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Full Steam Ahead

What it means

Proceed at maximum effort, with no more hesitating and nothing held back.

Where it comes from

Full steam was an engine room order, sending all available boiler pressure to the engines. The related battle cry, damn the torpedoes, is attributed to Admiral Farragut, though the exact wording is doubted.

The puzzle it came from

Full Steam Ahead was the answer to the Phrasicle of January 1, 2026. The clue read ____ ____ Ahead, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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Phrasicle: Full Steam Ahead

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