Doubled for Monday, May 27, 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 6, 7, 2 and 5 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 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
An investor who stays out of the running of a business, then your accomplice.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Silent In Crime
Silent partner and Partner in crime, joined on Partner.
Silent partner
A silent partner is an investor in a business who puts up money but takes no part in running it.
Partner in crime
A partner in crime is an accomplice, and playfully the friend you get up to mischief with.
How players did
Across 1,660 plays, 11% got the whole answer in one guess, 6% solved it without a miss, 12% got there after at least one wrong guess, 49% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 22% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on May 27, 2024, May 27, 2025 and May 27, 2026.