Alright, let me tell you about something that happened the other day. I was just chilling, you know, doing the daily crossword puzzle with my morning coffee. It’s kind of a ritual for me, helps wake up the brain.
So, I’m cruising along, filling in some of the easier ones, feeling pretty good about myself. Then I hit this clue, something like “Mets catcher Tomás” or maybe “Tomás who catches for the Mets”. Something along those lines. And I knew it was four letters long from the grid.
Figuring it Out
My first thought was, okay, Mets catcher. My brain immediately jumped to maybe some famous older ones, but then I focused on the name “Tomás”. That rang a bell. It wasn’t Álvarez, the other guy they have sometimes. Then it clicked. Nido! Tomás Nido.
It’s funny how names pop into your head. I follow baseball a bit, not super intensely, but enough to know some of the current players, especially for the New York teams. I remembered seeing Nido play.
- Saw the clue: “Mets catcher Tomás” (or similar).
- Checked the grid: Needed a 4-letter answer.
- Thought about Mets players: Specifically catchers named Tomás.
- Recalled the name: Nido came to mind.
- Confirmed the fit: N-I-D-O. Four letters. Perfect.
So, I grabbed my pencil – yeah, I still use pencil for crosswords, makes erasing easier – and filled in NIDO. It fit perfectly with the crossing letters I already had down, which is always a good sign.
Done and Dusted
It wasn’t the hardest clue ever, but it’s always satisfying when you pull a specific name like that out of your memory banks. Sports clues can be tricky sometimes, you either know them or you don’t, usually not much figuring out involved, just straight recall. Glad I remembered that one. Anyway, that was my little crossword adventure for the day. On to the next clue!
