Doubled for Sunday, April 14, 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 8 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
A plastic cubicle at a festival or building site, then a toddler's big milestone.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Porta Training
Porta potty and Potty training, joined on Potty.
Porta potty
A porta-potty is a portable chemical toilet in a plastic cubicle, set up at festivals, building sites and outdoor events.
Potty training
Potty training is teaching a toddler to use the toilet instead of nappies or diapers.
How players did
Across 1,579 plays, 23% got the whole answer in one guess, 13% solved it without a miss, 22% got there after at least one wrong guess, 15% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 28% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on April 14, 2024, April 14, 2025 and April 14, 2026.