Doubled for Sunday, October 27, 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 6 words long, with 3, 4, 2, 1, 5 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with B.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 5, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
An energy drink, then a clumsy person in a delicate place.
The answer
Stuck, or want to check? Opening this reveals the whole answer.
Reveal the answer
Red In A China Shop
Red bull and Bull in a china shop, joined on Bull.
Red bull
Red Bull is the energy drink in the slim blue-and-silver can.
Bull in a china shop
A bull in a china shop is a clumsy, careless person in a situation that calls for delicacy.
How players did
Across 875 plays, 81% got the whole answer in one guess, 8% solved it without a miss, 6% got there after at least one wrong guess, 3% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 2% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on October 27, 2024 and October 27, 2025.