Under the Table
What it means
Done secretly and off the record, especially where money is changing hands.
Where it comes from
Both senses share the furniture. A bribe passes below the tabletop where nobody can see it, and drinking someone under the table leaves them on the floor beside it.
The puzzle it came from
Under the Table was the answer to the Phrasicle of June 13, 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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running
wild
side
table
manners
brown
sugar
cookie
jar
opener
down
under
pressure
system
failure
white
rice
paper
clip
board
Phrasicle: Under the Table