Layers Game #27
Oct 11 Hints
Reveal only what you need. Nothing on this page shows an answer until you open it.
Quick hint
A cheeseboard, a summit, a newsroom and a con artist.
Layer 1 hints
Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack
First clue: “It's also a camera brand.”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's a mountain.
Hint 2 · More specific
The Greek gods lived at the top.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
O _ _ M _ _ S
Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link
___ JACKET · GOLDEN ___ · POLAR ___
Hint 1 · General direction
It's woolly.
Hint 2 · More specific
Jason went looking for a golden one.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
F _ _ E _ E
Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift
Start at STAR and shift 2 times. First clue: “A mark left by a wound”
Hint 1 · General direction
You'll end on a swindle.
Hint 2 · More specific
A fraudster runs one.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
S?AR → SCA?
Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path
Clue: “A Dutch cheese often coated in wax”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's a cheese.
Hint 2 · More specific
It's named after a Dutch town.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
G _ _ D A — starts at the highlighted G (row 2, column 1)
Layer 2 hints
Most straightforward group
What the group is about
One group belongs on a cheeseboard.
Two words that belong together
BRIE and FETA
Medium group
What the group is about
One group is very tall.
Two words that belong together
EVEREST and FUJI
Tricky group
What the group is about
One group works on the evening news.
Two words that belong together
ANCHOR and EDITOR
Trickiest group
What the group is about
One group is what a con artist does to you.
Two words that belong together
ROOK and FLEECE
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 hibernates in winter.
Final hint 3
The answer looks like: B _ _ R