Layers Game #7

Sep 21 Hints

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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

Still stuck?

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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