Doubled for Friday, March 1, 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 7, 8 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 8 letters and starts with D.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A pink salad topping, then where actors change before a show.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Russian Room
Russian dressing and Dressing room, joined on Dressing.
Russian dressing
Russian dressing is the pinkish American salad dressing of mayonnaise and ketchup or chili sauce, best known from the Reuben sandwich.
Dressing room
A dressing room is the room where performers change and prepare before going on stage, or the fitting room in a clothes shop.
How players did
Across 1,053 plays, 18% got the whole answer in one guess, 5% solved it without a miss, 19% got there after at least one wrong guess, 39% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 19% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on March 1, 2024, March 1, 2025 and March 1, 2026.