Layers Game #1
Sep 15 Hints
Reveal only what you need. Nothing on this page shows an answer until you open it.
Quick hint
Measure it, orbit it, weave it, spar in it.
Layer 1 hints
Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack
First clue: “It's famous for what surrounds it.”
Hint 1 · General direction
Look up — way up.
Hint 2 · More specific
Its rings are made of ice and rock.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
S _ _ U _ N
Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link
EAR___ · ___TONE · KEY ___
Hint 1 · General direction
Something you might wear on a finger.
Hint 2 · More specific
A phone does it when someone calls.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
R _ _ G
Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift
Start at PARK and shift 3 times. First clue: “A piece of the whole”
Hint 1 · General direction
You'll end up somewhere in the solar system.
Hint 2 · More specific
The last word is a planet named for a god of war.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
PAR? → ?ART → MAR?
Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path
Clue: “A soft fibre picked from bolls”
Hint 1 · General direction
You're probably wearing some.
Hint 2 · More specific
Candy floss is also called ___ candy.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
C _ _ T _ N — starts at the highlighted C (row 1, column 4)
Layer 2 hints
Most straightforward group
What the group is about
One group measures distance.
Two words that belong together
INCH and FOOT
Medium group
What the group is about
One group is related to astronomy.
Two words that belong together
MARS and VENUS
Tricky group
What the group is about
One group is about what clothes are made of.
Two words that belong together
SILK and DENIM
Trickiest group
What the group is about
One group belongs to a sport with gloves.
Two words that belong together
RING and JAB
Final layer hints
Today's final layer is a Common Link.
Final hint 1
Think of creatures that live in the soil.
Final hint 2
The early bird catches one.
Final hint 3
The answer looks like: W _ _ M