I think it’s so funny that I usually miss the obvious with these puzzles - because, IRL I am usually pretty sharp. I didn’t get this one either, Like murraysmom I usually just wait around for Jasdip’s answer - which I might add I usually need a bit of spelling out to understand too. murraysmom and I think alike on these puzzles - as well as on some other topics here on KT! 😁

I agree this one is a stretch. I decided the stripy things were meant to be ties but I couldn't see a well known phrase. I know what a tie is and I know what a score is but I've never heard the expression "tie or tied score". We'd just say "tie" or "draw" for equal scores. The word score would be redundant. Is "tied score" a common expression in the US? Thanks, Jasdip, for posting these.

I’ll agree this is an easy one if / when my answer is deemed correct. I’ve been sucked into thinking “of course, what else could it be?“ and then found it was indeed something else! 😁

I got "he's not in there". I'd be unlikely to say "he's out of there" so that one didn't occur to me.