Clue 15 letters
VOLNE
Circled letters: 3
Past puzzleAugust 5, 20175 3 4
Jumble hints: August 5, 2017
Revisit the Jumble puzzle from August 5, 2017 (2017-08-05) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.
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2017-08-05
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4 clue words12 bonus lettersFinal: 5 3 4
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Clue 25 letters
EOGGU
Circled letters: 3
Clue 36 letters
WHOGTR
Circled letters: 3
Clue 46 letters
RIDHOA
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 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 N, ends with L, and has circled positions 1, 2, 5.
Clue 2
Starts with G, ends with E, and has circled positions 2, 4, 5.
Clue 3
Starts with G, ends with H, and has circled positions 1, 4, 5.
Clue 4
Starts with H, ends with O, and has circled positions 1, 3, 6.
Layer 3
Clue-word answers
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Clue 15 letters
VOLNE
Circled letters: 3
NOVEL
Clue 25 letters
EOGGU
Circled letters: 3
GOUGE
Clue 36 letters
WHOGTR
Circled letters: 3
GROWTH
Clue 46 letters
RIDHOA
Circled letters: 3
HAIRDO
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Layer 4
Bonus clue and final answer
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Bonus clue
She wanted to get a new, more modern scale. They’d had theirs - - -
NOLOGEGWTHIO5 3 4
Official final answer: WEIGH TOO LONG.
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