Doubled for Tuesday, September 24, 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 3 words long, with 4, 4 and 3 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with T.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
An old nickname for the television, then a strapless stretchy garment.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Boob Top
Boob tube and Tube top, joined on Tube.
Boob tube
The boob tube is a mocking nickname for the television, from the days when it had a tube inside.
Tube top
A tube top is a strapless, stretchy top that stays up on its own.
How players did
Across 1,017 plays, 51% got the whole answer in one guess, 9% solved it without a miss, 10% got there after at least one wrong guess, 15% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 15% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on September 24, 2024 and September 24, 2025.