Layers Game #22
Oct 6 Hints
Reveal only what you need. Nothing on this page shows an answer until you open it.
Quick hint
Seafood, spare change, a dying fire and Mount Olympus.
Layer 1 hints
Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack
First clue: “The world is yours, if you believe Shakespeare.”
Hint 1 · General direction
It lives in the sea.
Hint 2 · More specific
It has a rough shell.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
O _ _ T _ R
Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link
___ A DOZEN · STOP ON A ___ · ___ NOVEL
Hint 1 · General direction
It's a coin.
Hint 2 · More specific
It's worth ten cents.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
D _ _ E
Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift
Start at GRUB and shift 2 times. First clue: “Snatch”
Hint 1 · General direction
You'll end at the seaside.
Hint 2 · More specific
It has claws.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
GR?B → ?RAB
Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path
Clue: “A glowing bit left in the fireplace”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's left after burning.
Hint 2 · More specific
Cinderella is named after it.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
C _ _ D _ R — starts at the highlighted C (row 2, column 4)
Layer 2 hints
Most straightforward group
What the group is about
One group comes from the sea to your plate.
Two words that belong together
LOBSTER and CRAB
Medium group
What the group is about
One group jingles in an American pocket.
Two words that belong together
PENNY and NICKEL
Tricky group
What the group is about
One group is left in the fireplace.
Two words that belong together
ASH and EMBER
Trickiest group
What the group is about
One group lived on Mount Olympus — by their Latin names.
Two words that belong together
MERCURY and NEPTUNE
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
It sits on a desk or a bedside table.
Final hint 3
The answer looks like: L _ _ P