Doubled for Monday, April 15, 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 8, 2, 6 and 7 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 6 letters and starts with F.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Declining dessert, then a winter sport judged on spins and jumps.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Watching My Skating
Watching my figure and Figure skating, joined on Figure.
Watching my figure
'I'm watching my figure' is the polite excuse for turning down dessert: keeping an eye on your weight or shape.
Figure skating
Figure skating is the ice sport of jumps, spins and choreographed routines, judged for technique and artistry.
How players did
Across 2,009 plays, 34% got the whole answer in one guess, 11% solved it without a miss, 27% got there after at least one wrong guess, 17% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 11% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on April 15, 2024, April 15, 2025 and April 15, 2026.