brainstorm
stroke of genius
inspiration
Eureka step
windup
trial-and-error
convergent thinking
problem solving
gotcha
divergent thinker
metathinking
thought bubble
wonder
escape fire
ponderingly
problematize
reinventing the wheel
demented
fluid intelligence
think too much
think out
cerebrate
foreseeingly
foresightfully
a problem shared is a problem halved
staircase wit
ponder
pensée
subproblem
principle
mooncalf
thought experiment
virtuous circle
wishful thought
troublement
puzzling
fudge
tar baby
well thought out
there's more than one way to skin a cat
thought pattern
synectics
rationalism
Einstellung effect
thoughtlike
no plan survives contact with the enemy
trial and error
tip of the iceberg
formula
I know
AI-complete
solved
kink
dissolve
counterthought
break up
resolve
midthought
in a bind
sloppy-minded
conjecture
teaser
presciently
top-down
puzzler
bind
mystifier
metathought
problem
puzzle
cannily
nag
whim
problematization
lot
holophrasis
requisitum
preterrational
lateral thinking
solution
take it into one's head
puzzle out
recombobulate
dope story
half-measure
answer
divergent thinking
perfect storm
theoretization
out-of-the-box thinking
snag
hard nut to crack
bottom-up
with the best will in the world
tough nut to crack
cure