Doubled for Thursday, February 20, 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 6, 2, 3, 5 and 2 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with W.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 4 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Not paying attention when you should be, then riding on the back tyre only.
The answer
Stuck, or want to check? Opening this reveals the whole answer.
Reveal the answer
Asleep At The Ie
Asleep at the wheel and Wheelie, joined on Wheel.
Asleep at the wheel
To be asleep at the wheel is to fail to pay attention to something you are responsible for.
Wheelie
A wheelie is riding a bicycle or motorbike balanced on the back wheel alone.
How players did
Across 638 plays, 53% got the whole answer in one guess, 8% solved it without a miss, 12% got there after at least one wrong guess, 17% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 10% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on February 20, 2025 and February 20, 2026.