Doubled for Friday, February 23, 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 7, 5, 4, 2, 3 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with F.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 4, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
An expression that looks annoyed even when it isn't, then someone you spot among many people.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Resting Bitch In The Crowd
Resting bitch face and Face in the crowd, joined on Face.
Resting bitch face
Resting bitch face is the slang term for a face that looks irritated or unimpressed when it is simply relaxed and thinking about nothing in particular.
Face in the crowd
A face in the crowd is one anonymous person among many, someone unremarkable or unnoticed in a large group.
How players did
Across 788 plays, 26% got the whole answer in one guess, 9% solved it without a miss, 6% got there after at least one wrong guess, 35% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 24% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on February 23, 2024, February 23, 2025 and February 23, 2026.