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Bridge the Gap

What it means

Connect two things that had been separated, whether people, generations or figures.

Where it comes from

A bridge does not close a gap or fill it in. It spans the gap and leaves it exactly where it was, which is a more modest claim than the phrase usually intends.

The puzzle it came from

Bridge the Gap was the answer to the Phrasicle of October 5, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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Phrasicle: Bridge the Gap

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