Layers Game #9
Sep 23 Hints
Reveal only what you need. Nothing on this page shows an answer until you open it.
Quick hint
A deck of cards, a hot plate, a locked safe and a kettle.
Layer 1 hints
Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack
First clue: “You can get into it.”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's something you want to stay out of.
Hint 2 · More specific
It rhymes with BUBBLE.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
T _ _ U _ _ E
Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link
DRAMA ___ · ___ BEE · BEAUTY ___
Hint 1 · General direction
She wears a crown.
Hint 2 · More specific
Every hive has one.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
Q _ _ E N
Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift
Start at WINE and shift 2 times. First clue: “Part of a bird”
Hint 1 · General direction
You'll end on royalty.
Hint 2 · More specific
He sits on a throne.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
WIN? → ?ING
Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path
Clue: “Hot, like a certain ground spice”
Hint 1 · General direction
It describes a flavour.
Hint 2 · More specific
It starts with PEPPER.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
P _ _ P _ _ Y — starts at the highlighted P (row 4, column 4)
Layer 2 hints
Most straightforward group
What the group is about
One group is found in a deck of cards.
Two words that belong together
JACK and QUEEN
Medium group
What the group is about
One group describes a flavour with a kick.
Two words that belong together
HOT and FIERY
Tricky group
What the group is about
One group is what a spy does to a cipher.
Two words that belong together
CRACK and BREAK
Trickiest group
What the group is about
One group can be brewed — literally or not.
Two words that belong together
TEA and BEER
Final layer hints
Today's final layer is a Common Link.
Final hint 1
It's found in a kitchen.
Final hint 2
A lottery winner hits the ___.
Final hint 3
The answer looks like: P _ T