Stumped by a crossword clue? See how Bill Gates fits in as a business exec!

Once upon a time, there was a young boy named Tom who loved puzzles. He would spend hours solving crossword puzzles and Sudoku. One day, he came across a crossword clue that stumped him. It read, “In which pictures of a bill + gates = a noted business executive”.

Tom thought about it for a while, but couldn’t think of any business executive that fit the description. As he was about to give up, a wise old man appeared before him. The man asked Tom what the clue was, and Tom explained it to him.

The old man chuckled and said to Tom, “Have you ever heard of a rebus puzzle?”

Tom shook his head, confused.

“A rebus puzzle is a puzzle where pictures take the place of words,” the old man explained. “In this case, ‘a bill + gates’ means pictures or symbols of a bill and a gate. If you put them together, you get REBUS, which is a noted business executive.”

Tom was amazed by the explanation and thanked the old man before returning to his crossword puzzle. From that day on, Tom began to love rebus puzzles and solved them with ease. The end.