Doubled for Sunday, October 6, 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 8, 4, 2 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with R.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Where a shop hangs its shirts, then a roast of joined chops.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Clothing Of Lamb
Clothing rack and Rack of lamb, joined on Rack.
Clothing rack
A clothing rack is the rail on which clothes are hung in a shop or a wardrobe.
Rack of lamb
A rack of lamb is the roasting joint of lamb rib chops still joined together, often served with the bones frenched.
How players did
Across 905 plays, 26% got the whole answer in one guess, 7% solved it without a miss, 25% got there after at least one wrong guess, 28% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 13% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on October 6, 2024 and October 6, 2025.