Doubled for Friday, May 10, 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, 7 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 7 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
Capital punishment, then a one-on-one with the goalkeeper from twelve yards.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Death Kick
Death penalty and Penalty kick, joined on Penalty.
Death penalty
The death penalty is capital punishment: execution as the sentence for a crime.
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is the free shot at goal from the penalty spot awarded in soccer for a foul in the box.
How players did
Across 1,109 plays, 35% got the whole answer in one guess, 6% solved it without a miss, 28% got there after at least one wrong guess, 23% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 9% did not get it.