Doubled for Sunday, September 15, 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.
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Killing Two Birds With One Soup
Killing two birds with one stone and Stone soup, joined on Stone.
Killing two birds with one stone
Killing two birds with one stone is achieving two aims with a single action.
Stone soup
Stone Soup is the folk tale in which hungry travellers persuade suspicious villagers to contribute to a 'soup' that begins with only a stone.
How players did
32% got the whole answer in one guess, 12% solved it without a miss, 17% got there after at least one wrong guess, 26% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 12% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on September 15, 2024, September 15, 2025 and September 15, 2026.