Doubled for Thursday, December 5, 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.
The answer
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Land Of The Flies
Landlord and Lord of the flies, joined on Lord.
Landlord
A landlord is the owner of a property who rents it out to tenants.
Lord of the flies
Lord of the Flies is William Golding's novel about schoolboys stranded on an island who descend into savagery.
How players did
27% got the whole answer in one guess, 4% solved it without a miss, 16% got there after at least one wrong guess, 44% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 10% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on December 5, 2024 and December 5, 2025.