Layers Game #6
Sep 20 Hints
Reveal only what you need. Nothing on this page shows an answer until you open it.
Quick hint
Running off, writing down, room to breathe, a spell at work.
Layer 1 hints
Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack
First clue: “You might give someone some.”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's not a physical space.
Hint 2 · More specific
Sailors use it for drift caused by wind.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
L _ _ W _ Y
Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link
___ OFFICE · GOAL___ · LAMP___
Hint 1 · General direction
It can be mail — or a pole.
Hint 2 · More specific
Letters go through it.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
P _ _ T
Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift
Start at TREE and shift 2 times. First clue: “Costing nothing”
Hint 1 · General direction
You'll end up escaping.
Hint 2 · More specific
Fugitives do it.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
?REE → F?EE
Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path
Clue: “"Get lost!"”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's a rude way to say go away.
Hint 2 · More specific
It rhymes with SLAM.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
S _ _ A M — starts at the highlighted S (row 2, column 1)
Layer 2 hints
Most straightforward group
What the group is about
One group is about leaving in a hurry.
Two words that belong together
ESCAPE and FLEE
Medium group
What the group is about
One group is what a clerk does with a ledger.
Two words that belong together
ENTER and LOG
Tricky group
What the group is about
One group is about freedom or capacity.
Two words that belong together
SPACE and ROOM
Trickiest group
What the group is about
One group is a period of duty.
Two words that belong together
SHIFT and TOUR
Final layer hints
Today's final layer is a Final Riddle.
Final hint 1
Your keys are all things you can press.
Final hint 2
You're probably near one right now.
Final hint 3
The answer looks like: K _ _ B _ _ R D