A Piece of Cake
What it means
So easy it takes no real effort, and possibly a little enjoyable on the way.
Where it comes from
It spread through the Royal Air Force in the 1930s, where pilots called an easy mission a piece of cake. Cake had been a prize for the winner of a contest for a century before that.
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The puzzle it came from
A Piece of Cake was the answer to the Phrasicle of April 3, 2025. The clue read A ____ of ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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puzzle
piece
meal
ticket
stub
table
talk
show
time
zone
light
switch
board
room
number
trigger
happy
birthday
cake
batter
Phrasicle: A Piece of Cake