Past puzzleMarch 1, 20177

Jumble hints: March 1, 2017

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

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2017-03-01

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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 words7 bonus lettersFinal: 7

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Clue 15 letters
GODUH

Circled letters: 2

Clue 25 letters
THACC

Circled letters: 1

Clue 36 letters
ROPURA

Circled letters: 2

Clue 46 letters
MURBEM

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 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 D, ends with H, and has circled positions 1, 3.

Clue 2

Starts with C, ends with H, and has circled positions 5.

Clue 3

Starts with U, ends with R, and has circled positions 1, 3.

Clue 4

Starts with B, ends with R, 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

When he chose a stage name, Richard Starkey chose one that wasn't - - -

MURHUDM7

Official final answer: HUMDRUM.

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