Doubled for Friday, October 25, 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 3, 3, 7 and 7 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 7 letters and starts with B.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A wicker basket under a huge envelope, then what a party clown twists.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Hot Air Animals
Hot air balloon and Balloon animals, joined on Balloon.
Hot air balloon
A hot air balloon is the aircraft of a huge fabric envelope, heated by a burner, with a wicker basket slung beneath.
Balloon animals
Balloon animals are the dogs, swords and giraffes a clown twists from long thin balloons.
How players did
Across 897 plays, 62% got the whole answer in one guess, 22% solved it without a miss, 5% got there after at least one wrong guess, 8% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 3% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on October 25, 2024 and October 25, 2025.