Doubled for Saturday, July 6, 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, 4 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with D.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 5 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A wild guess, then where photographs used to be developed.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
A Shot In The Room
A shot in the dark and Darkroom, joined on Dark.
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark is a wild guess or an attempt with little chance of success.
Darkroom
A darkroom is the light-sealed room where photographic film is developed and prints are made.
How players did
Across 1,447 plays, 56% got the whole answer in one guess, 11% solved it without a miss, 16% got there after at least one wrong guess, 11% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 5% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on July 6, 2024, July 6, 2025 and July 6, 2026.