Layers Game #14
Sep 28 Hints
Reveal only what you need. Nothing on this page shows an answer until you open it.
Quick hint
Chips, brass bands, celebrations and summits.
Layer 1 hints
Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack
First clue: “It's big and brassy.”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's an instrument.
Hint 2 · More specific
It rhymes with CUBA.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
T _ _ A
Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link
___ HARBOR · ___ NECKLACE · MOTHER-OF-___
Hint 1 · General direction
An oyster makes it.
Hint 2 · More specific
It's white and lustrous.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
P _ _ R L
Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift
Start at BALD and shift 2 times. First clue: “Brave — or a heavy typeface”
Hint 1 · General direction
You'll end on something precious.
Hint 2 · More specific
It's a yellow metal.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
B?LD → ?OLD
Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path
Clue: “South America's great mountain chain”
Hint 1 · General direction
It runs down the west side of a continent.
Hint 2 · More specific
Llamas live there.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
A _ _ E S — starts at the highlighted A (row 2, column 1)
Layer 2 hints
Most straightforward group
What the group is about
One group goes with chips or pita.
Two words that belong together
SALSA and HUMMUS
Medium group
What the group is about
One group you blow into.
Two words that belong together
TRUMPET and TUBA
Tricky group
What the group is about
One group marks years of marriage.
Two words that belong together
RUBY and PEARL
Trickiest group
What the group is about
One group is very high up.
Two words that belong together
ALPS and ANDES
Final layer hints
Today's final layer is a First Letters.
Final hint 1
Use only the first letter of each key.
Final hint 2
Look up on a clear night.
Final hint 3
The answer looks like: S _ _ R