Layers Game #2

Sep 16 Hints & Answers

Every answer stays hidden until you tap it. Want a gentler push? Try the hints page first.

Quick hint

Stars, talons, strings and something you read with breakfast.

Layer 1 answers

Mini 1 · Clue Stack

EAGLE

It has remarkably sharp eyesight. / In golf, it's two under par. / A bald one is a U.S. national symbol.

Mini 2 · Missing Link

SAND

SANDCASTLE · QUICKSAND · SANDBOX

Mini 3 · Word Shift

HARP

WORM → WARM → WARP → HARP

Mini 4 · Letter Path

FALCON

A swift bird of prey — also a Millennium ___

Layer 2 connections

Group 1
Zodiac signsARIES, LEO, VIRGO, LIBRA

Key word: ★ ARIES

Group 2
Birds of preyEAGLE, HAWK, FALCON, OSPREY

Key word: ★ EAGLE

Group 3
String instrumentsVIOLIN, CELLO, HARP, BANJO

Key word: ★ VIOLIN

Group 4
___PAPERWALL, NEWS, SAND, TISSUE

Key word: ★ WALL

Final layer answer

First Letters

Reveal the final answer

WAVE

WALL, ARIES, VIOLIN and EAGLE give W, A, V and E — a WAVE.

How to play

Every puzzle has three layers. Peel them one at a time.

  1. Layer 1 — Mini Puzzles. Solve four quick puzzles: a Clue Stack, a Missing Link, a Word Shift and a Letter Path.
  2. Layer 2 — Connections. Sort 16 words into four groups of four. Your Layer 1 answers are on the board, marked ●. Five mistakes and the groups are revealed.
  3. Final Layer. Each group gives you a key word. Use all four keys to crack one last question. You get three tries.

Stuck? Every layer has hints. A new puzzle unlocks at midnight in your time zone.

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