Past puzzleJanuary 20, 20178

Jumble hints: January 20, 2017

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

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2017-01-20

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 words8 bonus lettersFinal: 8

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Clue 15 letters
LOGIO

Circled letters: 2

Clue 25 letters
SMOTP

Circled letters: 1

Clue 36 letters
GUCATH

Circled letters: 3

Clue 46 letters
BOWLEB

Circled letters: 2

Layer 1

Solve shape

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Clue 1

The answer is 5 letters long and contributes 2 circled letters to the bonus phrase.

Clue 2

The answer is 5 letters long and contributes 1 circled letter 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 2 circled letters to the bonus phrase.

Layer 2

Letter nudges

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Clue 1

Starts with I, ends with O, and has circled positions 4, 5.

Clue 2

Starts with S, ends with P, and has circled positions 1.

Clue 3

Starts with C, ends with T, and has circled positions 2, 3, 4.

Clue 4

Starts with W, ends with E, and has circled positions 3, 4.

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

Now that the exterminator’s home was overrun with the ghosts of insects, it had —

OBSOAUGB8

Official final answer: BUGABOOS.

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