Doubled for Tuesday, February 13, 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 6 words long, with 5, 6, 4, 2, 1 and 7 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with P.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 4, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A fairy tale about houses of straw, sticks and bricks meets a party snack.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Three Little In A Blanket
Three little pigs and Pigs in a blanket, joined on Pigs.
Three little pigs
The Three Little Pigs is the fairy tale of three pigs who build houses of straw, sticks and bricks, and the wolf who huffs and puffs at each of them.
Pigs in a blanket
Pigs in a blanket are small sausages wrapped in pastry or dough and baked, a staple of party platters and children's teas.
How players did
Across 201 plays, 69% got the whole answer in one guess, 20% solved it without a miss, 4% got there after at least one wrong guess, 4% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 2% did not get it.