Doubled for Friday, May 9, 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 3 words long, with 4, 4 and 3 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with S.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A host interviewing guests, then a pedigree animal groomed for the ring.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Talk Dog
Talk show and Show dog, joined on Show.
Talk show
A talk show is the television or radio programme in which a host interviews guests.
Show dog
A show dog is a pedigree dog bred and groomed to compete in dog shows.
How players did
Across 482 plays, 57% got the whole answer in one guess, 7% solved it without a miss, 16% got there after at least one wrong guess, 15% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 5% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on May 9, 2025 and May 9, 2026.