Doubled for Wednesday, April 10, 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 3, 5, 2 and 5 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 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A June parade with rainbow flags, then the collective noun for a certain big cat.
The answer
Stuck, or want to check? Opening this reveals the whole answer.
Reveal the answer
Gay Of Lions
Gay pride and Pride of lions, joined on Pride.
Gay pride
Gay pride is the celebration of LGBTQ identity, marked by parades and rainbow flags, especially in June.
Pride of lions
A pride of lions is the collective noun for a group of lions, typically a few related females, their cubs and one or two males.
How players did
Across 3,388 plays, 43% got the whole answer in one guess, 11% solved it without a miss, 26% got there after at least one wrong guess, 5% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 14% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on April 10, 2024, April 10, 2025 and April 10, 2026.