Doubled for Friday, July 26, 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 4, 4 and 8 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with C.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A monthly meeting to discuss a novel, then a three-layer lunch held together with toothpicks.
The answer
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Book Sandwich
Book club and Club sandwich, joined on Club.
Book club
A book club is a group that meets regularly to discuss a book they have all read.
Club sandwich
A club sandwich is the three-layer sandwich of chicken or turkey, bacon, lettuce and tomato, cut into quarters and pinned with toothpicks.
How players did
Across 1,650 plays, 69% got the whole answer in one guess, 12% solved it without a miss, 8% got there after at least one wrong guess, 8% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 2% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on July 26, 2024, July 26, 2025 and July 26, 2026.