#92 · Sunday, 8 March 2026

Ladder answer

• ANGER 5 letters
• NIGERIA 7 letters — adds two letters to the rung below
• ORIGINATE 9 letters — adds two letters to the rung below

ANGER sits inside NIGERIA, which sits inside ORIGINATE — the two letters added at each rung are the whole puzzle. Scrambles shown that day: GRNEA · IGRENIA · TIOGIRAEN.

LockCode answer: 1427

The clues and what each one tells you:

1. 1947: 2 in the right place, 1 in the wrong place — 3 of 1, 9, 4, 7 are in the code.
2. 7904: 0 in the right place, 2 in the wrong place — 2 of 7, 9, 0, 4 are in the code.
3. 6504: 0 in the right place, 1 in the wrong place — 1 of 6, 5, 0, 4 are in the code.
4. 0673: 0 in the right place, 1 in the wrong place — 1 of 0, 6, 7, 3 are in the code.
5. After all clues, 7 codes remain possible.

With 7 candidates left, a good second guess splits them by feedback so the third guess is forced. Read the LockCode strategy guide for the method.