Layers Answer #148

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The four mini-game answers

LetterLock

TWIST

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

Anagram

REFEREE

The word the scrambled letters rearrange into.

Crossword

Choice you can select

OPTION
  • OPENAvailable for use or selection
  • VOTEMake a choice on a ballot
  • CHOICESelection between possibilities

Word Search

Outer peel of citrus used for flavor or garnish

GHMOWWQZIHHDIRTRPJPIMSHNHDDOEGARDLAZCRZGTZFVQSKIM

ZEST — highlighted in the grid.

The final board

CITRUS GARNISHES

Straightforward
  • PEEL
  • TWISTLetterLock
  • WHEEL
  • ZESTWord Search

THINGS WITH STRIPES

Easy
  • BARCODE
  • CROSSWALK
  • REFEREEAnagram
  • TIGER

SPEED ___

Hardest
  • BUMP
  • TRAP
  • LIMIT
  • DIAL

INVESTMENT TYPES

Tricky
  • ETF
  • ANNUITY
  • OPTIONCrossword
  • STOCK

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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