Past puzzleSeptember 30, 20224 / 6

Jumble hints: September 30, 2022

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2022-09-30

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 words10 bonus lettersFinal: 4 / 6

Today's Jumble has 4 clue words feeding a final answer pattern of Final: 4 / 6. The clue answers and final phrase stay collapsed until you open the layers below.

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Clue 15 letters
EGLAL

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

LEGAL

Clue 25 letters
RDOPU

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

PROUD

Clue 36 letters
TARROO

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

ORATOR

Clue 46 letters
MAAELF

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

AFLAME

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 3 circled letters to the bonus phrase.

Layer 2

Letter nudges

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Clue 1

Starts with L, ends with L, and has circled positions 1, 2.

Clue 2

Starts with P, ends with D, and has circled positions 1, 5.

Clue 3

Starts with O, ends with R, and has circled positions 2, 3, 6.

Clue 4

Starts with A, ends with E, and has circled positions 4, 5, 6.

Layer 3

Clue-word answers

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Clue 15 letters
EGLAL

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

LEGAL

Clue 25 letters
RDOPU

Circled letters: 2

Reveal answer

PROUD

Clue 36 letters
TARROO

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

ORATOR

Clue 46 letters
MAAELF

Circled letters: 3

Reveal answer

AFLAME

Layer 4

Bonus clue and final answer

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Bonus clue

The tree wasn’t growing coconuts like it should. To find out why, they hired a —

LEPDRARAME4 / 6

Official final answer: PALM READER.

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