Doubled for Saturday, March 9, 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 4 words long, with 4, 3, 4 and 3 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with T.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A steakhouse combination plate, then a fight over territory.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Surf And War
Surf and turf and Turf war, joined on Turf.
Surf and turf
Surf and turf is the restaurant dish that pairs seafood with steak, typically lobster or shrimp alongside a fillet.
Turf war
A turf war is a fight over territory or control, whether between street gangs or between departments in an office.
How players did
Across 1,324 plays, 42% got the whole answer in one guess, 4% solved it without a miss, 13% got there after at least one wrong guess, 20% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 21% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on March 9, 2024, March 9, 2025 and March 9, 2026.