Busy as a Beaver
What it means
Working steadily and visibly hard, with something to show for the effort.
Where it comes from
The reputation is earned. Beavers fell trees and build dams largely at night, and one dam in northern Canada is long enough to be picked out in satellite images.
The puzzle it came from
Busy as a Beaver was the answer to the Phrasicle of October 6, 2025. The clue read ____ as a ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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keep
busy
season
pass
code
library
card
trick
shot
glass
eager
beaver
dam
wall
clock
key
lime
wedge
salad
bar
Phrasicle: Busy as a Beaver