Past puzzleOctober 11, 20162 8

Jumble hints: October 11, 2016

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2016-10-11

Step through today's Jumble help

Start with the clue lengths and circled-letter counts, move into first-letter nudges, then reveal the clue answers and final phrase only when you decide to.

4 clue words10 bonus lettersFinal: 2 8

Today's Jumble has 4 clue words feeding a final answer pattern of Final: 2 8. The clue answers and final phrase stay collapsed until you open the layers below.

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Clue 15 letters
CIVEO

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

VOICE

Clue 25 letters
LITUP

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

TULIP

Clue 36 letters
REBNOK

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

BROKEN

Clue 46 letters
CISETB

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

BISECT

Layer 1

Solve shape

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Clue 1

The answer is 5 letters long and contributes 3 circled letters to the bonus phrase.

Clue 2

The answer is 5 letters long and contributes 3 circled letters to the bonus phrase.

Clue 3

The answer is 6 letters long and contributes 2 circled letters to the bonus phrase.

Clue 4

The answer is 6 letters long and contributes 2 circled letters to the bonus phrase.

Layer 2

Letter nudges

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Clue 1

Starts with V, ends with E, and has circled positions 1, 3, 5.

Clue 2

Starts with T, ends with P, and has circled positions 1, 4, 5.

Clue 3

Starts with B, ends with N, and has circled positions 3, 5.

Clue 4

Starts with B, ends with T, and has circled positions 1, 3.

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Clue 15 letters
CIVEO

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

VOICE

Clue 25 letters
LITUP

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

TULIP

Clue 36 letters
REBNOK

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

BROKEN

Clue 46 letters
CISETB

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

BISECT

Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

When asked what your blood type is, sometimes you need to ---

TSEEOBIIPV2 8

Official final answer: BE POSITIVE.

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