Doubled for Thursday, August 1, 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 9, 5 and 7 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with P.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Democrats, Republicans and the like, then people who never leave the dance floor.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Political Animals
Political party and Party animals, joined on Party.
Political party
A political party is an organised group that contests elections under a shared platform.
Party animals
Party animals are people who love partying and are always the last to leave.
How players did
Across 1,505 plays, 41% got the whole answer in one guess, 27% solved it without a miss, 5% got there after at least one wrong guess, 17% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 10% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on August 1, 2024, August 1, 2025 and August 1, 2026.