Okay, so I was trying to solve this crossword puzzle the other day, and I got totally stuck on this one clue: “Lead in to meter.” I stared at it for like, a solid ten minutes. Nothing.
Then, I started thinking, “Okay, what words even go with ‘meter’?” Like, parking meter, gas meter… that wasn’t helping. It needed something before “meter.”
My Brainstorming Process (It Was Messy)
- First, I just tried yelling out random words. “Pre-meter!” “Sub-meter!” My dog looked at me like I was crazy.
- Next, I googled “words that end in meter.” Found a bunch of stuff like “speedometer” and “thermometer,” but, of course that isn’t what I wanted.
- I even started looking around my apartment for inspiration. Found my electric meter, but that still was not leading anywhere.
Finally, I realized that “Lead in” mean get “into” meter. So I tried to search on google about “lead in to meter crossword clue”. And I found some websites showing result related with the clue.
I saw some possible answers such as “kilo”, “centi”, “milli”.
I checked the blank in the crossword, I found the answer is “Kilo”.
I put “Kilo” into it and Bingo! It fit! That feeling of finally cracking a clue? The best. KILOmeter. Makes perfect sense!
