Layers Game #10
Sep 24 Hints
Reveal only what you need. Nothing on this page shows an answer until you open it.
Quick hint
Shades, shadows, first steps and words that look back at you.
Layer 1 hints
Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack
First clue: “You paddle it.”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's a boat.
Hint 2 · More specific
It's like a canoe, but sealed.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
K _ _ A K
Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link
SEA ___ · ___-HEADED · SPIRIT ___
Hint 1 · General direction
It means flat.
Hint 2 · More specific
Video games have them.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
L _ _ E L
Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift
Start at SEAT and shift 2 times. First clue: “A marine mammal that barks”
Hint 1 · General direction
You'll end on a colour.
Hint 2 · More specific
It's between blue and green.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
SEA? → ?EAL
Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path
Clue: “A metal that lends its name to a deep blue”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's a chemical element.
Hint 2 · More specific
It starts with COB.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
C _ _ A _ T — starts at the highlighted C (row 1, column 1)
Layer 2 hints
Most straightforward group
What the group is about
One group is found on a paint chart.
Two words that belong together
MIDNIGHT and NAVY
Medium group
What the group is about
One group is about a lack of light.
Two words that belong together
DUSK and GLOOM
Tricky group
What the group is about
One group is about how things start.
Two words that belong together
DAWN and ORIGIN
Trickiest group
What the group is about
One group reads the same in both directions.
Two words that belong together
NOON and LEVEL
Final layer hints
Today's final layer is a Order Puzzle.
Final hint 1
Every key is a time of day.
Final hint 2
Lunchtime comes second.
Final hint 3
The first in line is DAWN (Beginnings).