A Long Shot
What it means
An attempt with poor odds, worth making only because the alternative is nothing.
Where it comes from
Early firearms were wildly inaccurate at distance, so a shot from far off was barely worth the powder. Betting kept the sense, with long odds meaning the same unlikely thing.
The puzzle it came from
A Long Shot was the answer to the Phrasicle of September 26, 2025. The clue read A ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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leap
year
book
worm
hole
dirt
cheap
shot
glass
slipper
turn
pro
long
distance
runner
rubber
duck
pond
fish
tank
Phrasicle: A Long Shot