Back to the Grind
What it means
Return to routine work after a break, with no enthusiasm required.
Where it comes from
The grind is a millstone, turning all day and producing flour by sheer attrition. By the 1800s a grind also meant a plodding, hard-working student, a sense the word has never quite shed.
The puzzle it came from
Back to the Grind was the answer to the Phrasicle of October 22, 2025. The clue read ____ to the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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pay
back
up
grade
school
rain
check
list
price
point
grid
lock
pick
pocket
square
black
coffee
grind
stone
age
Phrasicle: Back to the Grind