Doubled for Monday, July 1, 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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Doggie Pipes
Doggie bag and Bagpipes, joined on Bag.
Doggie bag
A doggie bag is the container of leftovers a restaurant packs up for you to take home, nominally for the dog.
Bagpipes
Bagpipes are the wind instrument of a bag squeezed under the arm and drone pipes, most associated with Scotland.
How players did
26% got the whole answer in one guess, 13% solved it without a miss, 24% got there after at least one wrong guess, 24% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 12% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on July 1, 2024, July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2026.