Past puzzleApril 16, 20207 / 5

Jumble hints: April 16, 2020

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from April 16, 2020 (2020-04-16) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2020-04-16

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 words12 bonus lettersFinal: 7 / 5

Today's Jumble has 4 clue words feeding a final answer pattern of Final: 7 / 5. The clue answers and final phrase stay collapsed until you open the layers below.

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Clue 15 letters

KRECE

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

CREEK

Clue 25 letters

NUFNY

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

FUNNY

Clue 36 letters

FIVYER

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

VERIFY

Clue 46 letters

EBRTET

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

BETTER

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 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 C, ends with K, and has circled positions 1, 3, 4.

Clue 2

Starts with F, ends with Y, and has circled positions 2, 3, 4.

Clue 3

Starts with V, ends with Y, and has circled positions 1, 2, 3.

Clue 4

Starts with B, ends with R, and has circled positions 3, 4, 6.

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Clue 15 letters

KRECE

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

CREEK

Clue 25 letters

NUFNY

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

FUNNY

Clue 36 letters

FIVYER

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

VERIFY

Clue 46 letters

EBRTET

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

BETTER

Solve clue 1 in the helper

Load KRECE with the official answer length already set.

Solve clue 2 in the helper

Load NUFNY with the official answer length already set.

Solve clue 3 in the helper

Load FIVYER with the official answer length already set.

Solve clue 4 in the helper

Load EBRTET with the official answer length already set.

Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

They were in the process of turning on the home’s power, which made it a —

CEEUNNVERTTR7 / 5

Official final answer: CURRENT EVENT.

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