Doubled for Saturday, January 11, 2025
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 8, 4, 4, 2, 3 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with L.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 4, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A forehead getting taller, then a limit you refuse to have crossed.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Receding Hair In The Sand
Receding hair line and Line in the sand, joined on Line.
Receding hair line
A receding hairline is the front edge of the hair moving back as a man goes bald.
Line in the sand
A line in the sand is a limit beyond which you will not go, a point of no compromise.
How players did
Across 677 plays, 7% got the whole answer in one guess, 3% solved it without a miss, 6% got there after at least one wrong guess, 41% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 43% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on January 11, 2025 and January 11, 2026.