Past puzzleApril 4, 20175 7

Jumble hints: April 4, 2017

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2017-04-04

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 words12 bonus lettersFinal: 5 7

Today's Jumble has 4 clue words feeding a final answer pattern of Final: 5 7. The clue answers and final phrase stay collapsed until you open the layers below.

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Clue 15 letters
WAARE

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

AWARE

Clue 25 letters
SREDS

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

DRESS

Clue 36 letters
DONLUF

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

UNFOLD

Clue 46 letters
GUFNIM

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

FUMING

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 3 circled letters to the bonus phrase.

Layer 2

Letter nudges

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Clue 1

Starts with A, ends with E, and has circled positions 3, 4, 5.

Clue 2

Starts with D, ends with S, and has circled positions 1, 2, 3.

Clue 3

Starts with U, ends with D, and has circled positions 1, 5, 6.

Clue 4

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

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Clue 15 letters
WAARE

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

AWARE

Clue 25 letters
SREDS

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

DRESS

Clue 36 letters
DONLUF

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

UNFOLD

Clue 46 letters
GUFNIM

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

FUMING

Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

After realizing that they’d received only bulls, the new dairy farm was an - - -

RRUDFUEDALIE5 7

Official final answer: UDDER FAILURE.

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