Layers Game #21
Oct 5 Hints
Reveal only what you need. Nothing on this page shows an answer until you open it.
Quick hint
A deck of cards, a cell, a sunny sky and a spring.
Layer 1 hints
Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack
First clue: “You don't want to end up in it.”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's a place.
Hint 2 · More specific
Criminals get sent there.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
S _ _ M _ _ R
Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link
GOLF ___ · ___ SANDWICH · NIGHT___
Hint 1 · General direction
It's a group of members.
Hint 2 · More specific
Golfers carry several.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
C _ _ B
Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift
Start at SAIL and shift 2 times. First clue: “Earth for planting”
Hint 1 · General direction
You'll end on a spiral.
Hint 2 · More specific
Snakes do it before they strike.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
S?IL → ?OIL
Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path
Clue: “Baseball is played on one”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's the hardest natural substance.
Hint 2 · More specific
A card suit is named after it.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
D _ _ M _ _ D — starts at the highlighted D (row 2, column 3)
Layer 2 hints
Most straightforward group
What the group is about
One group is printed on playing cards.
Two words that belong together
HEART and CLUB
Medium group
What the group is about
One group is where criminals end up.
Two words that belong together
JAIL and CLINK
Tricky group
What the group is about
One group comes before something that shines.
Two words that belong together
DAY and MOON
Trickiest group
What the group is about
One group is what you do to a rope or a clock.
Two words that belong together
WIND and COIL
Final layer hints
Today's final layer is a Common Link.
Final hint 1
You might need one after work.
Final hint 2
Morning's first light is DAY___.
Final hint 3
The answer looks like: B _ _ A K