Doubled for Thursday, February 8, 2024
One picture, one hidden three-word chain. The first two words make a familiar phrase, the last two make another, and the middle word belongs to both. New to the game? Read how to play first.
Hints
Open them one at a time. Each one gives away a little more than the last.
Hint 1
The answer is 3 words long, with 5, 4 and 6 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with B.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Small change goes in one half; the other half takes it out at gunpoint.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Piggy Robber
Piggy bank and Bank robber, joined on Bank.
Piggy bank
A piggy bank is the pig-shaped coin box children save pocket money in, traditionally ceramic and smashed open when full. It stands in for savings generally: 'raiding the piggy bank'.
Bank robber
A bank robber is exactly what it sounds like: someone who holds up a bank. Films have given the phrase its uniform of mask, sack of cash and getaway car.
How players did
Across 186 plays, 58% got the whole answer in one guess, 19% solved it without a miss, 12% got there after at least one wrong guess, 9% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 2% did not get it.