Past puzzleOctober 5, 20197 0 / 7

Jumble hints: October 5, 2019

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from October 5, 2019 (2019-10-05) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

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2019-10-05

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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 0 / 7

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Clue 15 letters
NTUSG

Circled letters: 3

Clue 25 letters
DROLE

Circled letters: 3

Clue 36 letters
TRAXOH

Circled letters: 4

Clue 46 letters
KEORNB

Circled letters: 4

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 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 4 circled letters to the bonus phrase.

Layer 2

Letter nudges

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Clue 1

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

Clue 2

Starts with O, ends with R, and has circled positions 1, 2, 4.

Clue 3

Starts with T, ends with X, and has circled positions 1, 2, 3, 4.

Clue 4

Starts with B, ends with N, and has circled positions 1, 2, 3, 5.

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

She was able to fix her own skeet gun because she was a —

STUOLETHORBROE7 0 / 7

Official final answer: TROUBLE - SHOOTER.

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