Doubled for Tuesday, June 11, 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 5, 3, 3 and 6 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 3 letters and starts with J.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A fast folk dance, then a box of interlocking pieces.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Irish Saw Puzzle
Irish jig and Jigsaw puzzle, joined on Jig.
Irish jig
An Irish jig is the lively traditional dance in quick time, performed with the arms held still and the feet flying.
Jigsaw puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle is the picture cut into interlocking pieces that you reassemble on a table.
How players did
Across 1,982 plays, 40% got the whole answer in one guess, 14% solved it without a miss, 13% got there after at least one wrong guess, 27% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 6% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on June 11, 2024, June 11, 2025 and June 11, 2026.