Doubled for Friday, July 12, 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 3 words long, with 6, 4 and 9 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with M.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A small sweet for fresh breath, then how a collector wants an item to be.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Breath Condition
Breath mint and Mint condition, joined on Mint.
Breath mint
A breath mint is a small mint sweet taken to freshen the breath.
Mint condition
Mint condition means as good as new, the state a collector wants a coin, comic or car to be in.
How players did
Across 1,314 plays, 51% got the whole answer in one guess, 9% solved it without a miss, 12% got there after at least one wrong guess, 13% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 14% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on July 12, 2024, July 12, 2025 and July 12, 2026.