Layers Game #26
Oct 10 Hints
Reveal only what you need. Nothing on this page shows an answer until you open it.
Quick hint
Kitchen cupboards, big shots, harsh critics and summer insects.
Layer 1 hints
Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack
First clue: “Flying ones are reported now and then.”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's tableware.
Hint 2 · More specific
Cats drink milk from one in cartoons.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
S _ _ C _ R
Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link
MUG ___ · ___GUN · LONG ___
Hint 1 · General direction
A photo — or an injection.
Hint 2 · More specific
Basketball players take one.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
S _ _ T
Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift
Start at DOG and shift 2 times. First clue: “Use a shovel”
Hint 1 · General direction
You'll end on something you wear.
Hint 2 · More specific
Judges in Britain wear one.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
D?G → ?IG
Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path
Clue: “A fire-breathing beast of legend”
Hint 1 · General direction
It has wings and scales.
Hint 2 · More specific
Saint George slew one.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
D _ _ G _ N — starts at the highlighted D (row 3, column 3)
Layer 2 hints
Most straightforward group
What the group is about
One group is set on a dinner table.
Two words that belong together
CUP and SAUCER
Medium group
What the group is about
One group follows a word for large.
Two words that belong together
CHEESE and SHOT
Tricky group
What the group is about
One group is what a bad review does.
Two words that belong together
PAN and SLAM
Trickiest group
What the group is about
One group comes before a winged insect.
Two words that belong together
FRUIT and FIRE
Final layer hints
Today's final layer is a Common Link.
Final hint 1
It's baked.
Final hint 2
You blow candles out on one.
Final hint 3
The answer looks like: C _ _ E