pieces of the puzzle
- jigsawPuzzle or curve-cutting tool
- cluesHints toward answers
- fragmentsIncomplete broken pieces
- fittingSuitable or proper
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
solution · mystery · connecting · picture · edges · interlocking · scattered · assembling · hints · pattern · completing · detective · evidence · mosaic · searching · solving · snapping · together
completeness
pieces of the puzzlethe whole picture
the big picture · totality · the whole · completeness · entirety
clarity of understanding
pieces of the puzzlecomprehension
Mental understanding of meaning
enlightenment · revelation · epiphany · clear picture · insight
problem-solving stage
pieces of the puzzlecase closed
Matter finally resolved
resolution · conclusion · denouement · open and shut case · fait accompli