Doubled for Monday, May 6, 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 8, 4 and 12 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with F.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A tragic military mistake, then the red canister on the wall.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Friendly Extinguisher
Friendly fire and Fire extinguisher, joined on Fire.
Friendly fire
Friendly fire is an attack by your own side, weapons fire that hits allies by mistake.
Fire extinguisher
A fire extinguisher is the red pressurised canister mounted on a wall for putting out small fires.
How players did
Across 1,060 plays, 17% got the whole answer in one guess, 9% solved it without a miss, 7% got there after at least one wrong guess, 31% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 36% did not get it.