Doubled for Sunday, June 30, 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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High And January
High and dry and Dry january, joined on Dry.
High and dry
To be left high and dry is to be stranded without help or resources, like a boat left on the shore by the tide.
Dry january
Dry January is the custom of giving up alcohol for the first month of the year.
How players did
14% got the whole answer in one guess, 6% solved it without a miss, 6% got there after at least one wrong guess, 37% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 38% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on June 30, 2024, June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2026.