Circled letters: 3
Jumble hints: January 31, 2023
Revisit the Jumble puzzle from January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.
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2023-01-31
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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.
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Circled letters: 2
Circled letters: 3
Circled letters: 3
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 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.
Letter nudges
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Clue 1
Starts with J, ends with E, and has circled positions 2, 3, 5.
Clue 2
Starts with C, ends with L, and has circled positions 1, 4.
Clue 3
Starts with P, ends with N, and has circled positions 1, 4, 6.
Clue 4
Starts with B, ends with O, and has circled positions 2, 5, 6.
Clue-word answers
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Circled letters: 3
JUDGE
Circled letters: 2
CHILL
Circled letters: 3
PARDON
Circled letters: 3
BAMBOO
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Solve clue 3 in the helper
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Solve clue 4 in the helper
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Bonus clue and final answer
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Bonus clue
When the 3 started dating the 5, the result was —
Official final answer: AN ODD COUPLE.
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