Take the Bait
What it means
Fall for something designed to provoke or tempt you into reacting.
Where it comes from
Bait comes from an Old Norse word for food and shares a root with bite. The whole transaction sits in the etymology: something worth eating, and the mistake of eating it.
The puzzle it came from
Take the Bait was the answer to the Phrasicle of November 27, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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Show the solved grid (this spoils the November 27, 2025 puzzle)
live
bait
shop
owner
occupied
dark
chocolate
muffin
tin
foil
polar
bear
cub
scout
leader
under
take
out
cold
front
Phrasicle: Take the Bait