Salt of the Earth
What it means
Decent, unpretentious and reliable, the sort of person a place quietly depends on.
Where it comes from
It comes from the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus calls his followers the salt of the earth. Salt was then preservative, currency and necessity at once, so the compliment carried weight.
The puzzle it came from
Salt of the Earth was the answer to the Phrasicle of May 22, 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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smoke
alarm
clock
radio
waves
home
planet
earth
worm
hole
table
salt
water
park
ranger
public
school
bus
station
wagon
Phrasicle: Salt of the Earth