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Jumble hints: October 8, 2020

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from October 8, 2020 (2020-10-08) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

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2020-10-08

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 words8 bonus lettersFinal: 4 / 4

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Clue 15 letters
THWCA

Circled letters: 2

Clue 25 letters
SYHTA

Circled letters: 2

Clue 36 letters
SIMACO

Circled letters: 2

Clue 46 letters
CTALEK

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 2 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 W, ends with H, and has circled positions 1, 5.

Clue 2

Starts with H, ends with Y, and has circled positions 1, 4.

Clue 3

Starts with M, ends with C, and has circled positions 1, 4.

Clue 4

Starts with T, ends with E, and has circled positions 4, 6.

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

The osprey artist created original paintings and planned to —

WHHTMAKE4 / 4

Official final answer: HAWK THEM.

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