Doubled for Sunday, May 26, 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 3, 4 and 6 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with B.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Someone who weeps at the slightest thing, then a small orange snack.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Cry Carrot
Crybaby and Baby carrot, joined on Baby.
Crybaby
A crybaby is someone who cries or complains too easily, a schoolyard taunt.
Baby carrot
Baby carrots are the small, peeled carrot pieces sold in bags for snacking and lunchboxes.
How players did
Across 2,061 plays, 70% got the whole answer in one guess, 15% solved it without a miss, 10% got there after at least one wrong guess, 4% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 1% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on May 26, 2024, May 26, 2025 and May 26, 2026.