Indicate

Once upon a time in a small village, there was a wise old man who loved to challenge the villagers with riddles and puzzles. One day, he gave them a crossword puzzle with the clue ‘Indicate‘ for which the answer was ‘DENOTE.’ The villagers were puzzled and couldn’t figure out the answer.

The old man noticed their confusion and decided to give them a hint. He drew a circle on the ground with his walking stick and asked one of the villagers to step inside it. Then, he asked another villager to point at the villager inside the circle without using any words.

The second villager raised his finger and pointed at the villager in the circle. The old man then asked the first villager how he knew he was being pointed at. The first villager replied, “The second villager’s gesture indicated that he was pointing at me.”

The old man smiled and said, “That’s right. The pointing gesture denotes or signifies the intended meaning.” The villagers finally understood the connection between the crossword clue ‘Indicate‘ and its answer ‘DENOTE.’ From that day on, they never forgot the wise old man’s lesson and became better at solving crossword puzzles.