Doubled for Sunday, June 9, 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.
The answer
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Back- News
Back-breaking and Breaking news, joined on Breaking.
Back-breaking
Back-breaking work is physically exhausting labour, the kind that leaves you aching.
Breaking news
Breaking news is a story so new and important that it interrupts scheduled programming.
How players did
47% got the whole answer in one guess, 19% solved it without a miss, 14% got there after at least one wrong guess, 15% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 4% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on June 9, 2024, June 9, 2025 and June 9, 2026.