Past puzzleDecember 19, 20195 / 6

Jumble hints: December 19, 2019

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from December 19, 2019 (2019-12-19) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

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2019-12-19

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

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Clue 15 letters
PHIOP

Circled letters: 3

Clue 25 letters
YNOEH

Circled letters: 2

Clue 36 letters
GIFTHR

Circled letters: 3

Clue 46 letters
CCSOUT

Circled letters: 3

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

Clue 2

Starts with H, ends with Y, and has circled positions 2, 3.

Clue 3

Starts with F, ends with T, and has circled positions 1, 3, 5.

Clue 4

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

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

The difficult decision between going with glossy or matte prints was a —

HIPONFIHSTO5 / 6

Official final answer: PHOTO FINISH.

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