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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hay
fever
dream
team
spirit
car
chase
down
hill
top
country
music
box
spring
cleaning
chest
hair
cut
back
alley
Phrasicle: Cut to the Chase