Doubled for Monday, June 24, 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 1, 4, 2, 3, 6 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 6 letters and starts with B.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 5 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A tiny amount compared with what is needed, then the things to do before you die.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
A Drop In The List
A drop in the bucket and Bucket list, joined on Bucket.
A drop in the bucket
A drop in the bucket is an amount so small it makes no real difference to what is needed.
Bucket list
A bucket list is the list of things a person wants to do before they die, before they 'kick the bucket'.
How players did
Across 1,744 plays, 44% got the whole answer in one guess, 13% solved it without a miss, 19% got there after at least one wrong guess, 13% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 10% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on June 24, 2024, June 24, 2025 and June 24, 2026.