Red Tape
What it means
Official procedure that exists mainly to slow down whatever you are trying to do.
Where it comes from
English legal and government papers really were bound with red cloth tape, and bundles of them still survive in archives. Writers including Carlyle and Dickens turned the stationery into an insult.
The puzzle it came from
Red Tape was the answer to the Phrasicle of November 1, 2025. The clue read ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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jelly
bean
bag
lady
bug
zip
code
red
flag
pole
duct
tape
roll
call
center
dinosaur
fossil
fuel
tank
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Phrasicle: Red Tape