Today, I gotta share this little puzzle I bumped into. It’s about a crossword clue for “adidas smith tennis shoe”. Sounds simple, right? But it got me thinking and digging around a bit.
So, first thing I did was scratch my head. “adidas smith tennis shoe”… what could it be? I mean, I know my sneakers, but crossword clues can be tricky. They’re not always straightforward. They like to play with words.
I started by thinking about the name “Stan Smith”. That’s the actual name of the shoe, after the tennis player, right? So I thought, maybe the clue’s answer is just “STAN”. That seemed too easy, though. Crosswords are usually more challenging than that.
Brainstorming
- Tried breaking down the clue into parts. “adidas” is the brand, “smith” is part of the name, “tennis” is the sport, and “shoe” is the item.
- Looked up Stan Smith the tennis player. Maybe there’s something about him that could be the answer.
- Thought about other words related to tennis or shoes. You know, like “court”, “lace”, or “sole”.
Then I had a bit of an “aha!” moment. What if the clue is playing on the word “smith”? Like a blacksmith? But how does that relate to a tennis shoe? I was stuck again.
I decided to just jot down all the possible answers I could think of, no matter how silly they seemed. I wrote down “STAN”, “SMITH”, “COURT”, “LACE”, even “BLACKSMITH” just for kicks.
After staring at my list for a while, I realized I might be overthinking it. Maybe the answer is just a simple synonym or a word closely associated with the shoe. I mean, sometimes the simplest answer is the right one.
So I went back to the basics. What’s another word for a shoe, especially in a sports context? And then it hit me – “SNEAKER”! It’s common, it’s related, and it fits the bill.
To be sure, I checked the number of letters in the crossword space. “SNEAKER” has seven letters. If the space had seven blanks, then bingo! That’s probably it.
And there you have it. That’s how I tackled the “adidas smith tennis shoe” crossword clue. It was a fun little exercise in wordplay and lateral thinking. Sometimes, you just gotta go back to the basics and not overcomplicate things. It is just a normal thinking that a human always do.
