Layers Game #13
Sep 27 Hints
Reveal only what you need. Nothing on this page shows an answer until you open it.
Quick hint
Spies, police, soldiers and sweethearts.
Layer 1 hints
Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack
First clue: “It's often done under mistletoe.”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's affectionate.
Hint 2 · More specific
It rhymes with POOCH.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
S _ _ O _ H
Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link
BLOCK___ER · DRUG ___ · BOOM AND ___
Hint 1 · General direction
It can mean broken.
Hint 2 · More specific
A sculpture of a head and shoulders.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
B _ _ T
Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift
Start at DUCK and shift 2 times. First clue: “A ship's floor”
Hint 1 · General direction
You'll end on a small kiss.
Hint 2 · More specific
Woodpeckers do it all day.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
D?CK → ?ECK
Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path
Clue: “It follows you on a sunny day”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's dark and shaped like you.
Hint 2 · More specific
Groundhogs look for theirs.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
S _ _ D _ W — starts at the highlighted S (row 2, column 3)
Layer 2 hints
Most straightforward group
What the group is about
One group is what a detective does to a suspect.
Two words that belong together
TAIL and SHADOW
Medium group
What the group is about
One group is police slang.
Two words that belong together
COLLAR and NAB
Tricky group
What the group is about
One group fills an armoury.
Two words that belong together
ARMS and AMMO
Trickiest group
What the group is about
One group is what couples do.
Two words that belong together
NECK and SNOG
Final layer hints
Today's final layer is a Final Riddle.
Final hint 1
You're probably wearing me.
Final hint 2
I have buttons down the front.
Final hint 3
The answer looks like: S _ _ R T