So, today I was messing around with this crossword puzzle, and let me tell you, it was a doozy. The clue was “Doesn’t take well?” and I was stumped. I mean, what does that even mean, right?
I started by staring at the blank squares, you know, hoping for some divine intervention. Then I grabbed my phone and fired up Google. I typed in “Doesn’t take well? crossword clue” and hit search. A bunch of results popped up, all pretty much saying the same thing – lots of people have been stuck on this one before.
I scrolled through a few different crossword solver websites. They all listed a ton of potential answers. “Resists”, “Objects”, “Rejects” – you name it. Some of them had like 40 different possibilities! I started plugging some of these words into the puzzle, trying to see if any of them would fit with the other clues I already had.
- Tried “Resists” – nope, didn’t work.
- Tried “Objects” – still no dice.
- Tried “Rejects” – Didn’t make any sense with the puzzle.
It was kind of frustrating, honestly. I was jumping back and forth between the puzzle and the search results, my brain getting more and more scrambled. It felt like I was going in circles. Most of the websites were saying it was last seen in some LA Times puzzle on March 22nd, 2024. I have never seen the LA Times puzzle, but it was an interesting tidbit.
Then I stumbled across this one site that claimed to have the definitive answer. It was a 14-letter word. 14 letters! That’s a monster in the crossword world. I carefully counted out the spaces in my puzzle, and… it fit! It seemed a long word will work.
I still had to check to make sure it worked with the crossing words, but after a little more tinkering, it all fell into place. Finally, I have figured out the meaning and filled the puzzle with all correct words.
Man, what a relief! It’s amazing how much time you can sink into these things, but it’s so satisfying when you finally crack the code. Anyway, that’s my crossword adventure for the day. Hope you enjoyed the ride!
