Okay, so I saw this crossword clue today, “furious and then some,” in the LA Times crossword. And I was like, “Alright, let’s do this!” I’m not a crossword pro, but I enjoy the challenge. I grab my pen and my paper.
First, I looked at the clue again: “furious and then some.” My brain started working. “Furious” means really, really angry. “And then some” implies it’s even more than furious. I’m thinking, what words describe that level of mega-anger?
- I considered “enraged,” but it felt, I don’t know, not quite big enough.
- Then I thought, maybe “livid”? Nah, still not hitting the mark.
- I tried to be clever. I am very * it’s a phrase? Like, “seeing red”? But that didn’t seem to fit the tone of the LA Times crossword. They usually go for single words.
So, I started looking at the crossing words. How many letters did I need? What letters did I already have from the other clues I’d solved? That’s the key, right? You gotta use those intersecting letters to narrow it down.
I already had an “I” in the third * turned out it was a longer word, and fitting that “I” really helped.I tried to get other words to give myself some more letters to work with.
My Eureka Moment
And then, bam! It hit me. “Incensed”! It fits perfectly! It means super angry, beyond just regular furious. And it matched the letters I had from the crossing words. I felt a sense of success!
I filled in the word, “INCENSED,” and it all clicked into place. The rest of the puzzle started to fall into place after that, like a chain reaction. One word helps you get another, and so on.
That’s the story of how I tackled “furious and then some” in today’s crossword. It’s all about persistence, using what you know, and that awesome “aha!” moment when it all comes together.
