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Cut to the Chase

What it means

Skip the setup and get to the part that actually matters.

Where it comes from

It comes from film editing, where silent comedies built towards a chase and the chase was what the audience had paid for. Everything in front of it was the part you cut.

The puzzle it came from

Cut to the Chase was the answer to the Phrasicle of June 7, 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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Phrasicle: Cut to the Chase

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