Doubled for Sunday, February 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.
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, 3, 3, 3 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 3 letters and starts with C.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
The frozen top of the world, then graduation dress.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Polar Ice And Gown
Polar ice cap and Cap and gown, joined on Cap.
Polar ice cap
The polar ice cap is the sheet of ice covering the Arctic or Antarctic.
Cap and gown
Cap and gown are the mortarboard and robe worn at a graduation ceremony.
How players did
Across 634 plays, 29% got the whole answer in one guess, 8% solved it without a miss, 15% got there after at least one wrong guess, 38% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 11% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on February 16, 2025 and February 16, 2026.