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Jumble hints: December 3, 2019

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from December 3, 2019 (2019-12-03) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2019-12-03

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 words11 bonus lettersFinal: 5 / 6

Today's Jumble has 4 clue words feeding a final answer pattern of Final: 5 / 6. The clue answers and final phrase stay collapsed until you open the layers below.

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Clue 15 letters
GYROL

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

GLORY

Clue 25 letters
PIENT

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

INEPT

Clue 36 letters
LTEERN

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

RELENT

Clue 46 letters
DRROBE

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

BORDER

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 3 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, 2, 4.

Clue 2

Starts with I, ends with T, and has circled positions 1, 5.

Clue 3

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

Clue 4

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

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Clue 15 letters
GYROL

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

GLORY

Clue 25 letters
PIENT

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

INEPT

Clue 36 letters
LTEERN

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

RELENT

Clue 46 letters
DRROBE

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

BORDER

Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

The folklore characters wanted to cross the river but didn’t want to use the —

GLRITRLEBOD5 / 6

Official final answer: TROLL BRIDGE.

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