm

hurshy

a man had two sons, one was an optimist, and one was a pessimist

2:48 pm

hurshy

hoping to bring them both more into the middle, he filled a room with toys and put his pessimistic son in there. he filled another room with manure and put his optimistic son in there.

2:49 pm

hurshy

after an hour he went to check on them. he found his pessimistic son sitting among the toys crying, not playing. "what's wrong?" he said in dismay. "if i play with these toys i'm afraid i'll break them!"

2:49 pm

hurshy

shaking his head, the father went to check on his other son and found him happily digging in the manure. "what IS the matter with you?" he said. "this is manure! how can you be having fun?"

2:50 pm

hurshy

"well dad," said his son, "with all this manure there's just got to be a horse in here somewhere!"

2:50 pm

ChampFit

And there ya go! Hope springs eternal!

2:52 pm

ChampFit

I completely relate to that. Especially as an adult. Adulting is hard. Sucky in fact. But there are bursts of joy and happiness.

2:52 pm

ChampFit

This is not an easy grid. Down to 32 and feeling like a doofus.

2:53 pm

hurshy

12 here

2:54 pm

moolingwa

30 here

2:54 pm

ChampFit

Hursh....I hate the A's. Am I missing a pattern?

2:59 pm

moolingwa

which one?

2:59 pm

ChampFit

Left? Only have 3 there.

2:59 pm

moolingwa

ah yeah

3:00 pm

moolingwa

me too

3:00 pm

moolingwa

and they all start with the same 3 letters

3:00 pm

ChampFit

Need 2 there, 1 in the next column, and 2 on the 3rd column

3:00 pm

moolingwa

I need 2 and 1....have the 3rd column

3:01 pm

ChampFit

CRAP!!!Just noticed I have 67 4

3:01 pm

ChampFit

Sorry....7-4's left. on it!

3:01 pm

moolingwa

I have five 4s left out of 27 words

3:01 pm

ChampFit

Go moo!

3:15 pm

cybernan

hi everyone

3:25 pm

cybernan

75 left here and going nowhere. Getting tired of this game with all the weird words. Think I'll just do what I can and forget the rest from now on.

3:41 pm

mkg

hi all. any clues for the A first column welcome. ty

4:02 pm

MollyL

Nan, that is the way I play most days. I don't have the time to search for words that I will never use.

4:20 pm

rururocks

naoi for you then

4:24 pm

BzznBea

=)

4:24 pm

MollyL

What is on the menu for Easter Ru?

4:28 pm

BzznBea

I just took my dessert out of the oven. Coconut creme cheese cake. Been promising it since Christmas.

4:28 pm

MollyL

Oops, Ru pulled a Peri

4:31 pm

gingentle

Bea, that sounds amazing! Do you put a topping on it?

4:33 pm

BzznBea

I just use hipped cream and toasted coconut.

4:34 pm

gingentle

Yum! Now I'm gonna have to go whip up a dessert...

4:39 pm

BzznBea

I'm not having a protein for dinner so the cheesecake as a concession.

5:20 pm

crosshair

Was just doing a bit of doom scrolling in F.B. Now, I am not much of a country music person, but my idle scrolling pulled up a very early clip of Emmylou Harris, and it stopped me like I walked into a brick wall. Such a clear crisp voice hitting each note perfectly. Do not know the song, but it had me transfixed for almost four minutes!

5:33 pm

mery9419

QSQaric

5:43 pm

crosshair

Mery, tell the cat to get off they keyboard. :)

7:37 pm

hurshy

argh

7:38 pm

hurshy

anyone around?

7:42 pm

hurshy

crossy that doesn't sound like DOOMscrolling, just regular scrolling

7:58 pm

hokie carla

maybe his FB feed is full of doom, with the nice exception of Emmylou. mine certainly is - mostly natural disaster stuff.

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