Doubled for Thursday, September 19, 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 5, 3, 7 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 7 letters and starts with W.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Feeling slightly ill, then the rooster on top of a barn that shows wind direction.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Under The Vane
Under the weather and Weather vane, joined on Weather.
Under the weather
To be under the weather is to feel slightly unwell.
Weather vane
A weather vane is the pivoting pointer on a roof, often shaped like a rooster, that shows which way the wind is blowing.
How players did
Across 1,686 plays, 52% got the whole answer in one guess, 10% solved it without a miss, 11% got there after at least one wrong guess, 20% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 8% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on September 19, 2024, December 22, 2024, September 19, 2025 and December 22, 2025.