Think Outside the Box

What it means

Solve a problem by ignoring an assumption everyone else has treated as fixed.

Where it comes from

The box is probably the nine dot puzzle, where nine dots must be joined with four straight lines. It can only be done by running the lines outside the square the dots suggest.

The puzzle it came from

Think Outside the Box was the answer to the Phrasicle of December 11, 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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