Doubled for Sunday, June 16, 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 3, 9, 3 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 9 letters and starts with S.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Taking up two seats on the train, then telling everyone what has happened.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Man The News
Manspreading and Spreading the news, joined on Spreading.
Manspreading
Manspreading is sitting with the legs wide apart on public transport, taking up more than one seat.
Spreading the news
Spreading the news is telling everyone about something that has happened.
How players did
Across 1,305 plays, 31% got the whole answer in one guess, 5% solved it without a miss, 9% got there after at least one wrong guess, 35% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 20% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on June 16, 2024, June 16, 2025 and June 16, 2026.