Doubled for Monday, March 11, 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 11, 3 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 3 letters and starts with M.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A spiced cookie with a face, then a room a husband keeps for himself.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Gingerbread Cave
Gingerbread man and Man cave, joined on Man.
Gingerbread man
A gingerbread man is the person-shaped spiced biscuit with icing buttons and a face, and the hero of the tale who runs away from everyone who wants to eat him.
Man cave
A man cave is a room, garage or basement a man sets aside for himself, typically with a television, a fridge and no interference.
How players did
Across 5,836 plays, 58% got the whole answer in one guess, 19% solved it without a miss, 12% got there after at least one wrong guess, 2% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 9% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on March 11, 2024, March 11, 2025 and March 11, 2026.