Past puzzleFebruary 12, 20187

Jumble hints: February 12, 2018

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

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2018-02-12

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
DONPU

Circled letters: 2

Clue 25 letters
HYYLS

Circled letters: 1

Clue 36 letters
CLIPEO

Circled letters: 2

Clue 46 letters
REBYEZ

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 P, ends with D, and has circled positions 1, 2.

Clue 2

Starts with S, ends with Y, and has circled positions 2.

Clue 3

Starts with P, ends with E, and has circled positions 1, 5.

Clue 4

Starts with B, ends with Y, and has circled positions 2, 4.

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

The helicopter pilot who became a chef was a —

POHPCRE7

Official final answer: CHOPPER.

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