Layers Game #30
Oct 14 Hints
Reveal only what you need. Nothing on this page shows an answer until you open it.
Quick hint
Hats, headlines, running tracks and high streets.
Layer 1 hints
Mini puzzle 1 · Clue Stack
First clue: “A turning point is this kind of moment.”
Hint 1 · General direction
It means very important.
Hint 2 · More specific
It starts with the word for a basketball turn.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
P _ _ O _ _ L
Mini puzzle 2 · Missing Link
___ JEWELS · TRIPLE ___ · ___ PRINCE
Hint 1 · General direction
A monarch wears it.
Hint 2 · More specific
Dentists fit them on teeth.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
C _ _ W N
Mini puzzle 3 · Word Shift
Start at BOLD and shift 2 times. First clue: “A strong connection — or a famous spy”
Hint 1 · General direction
You'll end on music.
Hint 2 · More specific
It can also be a strip of rubber.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
BO?D → B?ND
Mini puzzle 4 · Letter Path
Clue: “It pours off you in a sauna”
Hint 1 · General direction
It's salty.
Hint 2 · More specific
You do it when you're nervous.
Hint 3 · Reveal letters
S _ _ A T — starts at the highlighted S (row 3, column 2)
Layer 2 hints
Most straightforward group
What the group is about
One group is found on your head.
Two words that belong together
BRIM and CROWN
Medium group
What the group is about
One group means very important.
Two words that belong together
KEY and VITAL
Tricky group
What the group is about
One group is heard at a running track.
Two words that belong together
MILE and LAP
Trickiest group
What the group is about
One group comes before a place to buy things.
Two words that belong together
CORNER and WORK
Final layer hints
Today's final layer is a Common Link.
Final hint 1
It's hard and grey.
Final hint 2
A marathon is a big MILE___ for a runner.
Final hint 3
The answer looks like: S _ _ N E