Layers Answer #252

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The four mini-game answers

LetterLock

CLOSE

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

Anagram

SHORTCUT

The word the scrambled letters rearrange into.

Crossword

Able to see distant objects more clearly than nearby ones

FARSIGHTED
  • FRAMEPart of glasses that holds the lenses
  • BRIDGEPart of glasses that rests on the nose
  • VISIONAbility to see
  • HINGEJoint that lets glasses fold
  • LENSClear piece that focuses light

Word Search

Use dishonest methods to gain an advantage

THSYJJVHHDBFDPMXKQAAXTVAJLJPXEJRZEKQGABIRYTAEHCXD

CHEAT — highlighted in the grid.

The final board

TYPES OF INSURANCE

Straightforward
  • AUTOMOBILE
  • DISABILITY
  • HOMEOWNERS
  • LIABILITY

COMMIT ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT

Easy
  • CHEATWord Search
  • FABRICATE
  • IMPERSONATE
  • PLAGIARIZE

BEGIN WITH DISTANCE DESCRIPTORS

Hardest
  • LONGEVITY
  • SHORTCUTAnagram
  • FARSIGHTEDCrossword
  • NEARBY

ICONIC ACTRESSES

Tricky
  • CLOSELetterLock
  • FOSTER
  • STREEP
  • WEAVER

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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