Feel The Heat
What it means
Come under real pressure, from people watching, deadlines closing in, or someone asking hard questions.
Where it comes from
Heat has meant police attention in American slang since at least the 1920s, and pressure of any kind alongside it. The kitchen version, if you cannot stand the heat, is usually attributed to Harry Truman.
The puzzle it came from
Feel The Heat was the answer to the Phrasicle of September 19, 2026. 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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gut
feel
good
morning
buzz
rain
drop
dead
heat
wave
act
out
front
line
cook
spell
check
list
price
tag
Phrasicle: Feel The Heat