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Jumble hints: September 29, 2022

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from September 29, 2022 (2022-09-29) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

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2022-09-29

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: 4 1 / 4

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Clue 15 letters
PRWIE

Circled letters: 2

Clue 25 letters
HLOSS

Circled letters: 2

Clue 36 letters
DTREVI

Circled letters: 2

Clue 46 letters
SATHAM

Circled letters: 3

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 3 circled letters to the bonus phrase.

Layer 2

Letter nudges

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Clue 1

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

Clue 2

Starts with S, ends with H, and has circled positions 2, 4.

Clue 3

Starts with D, ends with T, and has circled positions 1, 6.

Clue 4

Starts with A, ends with A, and has circled positions 1, 4, 6.

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

When he couldn’t find the playing cards, the poker players said — ____’____ THE ____?

WELSDTAHA4 1 / 4

Official final answer: WHAT S DEAL.

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