Reach for the Sky
What it means
Aim at something well beyond whatever is safely within your grasp.
Where it comes from
It has two lives. Ambition in one, and in Westerns a demand to put your hands up, which is the same gesture read as surrender rather than aspiration.
The puzzle it came from
Reach for the Sky was the answer to the Phrasicle of September 22, 2025. The clue read ____ for the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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arms
reach
out
cold
snap
love
spell
book
deal
breaker
clear
sky
light
year
book
key
note
pad
lock
step
Phrasicle: Reach for the Sky