Out of Left Field

What it means

Arriving from nowhere, with no connection to anything that was being discussed.

Where it comes from

Baseball supplies the field but not a clear reason. The often repeated story that a Chicago ballpark backed onto a mental hospital behind left field has never been established by anyone.

The puzzle it came from

Out of Left Field was the answer to the Phrasicle of November 29, 2025. The clue read ____ of ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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