Doubled for Friday, October 11, 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 7 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with P.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A foul-mouthed mercenary in a red suit, then foam tubes for swimming.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Dead Noodles
Deadpool and Pool noodles, joined on Pool.
Deadpool
Deadpool is the wisecracking, fourth-wall-breaking Marvel antihero in the red-and-black suit.
Pool noodles
Pool noodles are the long foam tubes used as floats and toys in a swimming pool.
How players did
Across 950 plays, 38% got the whole answer in one guess, 27% solved it without a miss, 5% got there after at least one wrong guess, 20% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 11% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on October 11, 2024 and October 11, 2025.