Doubled for Tuesday, November 12, 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 6, 5, 3 and 3 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with C.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Betrayal, then a workout with kettlebells, ropes and a lot of shouting.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Double Fit Gym
Double cross and Crossfit gym, joined on Cross.
Double cross
A double cross is a betrayal of someone you were supposedly working with.
Crossfit gym
A CrossFit gym is a gym for the high-intensity, competitive fitness programme of lifting, rope climbs and timed workouts.
How players did
Across 835 plays, 6% got the whole answer in one guess, 3% solved it without a miss, 3% got there after at least one wrong guess, 40% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 47% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on November 12, 2024 and November 12, 2025.