Doubled for Saturday, February 10, 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 4, 4 and 3 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with T.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Goldfish live in one half; the other half is what you wear on a hot day.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Fish Top
Fish tank and Tank top, joined on Tank.
Fish tank
A fish tank is a home aquarium: a glass box of water, gravel and a filter, with fish drifting past the front.
Tank top
A tank top is a sleeveless shirt with shoulder straps, named after the 'tank suit' swimwear of the early twentieth century.
How players did
Across 182 plays, 32% got the whole answer in one guess, 12% solved it without a miss, 9% got there after at least one wrong guess, 41% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 5% did not get it.