Layers Game #15

Sep 29 Hints

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Quick hint

Pipes, plunges, games night and a trip down the hall.

Layer 1 hints

Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack

First clue: “It's an acronym most people never expand.”

Hint 1 · General direction

It's about going underwater.

Hint 2 · More specific

Divers do it.

Hint 3 · Reveal letters

S _ _ B A

Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link

___ FACTOR · AT YOUR OWN ___ · HIGH-___

Hint 1 · General direction

It's about danger.

Hint 2 · More specific

A board game about world domination.

Hint 3 · Reveal letters

R _ _ K

Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift

Start at BLUR and shift 2 times. First clue: “The colour of the ocean”

Hint 1 · General direction

You'll end on a board game.

Hint 2 · More specific

A detective follows one.

Hint 3 · Reveal letters

BLU? → ?LUE

Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path

Clue: “Your heart has four of these”

Hint 1 · General direction

It controls flow.

Hint 2 · More specific

Taps and trumpets have them.

Hint 3 · Reveal letters

V _ _ V E — starts at the highlighted V (row 3, column 2)

Layer 2 hints

Most straightforward group

What the group is about

One group is under the sink.

Two words that belong together

PIPE and TAP

Medium group

What the group is about

One group comes before a plunge.

Two words that belong together

SKY and SCUBA

Tricky group

What the group is about

One group comes in a box with a board.

Two words that belong together

LIFE and RISK

Trickiest group

What the group is about

One group is where you go when you've got to go.

Two words that belong together

HEAD and LOO

Final layer hints

Today's final layer is a Common Link.

Final hint 1

It's long and thin.

Final hint 2

A newspaper story has a HEAD___.

Final hint 3

The answer looks like: L _ _ E

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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