Layers Game #18

Oct 2 Hints

Reveal only what you need. Nothing on this page shows an answer until you open it.

Quick hint

Spice racks, stumbles, heads and wardrobes.

Layer 1 hints

Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack

First clue: “It's used for thinking.”

Hint 1 · General direction

It's on your shoulders.

Hint 2 · More specific

It starts like a festive eggy drink.

Hint 3 · Reveal letters

N _ _ G _ N

Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link

___ HAT · TABLE___ · SPINNING ___

Hint 1 · General direction

It's the highest part.

Hint 2 · More specific

It's the opposite of bottom.

Hint 3 · Reveal letters

T _ P

Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift

Start at HALL and shift 2 times. First clue: “Stop!”

Hint 1 · General direction

You'll end in the spice rack.

Hint 2 · More specific

It sits next to the pepper.

Hint 3 · Reveal letters

HAL? → ?ALT

Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path

Clue: “Its bell kind is sweet; its black kind is ground”

Hint 1 · General direction

It's a seasoning.

Hint 2 · More specific

It makes you sneeze.

Hint 3 · Reveal letters

P _ _ P _ R — starts at the highlighted P (row 4, column 1)

Layer 2 hints

Most straightforward group

What the group is about

One group lives in a spice rack.

Two words that belong together

SALT and PEPPER

Medium group

What the group is about

One group ends with you on the ground.

Two words that belong together

FALL and TRIP

Tricky group

What the group is about

One group is a funny word for your head.

Two words that belong together

MELON and NOGGIN

Trickiest group

What the group is about

One group comes before something you wear outside.

Two words that belong together

RAIN and OVER

Final layer hints

Today's final layer is a Before & After.

Final hint 1

You drink it.

Final hint 2

Niagara is a famous ___FALL.

Final hint 3

The answer looks like: W _ _ E R

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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