Layers Game #19
Oct 3 Hints
Reveal only what you need. Nothing on this page shows an answer until you open it.
Quick hint
Floors, orchestras, peelers and rulebooks — with something swimming underneath.
Layer 1 hints
Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack
First clue: “Benny Goodman was its king of swing.”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's an instrument.
Hint 2 · More specific
Squidward plays one in cartoons.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
C _ _ R _ _ E T
Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link
___ DEEP · BANANA ___ · ___ AND BONES
Hint 1 · General direction
You're covered in it.
Hint 2 · More specific
Beauty is only this deep, they say.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
S _ _ N
Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift
Start at DESK and shift 2 times. First clue: “Twilight”
Hint 1 · General direction
You'll end on something you peel off.
Hint 2 · More specific
Corn has one.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
D?SK → ?USK
Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path
Clue: “A woodwind you play sideways”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's silver and slender.
Hint 2 · More specific
A champagne glass shares its name.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
F _ _ T E — starts at the highlighted F (row 2, column 2)
Layer 2 hints
Most straightforward group
What the group is about
One group is under your feet.
Two words that belong together
CARPET and RUG
Medium group
What the group is about
One group sits in an orchestra's wind section.
Two words that belong together
BASSOON and OBOE
Tricky group
What the group is about
One group is what you do to fruit or corn before eating.
Two words that belong together
PEEL and SKIN
Trickiest group
What the group is about
One group is written down for everyone to follow.
Two words that belong together
CODE and CHARTER
Final layer hints
Today's final layer is a Hidden Theme.
Final hint 1
Look inside the letters of each key.
Final hint 2
One key hides an EEL.
Final hint 3
The answer looks like: F _ _ H