Doubled for Wednesday, December 11, 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 5 words long, with 5, 4, 5, 3 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with V.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A pasta in a pink cream sauce, then a cocktail that will keep you up all night.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Penne Alla Red Bull
Penne alla vodka and Vodka red bull, joined on Vodka.
Penne alla vodka
Penne alla vodka is the pasta dish in a creamy tomato sauce spiked with vodka.
Vodka red bull
Vodka Red Bull is the club cocktail of vodka mixed with the energy drink.
How players did
Across 866 plays, 23% got the whole answer in one guess, 6% solved it without a miss, 29% got there after at least one wrong guess, 21% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 21% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on December 11, 2024 and December 11, 2025.