Doubled for Monday, May 13, 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 5 words long, with 4, 1, 4, 3 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with K.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
The fingertips-to-lips gesture for perfection, then gossiping about who you've been with.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Chef'S And Tell
Chef's kiss and Kiss and tell, joined on Kiss.
Chef's kiss
A chef's kiss is the gesture of kissing your fingertips and flinging them open, meaning something is perfect.
Kiss and tell
Kiss and tell is talking publicly about your romantic or sexual encounters, especially selling the story of a famous partner.
How players did
Across 1,606 plays, 16% got the whole answer in one guess, 7% solved it without a miss, 33% got there after at least one wrong guess, 28% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 17% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on May 13, 2024, May 13, 2025 and May 13, 2026.