Okay, so I was messing around online the other day, trying to kill some time, and I stumbled upon this crossword puzzle in the New York Times. The clue that caught my eye was “Kind of kick in football.” It got me thinking, “Alright, let’s see if I can crack this.”
I started by brainstorming all the different kinds of kicks I could remember from football. You’ve got your kickoffs, field goals, punts, extra points… But none of those really fit the bill, especially considering it was a crossword, so the answer needed to be a certain number of letters. I went through all these possibilities in my head, trying to make them fit.
Then, I thought, maybe it’s not that literal. Maybe it’s a phrase or something less obvious. So I started digging around online, looking at different football forums and websites, trying to see if anything clicked. I was just browsing, hoping something would jump out at me, you know?
My Search Efforts
- First, I went down a rabbit hole of football rules and terminology.
- Then, I looked up famous football plays, thinking maybe it was some kind of trick play.
- After that, I even checked out some old articles about the New York Times crossword puzzles themselves, hoping for a hint in a similar clue.
It was turning into a whole thing! I spent way more time on this than I initially planned. But I was determined. I jotted down notes, kept searching, and refused to give up. The more I looked, the more invested I became.
I started to realize that crossword puzzles often rely on wordplay and double meanings. So I considered words or phrases that might have a connection to football, but not necessarily be directly about the sport. That was when I hit a breakthrough. I typed it in, and the online puzzle highlighted, indicating that I was correct!
After all that searching, thinking, and even a little bit of frustration, I finally figured it out. It was kind of a rush, solving that little puzzle. I finally found the answer. It felt good to finally crack the code. What a feeling!
