Doubled for Sunday, November 24, 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 3 words long, with 5, 4 and 6 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with F.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Giving nothing away at the card table, then ink somewhere hard to hide.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Poker Tattoo
Poker face and Face tattoo, joined on Face.
Poker face
A poker face is an expression that gives away nothing about what you are thinking, essential at the card table.
Face tattoo
A face tattoo is a tattoo on the face, the one placement that cannot be covered up.
How players did
Across 890 plays, 36% got the whole answer in one guess, 11% solved it without a miss, 17% got there after at least one wrong guess, 21% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 16% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on November 24, 2024 and November 24, 2025.