Back to the Drawing Board
What it means
Abandon the attempt and start designing again from nothing, with the flaw now obvious.
Where it comes from
A wartime cartoon by Peter Arno in The New Yorker made it famous, showing a designer strolling away from the wreckage of his own aircraft with that line.
The puzzle it came from
Back to the Drawing Board was the answer to the Phrasicle of May 15, 2025. The clue read ____ to the ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
Play today's Phrasicle Play the May 15, 2025 puzzle
Show the solved grid (this spoils the May 15, 2025 puzzle)
baby
step
back
yard
sale
pencil
drawing
paper
plane
ticket
yoga
studio
tour
bus
fare
broadway
musical
score
board
game
Phrasicle: Back to the Drawing Board