Doubled for Monday, May 20, 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 6, 4 and 5 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
Party snacks you don't need cutlery for, then who eats whom in nature.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Finger Chain
Finger food and Food chain, joined on Food.
Finger food
Finger food is food meant to be eaten with the hands, the canapés and bites of a party spread.
Food chain
The food chain is the sequence of what eats what in an ecosystem, from plants up to the top predator.
How players did
Across 1,751 plays, 18% got the whole answer in one guess, 9% solved it without a miss, 16% got there after at least one wrong guess, 21% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 37% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on May 20, 2024, May 20, 2025 and May 20, 2026.