Doubled for Wednesday, February 5, 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 5 words long, with 8, 3, 2, 3 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 3 letters and starts with B.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 4, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A sticky spiral pastry, then a euphemism for expecting.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Cinnamon In The Oven
Cinnamon bun and Bun in the oven, joined on Bun.
Cinnamon bun
A cinnamon bun is the sweet spiral pastry of dough rolled with cinnamon sugar and glazed.
Bun in the oven
To have a bun in the oven is to be pregnant.
How players did
Across 726 plays, 77% got the whole answer in one guess, 9% solved it without a miss, 8% got there after at least one wrong guess, 4% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 2% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on February 5, 2025 and February 5, 2026.