Doubled for Tuesday, November 26, 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 3, 4 and 8 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with C.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A husband's private den, then prehistoric art on rock walls.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Man Drawings
Man cave and Cave drawings, joined on Cave.
Man cave
A man cave is a room, garage or basement a man sets aside for himself.
Cave drawings
Cave drawings are the prehistoric paintings of animals and hands found on cave walls.
How players did
Across 884 plays, 32% got the whole answer in one guess, 8% solved it without a miss, 19% got there after at least one wrong guess, 17% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 23% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on November 26, 2024 and November 26, 2025.