Doubled for Thursday, October 17, 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 6, 3 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 3 letters and starts with F.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
An attractive older man with grey hair, then a cable channel.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Silver News
Silver fox and Fox news, joined on Fox.
Silver fox
A silver fox is an attractive older man with grey hair.
Fox news
Fox News is the American cable news channel.
How players did
Across 863 plays, 25% got the whole answer in one guess, 3% solved it without a miss, 7% got there after at least one wrong guess, 51% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 14% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on October 17, 2024 and October 17, 2025.