Past puzzleSeptember 15, 20187 / 7

Jumble hints: September 15, 2018

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from September 15, 2018 (2018-09-15) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

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2018-09-15

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 words14 bonus lettersFinal: 7 / 7

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Clue 15 letters
OPENR

Circled letters: 4

Clue 25 letters
YLISK

Circled letters: 3

Clue 36 letters
DARTNS

Circled letters: 4

Clue 46 letters
VDIDEI

Circled letters: 3

Layer 1

Solve shape

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Clue 1

The answer is 5 letters long and contributes 4 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 4 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 E, and has circled positions 1, 2, 4, 5.

Clue 2

Starts with S, ends with Y, and has circled positions 1, 2, 4.

Clue 3

Starts with S, ends with D, and has circled positions 1, 2, 3, 6.

Clue 4

Starts with D, ends with E, and has circled positions 2, 4, 5.

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

The ghosts got along so well because they were —

PRNESIKSTRDIID7 / 7

Official final answer: KINDRED SPIRITS.

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