Layers Game

Layers Game #28

Oct 12 Hints & Answers

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

Quick hint

A forest, a wardrobe, a few famous Toms and an aquarium.

Layer 1 answers

Mini 1 · Clue Stack

WILLOW

It weeps, but never cries. / Cricket bats are made from its wood. / A riverside tree with drooping branches.

Mini 2 · Missing Link

SLEEVE

UP YOUR SLEEVE · HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE · SLEEVELESS

Mini 3 · Word Shift

TANK

MASK → TASK → TANK

Mini 4 · Letter Path

BIRCH

A tree with papery white bark

Layer 2 connections

Group 1
TreesPALM, OAK, BIRCH, WILLOW

Key word: ★ PALM

Group 2
Parts of a shirtCUFF, COLLAR, SLEEVE, YOKE

Key word: ★ CUFF

Group 3
Famous TomsTHUMB, CRUISE, HANKS, SAWYER

Key word: ★ THUMB

Group 4
Fish ___FINGER, BOWL, TANK, CAKE

Key word: ★ FINGER

Final layer answer

Final Riddle

Reveal the final answer

GLOVE

A GLOVE has a thumb, fingers, a palm and a cuff.

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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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