Doubled for Friday, March 22, 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 5, 5 and 3 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with P.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
An engine's output, then a short daytime sleep.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Horse Nap
Horse power and Power nap, joined on Power.
Horse power
Horsepower is the unit used to rate the power of an engine, originally set against the work a horse could do.
Power nap
A power nap is a short daytime sleep, twenty minutes or so, taken to recharge rather than to rest properly.
How players did
Across 1,374 plays, 24% got the whole answer in one guess, 12% solved it without a miss, 18% got there after at least one wrong guess, 19% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 27% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on March 22, 2024, March 22, 2025 and March 22, 2026.