Clue 15 letters
SLHAC
Circled letters: 3
Past puzzleAugust 9, 20234 2 / 5
Jumble hints: August 9, 2023
Revisit the Jumble puzzle from August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.
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2023-08-09
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4 clue words11 bonus lettersFinal: 4 2 / 5
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Clue 25 letters
FEINK
Circled letters: 2
Clue 36 letters
ITVNIE
Circled letters: 3
Clue 46 letters
ROYETP
Circled letters: 3
Layer 1
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.
Layer 2
Letter nudges
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Clue 1
Starts with C, ends with H, and has circled positions 1, 3, 4.
Clue 2
Starts with K, ends with E, and has circled positions 2, 5.
Clue 3
Starts with I, ends with E, and has circled positions 4, 5, 6.
Clue 4
Starts with P, ends with Y, and has circled positions 1, 3, 5.
Layer 3
Clue-word answers
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Clue 15 letters
SLHAC
Circled letters: 3
CLASH
Clue 25 letters
FEINK
Circled letters: 2
KNIFE
Clue 36 letters
ITVNIE
Circled letters: 3
INVITE
Clue 46 letters
ROYETP
Circled letters: 3
POETRY
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Layer 4
Bonus clue and final answer
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Bonus clue
After a long day working at the cemetery, the groundskeeper wasn’t able to —
CASNEITEPER4 2 / 5
Official final answer: REST IN PEACE.
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