Layers Game #5
Sep 19 Hints
Reveal only what you need. Nothing on this page shows an answer until you open it.
Quick hint
Talks, tunes, thinkers and dodges.
Layer 1 hints
Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack
First clue: “It's delivered, not mailed.”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's a kind of speech.
Hint 2 · More specific
You'd hear it in church.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
S _ _ M _ N
Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link
___ FUND · ___HOG · ___ YOUR BETS
Hint 1 · General direction
Gardeners trim it.
Hint 2 · More specific
A prickly animal is named after it.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
H _ _ G E
Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift
Start at FOG and shift 2 times. First clue: “A sweet fruit, often dried”
Hint 1 · General direction
You'll end up on stage.
Hint 2 · More specific
Musicians play one.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
F?G → ?IG
Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path
Clue: “A speech honouring someone who has died”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's given at a funeral.
Hint 2 · More specific
It starts with EU.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
E _ _ O _ Y — starts at the highlighted E (row 1, column 2)
Layer 2 hints
Most straightforward group
What the group is about
One group is about talking to a crowd.
Two words that belong together
TOAST and EULOGY
Medium group
What the group is about
One group happens on a stage.
Two words that belong together
JAM and GIG
Tricky group
What the group is about
One group did a lot of deep thinking.
Two words that belong together
BACON and HUME
Trickiest group
What the group is about
One group is what a politician might do under pressure.
Two words that belong together
WAFFLE and HEDGE
Final layer hints
Today's final layer is a Hidden Theme.
Final hint 1
Read each key as something to eat.
Final hint 2
It's the most important meal of the day, they say.
Final hint 3
The answer looks like: B _ _ A _ _ A _ T