Doubled for Saturday, June 29, 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.
The answer
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Skeleton Meeting
Skeleton staff and Staff meeting, joined on Staff.
Skeleton staff
A skeleton staff is the smallest number of employees needed to keep something running, as over a holiday.
Staff meeting
A staff meeting is the regular gathering of a workplace's employees to go over business.
How players did
14% got the whole answer in one guess, 4% solved it without a miss, 19% got there after at least one wrong guess, 46% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 17% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on June 29, 2024, June 29, 2025 and June 29, 2026.