Okay, so today I was trying to solve this crossword puzzle, and I got totally stuck on one clue: “lack.” I stared at it for like, ten minutes. Nothing.
Brainstorming Time
I started by thinking, “Okay, what does ‘lack’ even mean?”
- It’s like, not having something, right?
- Or being without something.
- Maybe it’s a shortage?
Then, I tried to think of words that mean the same thing. I grabbed a piece of paper and just started scribbling down anything that popped into my head:
- Need
- Want
- Shortage
- Absence
- Void
Figuring Out the Letters
I looked back at the puzzle. The “lack” clue had a few spaces for letters,I counted, it’s four letters word. I already had some letters filled in from other * looks like “_ A _ _”.
With “A” as the second letter,I tried putting words into “_ A _ _”.
- Want, match!
I wrote “WANT” lightly in pencil, just in * I went through the rest of the puzzle, filling in anything I could. The more words I got, the more letters I had to work with.
Double-Checking and Done!
Finally, I came back to that “lack” clue. “WANT” it is! I checked to see if it made sense with the crossing words. Yep, it all fit perfectly!
It’s such a good feeling when you finally crack a clue that’s been bugging you. Feels like I can conquer the world, or at least, finish this crossword puzzle!
