Layers Answer #268

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The four mini-game answers

LetterLock

EQUAL

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

Anagram

HONEST

The word the scrambled letters rearrange into.

Crossword

Solid shape with two flat ends and one curved side

CYLINDER
  • CANMetal container often used for soup or soda
  • FLASHLIGHTHandheld device used to shine light in the dark
  • CANDLEWax stick with a wick that burns
  • BATTERYPortable source of electrical power

Word Search

Common pet known for purring and chasing mice

HPNWTSFLOYIBAGKVRDUCCTYMOFGCSOGJPNVFACTHKAQXCECAP

CAT — highlighted in the grid.

The final board

SYNONYMS FOR FAIR

Straightforward
  • JUST
  • EQUALLetterLock
  • HONESTAnagram
  • SQUARE

PARTS OF A DOOR LOCK

Easy
  • KEY
  • BOLT
  • LATCH
  • CYLINDERCrossword

BOXING RING MANEUVERS

Tricky
  • JAB
  • CROSS
  • CLINCH
  • BOB

___ FISH

Hardest
  • CATWord Search
  • DOG
  • STAR
  • SHELL

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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