Doubled for Friday, April 26, 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, 11 and 6 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 11 letters and starts with C.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A union made for practical reasons rather than love, then the corner shop that never closes.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Marriage Of Stores
Marriage of convenience and Convenience stores, joined on Convenience.
Marriage of convenience
A marriage of convenience is a marriage entered into for practical advantage, such as money or citizenship, rather than for love.
Convenience stores
Convenience stores are the small shops with long hours selling snacks, drinks and essentials, the corner shop and the gas-station mart.
How players did
Across 1,484 plays, 24% got the whole answer in one guess, 10% solved it without a miss, 20% got there after at least one wrong guess, 32% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 14% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on April 26, 2024, April 26, 2025 and April 26, 2026.