Doubled for Monday, March 4, 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 5 words long, with 7, 5, 2, 3 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with T.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 4, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A brunch-menu cliché, then the person everyone is talking about.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Avocado Of The Town
Avocado toast and Toast of the town, joined on Toast.
Avocado toast
Avocado toast is mashed avocado on toasted bread, the brunch dish that became shorthand for a whole generation's spending habits.
Toast of the town
The toast of the town is the person everyone is celebrating and talking about, the one being raised a glass to.
How players did
Across 1,805 plays, 52% got the whole answer in one guess, 6% solved it without a miss, 19% got there after at least one wrong guess, 12% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 11% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on March 4, 2024, March 4, 2025 and March 4, 2026.