Doubled for Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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 4 words long, with 6, 1, 6 and 8 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 6 letters and starts with M.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Stalls of local produce on a Saturday morning, then surveys about what customers want.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Farmer'S Research
Farmer's market and Market research, joined on Market.
Farmer's market
A farmers' market is a market at which local growers sell their produce directly to the public.
Market research
Market research is the study of what customers want and will buy, done through surveys, focus groups and data.
How players did
Across 858 plays, 17% got the whole answer in one guess, 9% solved it without a miss, 9% got there after at least one wrong guess, 41% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 25% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on October 22, 2024 and October 22, 2025.