Doubled for Tuesday, August 27, 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 4, 1, 5 and 3 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with A.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
The lump in a man's throat, then the all-American dessert.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Adam'S Pie
Adam's apple and Apple pie, joined on Apple.
Adam's apple
The Adam's apple is the lump of cartilage at the front of the throat, more prominent in men.
Apple pie
Apple pie is the baked dessert of sliced apples in pastry, the byword for all things American.
How players did
Across 1,464 plays, 63% got the whole answer in one guess, 13% solved it without a miss, 10% got there after at least one wrong guess, 9% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 4% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on August 27, 2024, August 27, 2025 and August 27, 2026.