Layers Answer #272

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The four mini-game answers

LetterLock

MOUSE

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

Anagram

CANARY

The word the scrambled letters rearrange into.

Crossword

Keep safe from harm

PROTECT
  • PADSCushions worn to protect knees or elbows
  • GLOVESCoverings worn on the hands
  • SHIELDBarrier carried to block attacks
  • VESTSleeveless garment worn over the torso

Word Search

Time from morning until night

OFYSOLTGIDEYWMCIGYAROMNCHDAGCAHLGOKWPSFALFDZYLDDB

DAY — highlighted in the grid.

The final board

FIELD ___

Hardest
  • MOUSELetterLock
  • TRIP
  • GOAL
  • DAYWord Search

DIVIDED INTO TWELVE

Tricky
  • CLOCK
  • RULER
  • YEAR
  • ZODIAC

CARE FOR

Straightforward
  • GUARD
  • PROTECTCrossword
  • TEND
  • WATCH

SNITCHES

Easy
  • CANARYAnagram
  • MOLE
  • RAT
  • SOURCE

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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