Doubled for Sunday, August 11, 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 4 words long, with 6, 2, 6 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 6 letters and starts with F.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
An apology for swearing, then a side of chips.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Pardon My Fries
Pardon my french and French fries, joined on French.
Pardon my french
'Pardon my French' is the jokey apology offered after swearing.
French fries
French fries are thin strips of deep-fried potato, chips in Britain.
How players did
Across 1,096 plays, 26% got the whole answer in one guess, 8% solved it without a miss, 25% got there after at least one wrong guess, 33% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 7% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on August 11, 2024, August 11, 2025 and August 11, 2026.