Doubled for Thursday, January 16, 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.
The answer
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Coffee Shots
Coffee mug and Mug shots, joined on Mug.
Coffee mug
A coffee mug is the large cup, with a handle and no saucer, that coffee is drunk from.
Mug shots
Mug shots are the front-and-profile photographs the police take of someone under arrest.
How players did
62% got the whole answer in one guess, 16% solved it without a miss, 10% got there after at least one wrong guess, 9% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 3% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on January 16, 2025 and January 16, 2026.