Past puzzleSeptember 26, 20199

Jumble hints: September 26, 2019

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from September 26, 2019 (2019-09-26) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

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2019-09-26

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 words9 bonus lettersFinal: 9

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Clue 15 letters
KROPE

Circled letters: 2

Clue 25 letters
ZARRO

Circled letters: 2

Clue 36 letters
MEECAB

Circled letters: 3

Clue 46 letters
FATYES

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 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 P, ends with R, and has circled positions 1, 3.

Clue 2

Starts with R, ends with R, and has circled positions 1, 5.

Clue 3

Starts with B, ends with E, and has circled positions 1, 2, 6.

Clue 4

Starts with S, 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 owner who wouldn’t sell her pub was a —

PKRRBEEAE9

Official final answer: BARKEEPER.

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