Doubled for Saturday, April 27, 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.
The answer
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Poison League
Poison ivy and Ivy league, joined on Ivy.
Poison ivy
Poison ivy is the North American plant whose oil causes an itchy, blistering rash on contact; 'leaves of three, let it be'.
Ivy league
The Ivy League is the group of eight old private universities in the north-eastern United States, including Harvard, Yale and Princeton.
How players did
22% got the whole answer in one guess, 2% solved it without a miss, 10% got there after at least one wrong guess, 55% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 12% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on April 27, 2024, April 27, 2025 and April 27, 2026.