Doubled for Friday, November 15, 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, 2, 3, 5 and 6 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with B.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 5 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
The latest arrival, then a smash-hit film.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
New Kid On The Buster
New kid on the block and Blockbuster, joined on Block.
New kid on the block
The new kid on the block is the newest arrival in a group or neighbourhood, still finding their feet.
Blockbuster
A blockbuster is a hugely successful film, so called for the queues that stretched around the block.
How players did
Across 935 plays, 52% got the whole answer in one guess, 12% solved it without a miss, 12% got there after at least one wrong guess, 19% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 6% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on November 15, 2024 and November 15, 2025.