Layers Game

Layers Game #9

Sep 23 Hints & Answers

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

Quick hint

A deck of cards, a hot plate, a locked safe and a kettle.

Layer 1 answers

Mini 1 · Clue Stack

TROUBLE

You can get into it. / "Double, double, toil and ___" / What a mischief-maker stirs up.

Mini 2 · Missing Link

QUEEN

DRAMA QUEEN · QUEEN BEE · BEAUTY QUEEN

Mini 3 · Word Shift

KING

WINE → WING → KING

Mini 4 · Letter Path

PEPPERY

Hot, like a certain ground spice

Layer 2 connections

Group 1
Card ranksJACK, QUEEN, KING, ACE

Key word: ★ JACK

Group 2
SpicyHOT, FIERY, PEPPERY, ZESTY

Key word: ★ HOT

Group 3
Figure out a cipherCRACK, BREAK, SOLVE, DECODE

Key word: ★ CRACK

Group 4
Things you brewTEA, BEER, COFFEE, TROUBLE

Key word: ★ TEA

Final layer answer

Common Link

Reveal the final answer

POT

JACKPOT, HOTPOT, CRACKPOT and TEAPOT.

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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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