Doubled for Monday, June 17, 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 6 words long, with 3, 3, 4, 4, 3 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with S.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 4 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
An over-elaborate presentation, then a classroom ritual with a favourite object.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Dog And Pony And Tell
Dog and pony show and Show and tell, joined on Show.
Dog and pony show
A dog and pony show is an elaborate, over-staged presentation put on to impress or sell, said with some contempt.
Show and tell
Show and tell is the classroom activity in which children bring in an object and talk about it to the class.
How players did
Across 2,076 plays, 56% got the whole answer in one guess, 25% solved it without a miss, 11% got there after at least one wrong guess, 6% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 2% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on June 17, 2024, June 17, 2025 and June 17, 2026.