Layers Game #7
Sep 21 Hints
Reveal only what you need. Nothing on this page shows an answer until you open it.
Quick hint
Certainty, temper, card tables and questionable taste.
Layer 1 hints
Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack
First clue: “Some people collect it ironically.”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's a matter of taste.
Hint 2 · More specific
It comes from German.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
K _ _ S _ H
Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link
___ THROAT · EYE___ · ___ LOSER
Hint 1 · General direction
It's how muscles feel after a workout.
Hint 2 · More specific
It rhymes with MORE.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
S _ _ E
Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift
Start at ICY and shift 2 times. First clue: “Frozen water”
Hint 1 · General direction
You'll end on a top card.
Hint 2 · More specific
It's worth one — or eleven.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
IC? → ?CE
Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path
Clue: “Showy in a tasteless way”
Hint 1 · General direction
Think flashy decorations.
Hint 2 · More specific
It rhymes with BAWDY.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
G _ _ D Y — starts at the highlighted G (row 3, column 2)
Layer 2 hints
Most straightforward group
What the group is about
One group means you have no doubts.
Two words that belong together
SURE and CERTAIN
Medium group
What the group is about
One group describes a bad temper.
Two words that belong together
CROSS and IRATE
Tricky group
What the group is about
One group belongs around a card table.
Two words that belong together
WILD and TRUMP
Trickiest group
What the group is about
One group describes loud, theatrical style.
Two words that belong together
CAMP and KITSCH
Final layer hints
Today's final layer is a Common Link.
Final hint 1
It's hot.
Final hint 2
Scouts sit around one and tell stories.
Final hint 3
The answer looks like: F _ _ E