Layers Game #23

Oct 7 Hints

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Quick hint

Wine lists, fruit bowls, golf courses and a chocolate factory.

Layer 1 hints

Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack

First clue: “You want to stay on it.”

Hint 1 · General direction

It's part of a golf course.

Hint 2 · More specific

It's not the rough.

Hint 3 · Reveal letters

F _ _ R _ _ Y

Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link

___LIGHT · ___STONE · KEY ___ PIE

Hint 1 · General direction

It's a green fruit.

Hint 2 · More specific

Being in the spotlight means being in the ___light.

Hint 3 · Reveal letters

L _ _ E

Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift

Start at TIE and shift 2 times. First clue: “A little piggy on your foot”

Hint 1 · General direction

You'll end on a golf course.

Hint 2 · More specific

Golfers place the ball on it.

Hint 3 · Reveal letters

T?E → T?E

Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path

Clue: “A sour yellow fruit”

Hint 1 · General direction

It's a citrus fruit.

Hint 2 · More specific

Its juice goes in a famous summer drink.

Hint 3 · Reveal letters

L _ _ O N — starts at the highlighted L (row 2, column 3)

Layer 2 hints

Most straightforward group

What the group is about

One group is on a wine list.

Two words that belong together

RED and WHITE

Medium group

What the group is about

One group is sour and juicy.

Two words that belong together

ORANGE and LEMON

Tricky group

What the group is about

One group is found on a golf course.

Two words that belong together

GREEN and TEE

Trickiest group

What the group is about

One group visited Willy Wonka's factory.

Two words that belong together

VIOLET and VERUCA

Final layer hints

Today's final layer is a Order Puzzle.

Final hint 1

Every key is also a colour.

Final hint 2

Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.

Final hint 3

The first in line is RED (Wine styles).

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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