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

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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