Doubled for Thursday, May 23, 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 4 words long, with 4, 4, 4 and 8 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with D.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A civic obligation in a courtroom, then what you do at the airport after security.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Jury -Free Shopping
Jury duty and Duty-free shopping, joined on Duty.
Jury duty
Jury duty is the civic obligation to serve on a jury when summoned.
Duty-free shopping
Duty-free shopping is buying goods, typically alcohol, tobacco and perfume, without the usual taxes, at airports and on international routes.
How players did
Across 2,203 plays, 31% got the whole answer in one guess, 18% solved it without a miss, 16% got there after at least one wrong guess, 13% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 22% did not get it.