Doubled for Tuesday, June 18, 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 12, 5 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with W.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Residents keeping an eye out for burglars, then the strap on your wrist.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Neighborhood Band
Neighborhood watch and Watch band, joined on Watch.
Neighborhood watch
A neighborhood watch is a group of residents who organise to keep an eye on their area and report suspicious activity.
Watch band
A watch band is the strap or bracelet that holds a wristwatch on.
How players did
Across 1,369 plays, 29% got the whole answer in one guess, 11% solved it without a miss, 15% got there after at least one wrong guess, 20% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 24% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on June 18, 2024, June 18, 2025 and June 18, 2026.