Doubled for Monday, November 4, 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 4, 3, 5 and 7 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with G.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Bald performers painted a primary colour, then a counselling session shared with strangers.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Blue Man Therapy
Blue man group and Group therapy, joined on Group.
Blue man group
Blue Man Group is the stage show of three bald, blue-painted, silent performers making music from drums and PVC pipes.
Group therapy
Group therapy is psychotherapy conducted with several patients together, under a therapist's guidance.
How players did
Across 1,453 plays, 69% got the whole answer in one guess, 7% solved it without a miss, 14% got there after at least one wrong guess, 6% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 4% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on November 4, 2024 and November 4, 2025.