Past puzzleNovember 26, 20167 6

Jumble hints: November 26, 2016

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from November 26, 2016 (2016-11-26) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

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2016-11-26

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 words13 bonus lettersFinal: 7 6

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Clue 15 letters
DORWL

Circled letters: 3

Clue 25 letters
NUSYN

Circled letters: 3

Clue 36 letters
TICATN

Circled letters: 3

Clue 46 letters
GILGEG

Circled letters: 4

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 3 circled letters to the bonus phrase.

Clue 4

The answer is 6 letters long and contributes 4 circled letters to the bonus phrase.

Layer 2

Letter nudges

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Clue 1

Starts with W, ends with D, and has circled positions 2, 3, 5.

Clue 2

Starts with S, ends with Y, and has circled positions 2, 3, 4.

Clue 3

Starts with I, ends with T, and has circled positions 1, 2, 4.

Clue 4

Starts with G, ends with E, and has circled positions 1, 2, 3, 4.

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

When the plant nursery bought more land, they were this on their competition —

NDGARNNOIGIUG7 6

Official final answer: GAINING GROUND.

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