Layers Answer #177

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The four mini-game answers

LetterLock

LATTE

The hidden five-letter word behind the day’s Wordle-style lock.

Anagram

TIMEOUT

The word the scrambled letters rearrange into.

Crossword

Glossy brown nut from a spiny husk

CHESTNUT
  • COCOAWarm brown powder used in chocolate
  • SEEDPlant starter inside a shell or fruit
  • TREETall plant that can produce nuts
  • NUTHard-shelled edible seed

Word Search

Tape used for quick repairs

MXITEPATEPALWHALWHSDODUCTZKVOZKVGRCVGRCNYJCNYJUFQ

DUCT — highlighted in the grid.

The final board

SHADES OF BROWN

Straightforward
  • CAMEL
  • CHESTNUTCrossword
  • LATTELetterLock
  • TAN

FOUND BEHIND WALLS

Easy
  • DUCTWord Search
  • PIPE
  • STUD
  • WIRE

WEBSITE FAILURES

Tricky
  • CRASH
  • GLITCH
  • TIMEOUTAnagram
  • LAG

COCKTAIL ACTIONS

Hardest
  • SHAKE
  • MUDDLE
  • STIR
  • POUR

Sixteen words sort into four hidden groups. The four words tagged with a mini-game name are the ones you unlock by solving LetterLock, Anagram, Crossword and Word Search first.

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