Layers Answer #226

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The four mini-game answers

LetterLock

BROAD

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

Anagram

RHOMBUS

The word the scrambled letters rearrange into.

Crossword

Precious or decorative mineral used in jewelry

GEMSTONE
  • GOLDPrecious yellow metal
  • AMETHYSTPurple February birthstone
  • TOPAZGem often found in blue or yellow
  • ONYXBlack gemstone often used in rings

Word Search

Business attire

IDIZKQYIXRBBCLZHMZZJHOXWFZAXTHOUUREKDTIUSMNMIIPJL

SUIT — highlighted in the grid.

The final board

STRIPED-SHIRT WEARERS

Straightforward
  • MIME
  • GONDOLIER
  • REFEREE
  • SAILOR

DISCARD

Easy
  • TOSS
  • SCRAP
  • DITCH
  • SHED

DIAMOND MEANINGS

Tricky
  • GEMSTONECrossword
  • FIELD
  • RHOMBUSAnagram
  • SUITWord Search

___CAST

Hardest
  • BROADLetterLock
  • OVER
  • POD
  • OUT

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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