Past puzzleOctober 20, 20175 0 5

Jumble hints: October 20, 2017

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

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2017-10-20

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 words10 bonus lettersFinal: 5 0 5

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Clue 15 letters
GRYOL

Circled letters: 3

Clue 25 letters
PRUEP

Circled letters: 2

Clue 36 letters
SEOUDX

Circled letters: 3

Clue 46 letters
EYXNOG

Circled letters: 2

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 2 circled letters to the bonus phrase.

Layer 2

Letter nudges

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Clue 1

Starts with G, ends with Y, and has circled positions 1, 3, 4.

Clue 2

Starts with U, ends with R, and has circled positions 1, 4.

Clue 3

Starts with E, ends with S, and has circled positions 4, 5, 6.

Clue 4

Starts with O, ends with N, and has circled positions 1, 4.

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

The farmer viewed his field of pumpkins. To him, it was - - -

GORUEDUSOG5 0 5

Official final answer: GOURD - GEOUS.

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