Doubled for Friday, October 4, 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, 7 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 7 letters and starts with S.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A group grumble about everything wrong at work, then a low-strength ale you can drink all afternoon.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Bitch Beer
Bitch session and Session beer, joined on Session.
Bitch session
A bitch session is a get-together whose whole purpose is complaining, usually about work.
Session beer
A session beer is a low-alcohol beer brewed to be drunk over a long session without much effect.
How players did
Across 823 plays, 8% got the whole answer in one guess, 4% solved it without a miss, 6% got there after at least one wrong guess, 51% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 31% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on October 4, 2024 and October 4, 2025.