Past puzzleJuly 27, 201711

Jumble hints: July 27, 2017

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

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2017-07-27

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 words11 bonus lettersFinal: 11

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Clue 15 letters
DAAPN

Circled letters: 3

Clue 25 letters
BEFLA

Circled letters: 2

Clue 36 letters
LAVELY

Circled letters: 3

Clue 46 letters
PILUHL

Circled letters: 3

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 2 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 P, ends with A, and has circled positions 1, 3, 5.

Clue 2

Starts with F, ends with E, and has circled positions 1, 3.

Clue 3

Starts with V, ends with Y, and has circled positions 2, 3, 5.

Clue 4

Starts with U, ends with L, and has circled positions 1, 2, 5.

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

The bird never got upset or perturbed and was always composed. He was - - -

PNAFBALEUPL11

Official final answer: UNFLAPPABLE.

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