Doubled for Tuesday, July 16, 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 5, 4 and 9 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with V.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A pastel-suited 1980s cop show, then the second-highest office in the land.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Miami President
Miami vice and Vice president, joined on Vice.
Miami vice
Miami Vice was the 1980s television series about two undercover detectives in Miami, famous for its pastel suits and synth soundtrack.
Vice president
The vice president is the second-highest officer of a government or organisation, next in line to the president.
How players did
Across 1,505 plays, 71% got the whole answer in one guess, 7% solved it without a miss, 6% 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 16, 2024, July 16, 2025 and July 16, 2026.