Past puzzleDecember 23, 20219

Jumble hints: December 23, 2021

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from December 23, 2021 (2021-12-23) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2021-12-23

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 words9 bonus lettersFinal: 9

Today's Jumble has 4 clue words feeding a final answer pattern of Final: 9. The clue answers and final phrase stay collapsed until you open the layers below.

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Clue 15 letters
WABRL

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

BRAWL

Clue 25 letters
LAVEV

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

VALVE

Clue 36 letters
ILANFE

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

FINALE

Clue 46 letters
OMQUUR

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

QUORUM

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 3 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 B, ends with L, and has circled positions 1, 3.

Clue 2

Starts with V, ends with E, and has circled positions 4, 5.

Clue 3

Starts with F, ends with E, and has circled positions 1, 4, 5.

Clue 4

Starts with Q, ends with M, and has circled positions 3, 4.

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Clue 15 letters
WABRL

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

BRAWL

Clue 25 letters
LAVEV

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

VALVE

Clue 36 letters
ILANFE

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

FINALE

Clue 46 letters
OMQUUR

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

QUORUM

Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

She asked if she could borrow her sister’s favorite sweater, but the response wasn’t —

BAVEFALOR9

Official final answer: FAVORABLE.

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