Doubled for Tuesday, July 23, 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 5 words long, with 5, 4, 1, 4 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with R.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 4 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Out cold all night, then a famous musician.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Sleep Like A Star
Sleep like a rock and Rock star, joined on Rock.
Sleep like a rock
To sleep like a rock is to sleep deeply and soundly, undisturbed by anything.
Rock star
A rock star is a famous rock musician, and by extension anyone brilliant at what they do.
How players did
Across 1,732 plays, 19% got the whole answer in one guess, 10% solved it without a miss, 37% got there after at least one wrong guess, 24% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 9% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on July 23, 2024, July 23, 2025 and July 23, 2026.