Run of the Mill
What it means
Ordinary and unremarkable, neither bad enough nor good enough to mention.
Where it comes from
Mill run was a mill's output before anyone sorted it for quality, so it contained everything, good and bad together. Ordinary is what an unsorted average looks like.
The puzzle it came from
Run of the Mill was the answer to the Phrasicle of December 17, 2025. The clue read ____ of the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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sea
shell
shock
wave
length
flash
freeze
dry
run
rate
tread
mill
wheel
chair
lift
brave
heart
beat
drop
zone
Phrasicle: Run of the Mill