Doubled for Thursday, June 13, 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 4, 4 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with F.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A euphemism for a monthly visitor, then a diagram of boxes and arrows.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Aunt Chart
Aunt flow and Flow chart, joined on Flow.
Aunt flow
Aunt Flo is the jokey euphemism for a menstrual period: 'Aunt Flo is visiting'.
Flow chart
A flow chart is the diagram of boxes joined by arrows that lays out the steps and decisions in a process.
How players did
Across 1,655 plays, 28% got the whole answer in one guess, 15% solved it without a miss, 10% got there after at least one wrong guess, 28% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 19% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on June 13, 2024, June 13, 2025 and June 13, 2026.