Doubled for Saturday, May 10, 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, 4, 2, 3 and 6 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with J.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 4, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
The British flag, then someone who can turn a hand to anything.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Union Of All Trades
Union jack and Jack of all trades, joined on Jack.
Union jack
The Union Jack is the flag of the United Kingdom.
Jack of all trades
A jack of all trades is someone competent at many kinds of work, often with the tail 'master of none'.
How players did
Across 447 plays, 45% got the whole answer in one guess, 2% solved it without a miss, 9% got there after at least one wrong guess, 35% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 9% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on May 10, 2025 and May 10, 2026.