Doubled for Friday, September 13, 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 6, 5, 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
Oblivious to what everyone knows, then guitars, bass and drums.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Living Under A Band
Living under a rock and Rock band, joined on Rock.
Living under a rock
To live under a rock is to be unaware of things everyone else knows about: 'have you been living under a rock?'
Rock band
A rock band is a group of musicians playing rock music, typically guitars, bass, drums and a singer.
How players did
Across 995 plays, 14% got the whole answer in one guess, 10% solved it without a miss, 12% got there after at least one wrong guess, 50% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 14% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on September 13, 2024, September 13, 2025 and September 13, 2026.