Layers Game

Layers Game #16

Sep 30 Hints & Answers

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

Quick hint

Water, watching, Wall Street and taking cover.

Layer 1 answers

Mini 1 · Clue Stack

OCEAN

There are five of them, officially. / The Pacific is the biggest. / A vast body of salt water.

Mini 2 · Missing Link

STOCK

LAUGHINGSTOCK · STOCKPILE · LIVESTOCK

Mini 3 · Word Shift

POND

MIND → FIND → FOND → POND

Mini 4 · Letter Path

OBSERVE

Watch carefully — or honour a holiday

Layer 2 connections

Group 1
Bodies of waterSEA, OCEAN, LAKE, POND

Key word: ★ SEA

Group 2
Look atWATCH, VIEW, EYE, OBSERVE

Key word: ★ WATCH

Group 3
Market talkBULL, BEAR, STOCK, BOND

Key word: ★ BULL

Group 4
___COVERUNDER, HARD, SLIP, GROUND

Key word: ★ UNDER

Final layer answer

Common Link

Reveal the final answer

DOG

SEA DOG, WATCHDOG, BULLDOG and UNDERDOG.

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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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