Doubled for Thursday, February 29, 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 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with C.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Looking after your own wellbeing, then a pastel toy with a picture on its tummy.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Self Bear
Self care and Care bear, joined on Care.
Self care
Self-care is the practice of deliberately looking after your own health and wellbeing: rest, exercise, time off, whatever restores you.
Care bear
The Care Bears are the pastel-coloured toy bears, each with a symbol on its belly, that began as greeting-card characters and became cartoons and plush toys.
How players did
Across 507 plays, 20% got the whole answer in one guess, 17% solved it without a miss, 16% got there after at least one wrong guess, 23% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 23% did not get it.