One clue a day — the answer is a pun: a word that sounds like, or doubles as, what the clue describes. Type straight into the boxes; they show the shape, never the letters. Four shots, each made of real words.
You don't need the answer to make progress. Fire any real word that fits the boxes: letters in the right spot lock, and right letters in the wrong spot leave amber tracks below. Spend a shot or two to flush the quarry out.
House rules: plurals count as different beasts · any true homophone wins (stair or stare) · a fresh quarry appears at dawn in Wonder Valley, California — in 21h 53m.
A nautical delivery
one word, 5 letters — plurals matter
No idea yet? A shot you don't bag still pays off. Type any real word that fits the boxes — every letter you land in its right spot locks, and every right-letter-wrong-box leaves an amber track. Two or three honest words usually flush the quarry out.