Past puzzleOctober 17, 20177

Jumble hints: October 17, 2017

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

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2017-10-17

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 words7 bonus lettersFinal: 7

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Clue 15 letters
GEZAL

Circled letters: 2

Clue 25 letters
WATIA

Circled letters: 1

Clue 36 letters
PNDORA

Circled letters: 2

Clue 46 letters
DUIEMM

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 G, ends with E, and has circled positions 1, 5.

Clue 2

Starts with A, ends with T, and has circled positions 5.

Clue 3

Starts with P, ends with N, and has circled positions 1, 6.

Clue 4

Starts with M, ends with M, and has circled positions 4, 6.

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

To create the painting of the hog, the artist needed just the right -

GETPNIM7

Official final answer: PIGMENT.

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