Doubled for Friday, November 1, 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, 3, 5, 2, 2 and 3 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with A.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 4, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
New York's nickname, then someone you cherish.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
The Big Of My Eye
The big apple and Apple of my eye, joined on Apple.
The big apple
The Big Apple is the nickname of New York City.
Apple of my eye
The apple of my eye is a person one cherishes above all others.
How players did
Across 941 plays, 37% got the whole answer in one guess, 9% solved it without a miss, 26% got there after at least one wrong guess, 25% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 4% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on November 1, 2024 and November 1, 2025.