Doubled for Thursday, September 26, 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 5, 5 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with C.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
The front of the plane, then the kid who makes everyone laugh.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
First Clown
First class and Class clown, joined on Class.
First class
First class is the most expensive and comfortable section of a plane or train.
Class clown
The class clown is the pupil who plays for laughs in lessons.
How players did
Across 1,034 plays, 75% got the whole answer in one guess, 12% solved it without a miss, 5% got there after at least one wrong guess, 7% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 1% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on September 26, 2024 and September 26, 2025.