Layers Game

Layers Game #7

Sep 21 Hints & Answers

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

Quick hint

Certainty, temper, card tables and questionable taste.

Layer 1 answers

Mini 1 · Clue Stack

KITSCH

Some people collect it ironically. / Think garden gnomes and velvet paintings. / Tacky art enjoyed for its tackiness.

Mini 2 · Missing Link

SORE

SORE THROAT · EYESORE · SORE LOSER

Mini 3 · Word Shift

ACE

ICY → ICE → ACE

Mini 4 · Letter Path

GAUDY

Showy in a tasteless way

Layer 2 connections

Group 1
Without a doubtSURE, CERTAIN, POSITIVE, DEFINITE

Key word: ★ SURE

Group 2
AngryCROSS, IRATE, SORE, LIVID

Key word: ★ CROSS

Group 3
Card game termsWILD, TRUMP, ACE, SUIT

Key word: ★ WILD

Group 4
Over-the-top tasteCAMP, KITSCH, GAUDY, FLASHY

Key word: ★ CAMP

Final layer answer

Common Link

Reveal the final answer

FIRE

SUREFIRE, CROSSFIRE, WILDFIRE and CAMPFIRE.

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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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