Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, March 21, 2026

12:00 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:00 am

Robespierre

Good morning! I hope wherever y’all are, the weather is better than it is here!

12:01 am

MetFan

Howdy all - and the weather sucks here.

12:01 am

Rainiqui

Not too bad here 40 degrees Fahr

12:02 am

rururocks

93 here today

12:02 am

Rainiqui

Holy mac Ru !

12:03 am

MetFan

sa7 - what you eat for breakfast besidy ham or eggs

12:03 am

ursh

hello all

12:04 am

rururocks

I said hot dog when I found it

12:05 am

Rainiqui

Hi ho, here we go

12:06 am

funhs

saunas

12:08 am

MetFan

where's my fish?

12:09 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:11 am

broll

su 7

12:11 am

ursh

as 7

12:12 am

Robespierre

as 7 x 2, at 7

12:12 am

JoyOh

Rain here in the Pacific Northwest

12:13 am

broll

us 7

12:18 am

cybernan

hi 8

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

Rainiqui

nice find Nan

12:19 am

MetFan

Thanks Lickety

12:21 am

cybernan

ty

12:25 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs and leaving with thoughts of St. Peters, Rome after finding the pi 5-6

12:32 am

pcal2

ge 7/36

12:38 am

pcal2

ta 7/28

12:39 am

MetFan

Most everyone has those, pcal, you're about 1/2 hour late for those

12:41 am

pcal2

Funny I didn't see them noted in the chog...

12:52 am

SummerBreeze44

ty, pcal2. I don't see them in the chog either. (maybe because they're not there?)

1:18 am

ursh

this is a tough grid

1:22 am

jbp

i didn't see them either Summer and pcal

6:12 am

Flask1

Good morning to one and all....beautiful day here in Scotland....

6:22 am

MollyL

I wonder what the current understanding of "flip hour" is. It used to be no clues or stats for the first hour. So people had a chance to find words on their own.

6:25 am

MollyL

Then a group of people changed it to call stats but no clues for the first hour (I'm not sure why)

6:26 am

MollyL

Now, people call stats even after the list goes up. Which is kind of funny because anyone can look at the list and get stats.

6:59 am

saanichcat

morning Molly, Flask. Agreed Molly re flip hour. I hide the chat early on now because often I get stuck trying to find those tricky long ones!

7:02 am

MollyL

Today's grid is the king of tricky long ones

7:05 am

Flask1

lots of wee surprises ....

7:07 am

saanichcat

One thing I miss is the Penalty Box.

7:08 am

Flask1

we could always find something tasty in there...

7:12 am

MollyL

Some people got all super sensitive about the PB so people stopped mentioning it. Some people don't get the concept of a joke.

7:14 am

Flask1

Well you got that right Molly!

7:14 am

Flask1

salt

7:14 am

Flask1

salty

7:14 am

saanichcat

Agreed!

7:15 am

saanichcat

7:15 am

Flask1

sorry folks!

7:16 am

saanichcat

PB Box for you! fresh coffee and cinnamon rolls

7:17 am

Flask1

Cool!...just let me in...lol

7:17 am

MollyL

Ooo, cinnamon rolls

7:21 am

Book Doctor Gwen

morning droogies

7:24 am

Flask1

Afternoon Gwen.....

7:25 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nice fat grid, but not too fat

8:29 am

bubba218

Done, lots of unusual words.

8:34 am

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg bubba !!!!!!!

8:34 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i have greyed out three tiles, woot

8:36 am

hurshy

morning all!

8:36 am

Book Doctor Gwen

greetins' hurshy

8:37 am

hurshy

lots of unusual words? makes me a little nervous!

8:39 am

ChampFit

I'm stalled at 45. Taking a break. Good luck hurshy!

8:39 am

hurshy

ttfn champ

8:40 am

hurshy

certainly seeing a good number of PHANTOMS...

8:43 am

Book Doctor Gwen

oooooooh found me an 8

8:51 am

hurshy

this is a lot of Ss

8:54 am

rururocks

there are more t's though

8:54 am

hurshy

well i haven't gotten to them yet lol

8:56 am

BzznBea

Good morning, friends. Coming to you semi alive from STL. (yawn)

8:57 am

rururocks

more Q?

8:57 am

BzznBea

Every chance

8:58 am

rururocks

amazing

8:58 am

rururocks

sounds like fun

8:58 am

hurshy

i watched a crazy documentary last night on netflix

8:58 am

hurshy

called "Biggest Heist Ever"

8:58 am

rururocks

the luftansa heist?

8:58 am

hurshy

no, it was a bitcoin heist

8:59 am

hurshy

so it was... weird

8:59 am

hurshy

usually heists are done by people with... street smarts

8:59 am

rururocks

crypto is weird

8:59 am

hurshy

but a bitcoin heist is done by cringey nerds who do not have the street smarts

8:59 am

BzznBea

Along with the Q, we try locally brewed beers.

9:00 am

hurshy

what's the Q? i only know Q from star trek...

9:00 am

rururocks

ph.. I wish I could try beerr

9:00 am

rururocks

BBQ hursh

9:00 am

BzznBea

My SIL has made a killing in crypto

9:00 am

hurshy

ohh

9:02 am

hurshy

are all the top U US words?

9:02 am

BzznBea

I'm sorry you can't try it either? Why?

9:02 am

rururocks

it gives me migraines

9:02 am

hurshy

migraines suck

9:02 am

rururocks

I love dark beers like guiness but i suffer if I have even a little

9:03 am

BzznBea

That's no fun.

9:03 am

BzznBea

I quit getting migraines as soon as I filed for divorce from my first husband. Honest truth!

9:04 am

hurshy

that is a great bonus

9:04 am

rururocks

That's because Larry is such a saint :D

9:04 am

BzznBea

He is. Bless his heart. Can't hear a thing though.

9:04 am

Book Doctor Gwen

also, removing the alarm clock from your life will help with stomach pains

9:05 am

rururocks

they can't help him with hearing aids?

9:06 am

BzznBea

He wears them, but they don't help much. His next step is cochlear implants and he doesn't want to do that.

9:06 am

rururocks

bummer... is it hereditary or from his profession

9:07 am

BzznBea

Hearing aid technology has made great gains, but it is still crap.

9:07 am

BzznBea

Both

9:07 am

hurshy

what was his profession

9:07 am

BzznBea

And he his 79.

9:08 am

rururocks

??

9:08 am

rururocks

he's 79?

9:08 am

BzznBea

He worked for IBM. Most of the years there he repaired

9:09 am

hurshy

that doesn't seem like a loud job

9:09 am

BzznBea

various IBM machines for companies.

9:09 am

hurshy

ages

9:09 am

hurshy

scuse me

9:09 am

BzznBea

Yes, he is celebrating 79 years on Tuesday.

9:09 am

rururocks

wow...

9:09 am

rururocks

I hope I live that long

9:10 am

BzznBea

Just keep active.

9:10 am

rururocks

I'm hiking tomorrow with a friend we're back at it with the nice weather

9:11 am

deanoz

we're all 79 down here.....ruru.....

9:11 am

BzznBea

I see him slowing down a bit, but not much.

9:12 am

hurshy

apparently "hike" is a word of unknown origin

9:12 am

rururocks

I'm in pretty good health generally, just need to drop weight which is harder to do nowadays

9:13 am

Norma

pe

9:13 am

Book Doctor Gwen

column four displays 4/6 all the way down (except for the empty tile) -- a new feat for me LOL

9:13 am

hurshy

what i've seen happen a couple of times is that older men who are overweight have some kind of a health thing for which they go into hospital and when they come out all the weight is gone

9:14 am

hurshy

so idk if that means it was lucky they had that weight to lose, or what

9:14 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i know someone who lost weight with surgery -- they bypass the stomach or part of the stomach

9:15 am

hurshy

right but i'm just talking about like

9:15 am

rururocks

dangerous surgery

9:15 am

hurshy

losing weight because of being sick, not with a surgery designed to do that

9:16 am

Book Doctor Gwen

two tiles away from HOET -- breaktime

9:16 am

hurshy

oho we have that at6 babblet

9:21 am

rururocks

found that one a while ago

9:21 am

hurshy

there you go again

9:23 am

mkg

any clues for the 9? ty. need stat too.

9:23 am

rururocks

go where?

9:23 am

hurshy

to the smug zone

9:23 am

rururocks

oh.. yeah.. all the time now :D

9:23 am

mkg

ruru to drop weight eat low carb veggies and proteins only. it drops like cracy

9:23 am

mkg

crazy

9:29 am

rururocks

i have no 8's or 9's.. and only 1/3 of the sevens

9:30 am

mkg

i mean your weight drops like crazy. so no breads, pastas, potatoes, beans, lentils, peas, sugars. but plenty of olives, pickles, salads of lettuce, cabbage, cukes, tomatoes, sweeet peppers, mushrooms etc.

9:31 am

mkg

i have lived on this diet for 6 years now and cured myself of type 2 diabetes this way. if you send me your email i can email you a photo of the pages i have from a nutritionist. it saved me.

9:33 am

rururocks

I'm off of sweets, not drinking wine, and planning to stay away from Carbs My pool comes on soon so that will help me a lot .. swimming is great for me.

9:34 am

mkg

i love this diet. for breakfast a juicy red pepper and cottage cheese or other cheese, for lunch green salad and eggs or tofu or fish. For dinner meat and sides of stir fried veggies. great meals. no sauces that are sugary, but i take no meds for my type 2 diabeties and i am healthy

9:34 am

mkg

and i am 78.

9:35 am

rastapopolous

ru, I have hi8, plural of hi6

9:35 am

MollyL

I can see hospital stays causing weight loss. Hospital food is usually atrocious.

9:35 am

mkg

i am told that the entire thing about oils and fats was bogus and caused much trouble.

9:36 am

rururocks

thanks rasta

9:36 am

mkg

rastapopolous thanks for the hi 6 and 8/. missed it. ty

9:36 am

rururocks

I've never been in a hospital other than visiting someone

9:37 am

mkg

keep it that way ruru

9:37 am

MollyL

You are fortunate. Stay that way.

9:37 am

mkg

health and safety are our goals.

9:37 am

rururocks

I have a few other goals than that

9:38 am

rururocks

but including them :D

9:38 am

hurshy

i only went once and it was for a planned tonsilectomy

9:39 am

hurshy

any TS words today?

9:40 am

rururocks

I haven't found one

9:44 am

hurshy

rats

9:44 am

hurshy

pegasus is a proper name

9:45 am

marksdolly

no TS words today

9:45 am

hurshy

ty

9:46 am

marksdolly

yw :)

9:46 am

mkg

anyone have the 9 out therre?

9:47 am

marksdolly

th 9

9:48 am

mkg

ty marksdolly

9:48 am

marksdolly

yw :)

9:50 am

mkg

got thje 9. ty

9:51 am

mkg

ty all for great clues and info.

9:54 am

rururocks

ten left.. taking a break

9:54 am

hurshy

is that from the left T or the right?

9:54 am

hurshy

oh no i forgot i greyed the bottom T so it has to be left

9:56 am

marksdolly

tada! fw here! any clues needed?

9:57 am

hurshy

the bottom E, i have two joyful words

9:57 am

hurshy

what's the other one?

10:05 am

BzznBea

May be an el8

10:07 am

hurshy

ah thanks

10:07 am

hurshy

i had tried working with that root but not making an 8

10:07 am

BzznBea

Try the stretchy word base

10:08 am

hurshy

yes i got it now

10:08 am

pcal2

thanks summer and jbp...you know why

10:09 am

hurshy

do you have the other 8 also bea? i just have hi8 and now el8

10:13 am

BzznBea

I've been looking for it. I think it is an ep.

10:19 am

hurshy

aha, you are right!

10:19 am

MollyL

It is an ep

10:19 am

hurshy

my wanderoos did a good job finding that one

10:20 am

BzznBea

Mine too.

10:20 am

BzznBea

Good morning, Molly. Thank you.

10:23 am

hurshy

i've got 2 ty words, anyone have more than that?

10:33 am

MollyL

Only 2

10:34 am

hurshy

thanks

10:37 am

hurshy

3-3-5-5

10:37 am

hurshy

rough stats to have left

10:39 am

hurshy

ooh remembered an odd pair of T words

10:39 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! a Volkswagen

10:40 am

MollyL

The New Caledonian bird is my "I learned a new word" today

10:40 am

hurshy

what are the stats for this bird?

10:41 am

MollyL

ka5

10:41 am

hurshy

oh is that what that is? cool now i have learned it too

10:43 am

hurshy

are there any AE or AU words?

10:44 am

hurshy

wonder where hokie is this morning

10:46 am

cybernan

good morning all

10:46 am

hurshy

morning nan

10:49 am

MollyL

Carla is probably dressed in a perky outfit playing some popular pseudo sport

10:50 am

BzznBea

LOL!

10:50 am

BzznBea

It is Saturday. It's probably pickleball.

10:51 am

BzznBea

Although if you live in a retirement village like Carla, every day is Saturday.

10:54 am

rururocks

she lives in a retirement village?

10:55 am

BzznBea

Not sure if that is what it is actually called, but all her neighbors are retired people.

10:55 am

rururocks

wow.. I would never

10:55 am

BzznBea

Hell, my house is a retirement village.

10:55 am

rururocks

hell this game is :D

10:56 am

cybernan

Carla is the same age as my youngest child - but I suppose she could be in a 50+ community

10:56 am

rururocks

it's a nice assortment of old folks, nerds, and a few weirdos

10:56 am

rururocks

maybe more than a few weirdos :D

10:57 am

cybernan

Are you talking about your neighbourhood ru, or us?

10:57 am

rururocks

us in babble all of us

10:57 am

origami

Some of us fit all three of those categories :D

10:58 am

cybernan

absolutely - why I am chuckiling to myself

10:59 am

rururocks

I guess I'm a wine nerd in many ways

11:00 am

rururocks

I never knew I was a word nerd though

11:00 am

cybernan

as long as you're not a nerdy wine snob, that's ok

11:00 am

rururocks

If anything I am not a wine snob. I despise that attitude in this business

11:01 am

rururocks

but I do see a lot of it. it bugs the crap out of me

11:02 am

cybernan

Sometimes I do have to bite my tongue overhearing some of the comments made in our local wine shops.

11:04 am

rururocks

I do a lot of wine classes and public speaking in my job. I really try to emphasize that wine is just food and part of a meal and enjoyment with friends.. it's not a coveted piece of art to gloat over

11:04 am

MollyL

Beer drinkers are not snobby. We don't care what we drink as long as it's cold and there is a lot of it. : D

11:04 am

hurshy

what about hipsters with IPAs

11:04 am

rururocks

I've met plenty of snobby beer drinkers

11:05 am

MollyL

I don't consider that crap beer

11:05 am

rururocks

LOL

11:08 am

rururocks

that really hit my funny bone

11:09 am

rururocks

time to run and get stuff done.. have a great day everyone

11:09 am

cybernan

time to find some breakfast - doubt I will finish this one anyway.

11:12 am

BzznBea

uses

11:12 am

BzznBea

sorry

11:13 am

hurshy

people probably all had that anyway, no biggie

11:17 am

BzznBea

Nice boost for my confidence. LOL

11:17 am

hurshy

lol

11:18 am

BzznBea

Gotta get ready for the day. Later.

12:00 pm

periwinkle

hello all. help with ep8 please

12:04 pm

periwinkle

phantom epitaph

12:13 pm

BzznBea

change the last two letters of your phantom and add plural

12:13 pm

BzznBea

Your phantom is close.

12:13 pm

periwinkle

hmm

12:14 pm

periwinkle

got it ty Bea

12:14 pm

BzznBea

yw

12:14 pm

periwinkle

now looking for the th9 without success

12:19 pm

ChampFit

Peri...it's a plural. There's a th7

12:19 pm

periwinkle

ty found them just as you clued

12:20 pm

ChampFit

Great minds! I found them when you asked.

12:30 pm

periwinkle

help with either as7 please

12:30 pm

ChampFit

One is it beat someone up.

12:30 pm

periwinkle

ty

12:30 pm

ChampFit

The other is to pacify.

12:31 pm

periwinkle

ty

12:32 pm

periwinkle

bbl

12:34 pm

BzznBea

I haven't worked on the A's. Thanks for those.

12:36 pm

ChampFit

Sure! I still need 4.

12:40 pm

crosshair

Good afternoon, Babblers. :)

12:42 pm

ChampFit

hi crossy!

12:57 pm

ChampFit

BBL...

1:29 pm

sajarn

phantom: sultana

1:29 pm

sajarn

sutt

2:38 pm

Maryphyl

Unsaltpeat

2:39 pm

Maryphyl

P

6:03 pm

tessagram

gaps

6:05 pm

tessagram

peal

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