Circled letters: 3
Jumble hints: December 3, 2016
Revisit the Jumble puzzle from December 3, 2016 (2016-12-03) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.
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2016-12-03
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.
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Circled letters: 3
Circled letters: 3
Circled letters: 4
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.
Letter nudges
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Clue 1
Starts with D, ends with K, and has circled positions 2, 3, 4.
Clue 2
Starts with O, ends with O, and has circled positions 1, 4, 5.
Clue 3
Starts with S, ends with D, and has circled positions 1, 2, 3.
Clue 4
Starts with I, ends with A, and has circled positions 1, 2, 3, 5.
Clue-word answers
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Circled letters: 3
DRANK
Circled letters: 3
OUTDO
Circled letters: 3
SHREWD
Circled letters: 4
IGUANA
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Solve clue 2 in the helper
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Solve clue 3 in the helper
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Solve clue 4 in the helper
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Bonus clue and final answer
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Bonus clue
The kids on the carnival’s carousel were —
Official final answer: HORSING AROUND.
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