Doubled for Thursday, January 23, 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 4 words long, with 4, 5, 4 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with B.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A grooming tool, then a narrow escape.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Hair With Death
Hairbrush and Brush with death, joined on Brush.
Hairbrush
A hairbrush is the brush used to tidy and style hair.
Brush with death
A brush with death is a narrow escape from being killed.
How players did
Across 917 plays, 58% got the whole answer in one guess, 17% solved it without a miss, 9% got there after at least one wrong guess, 11% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 5% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on January 23, 2025 and January 23, 2026.