Key
Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.
Solving
Solving noun - Finding a solution to a problem.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Switching back and forth between Giana's cute and punk forms at exactly the right moment is the key to solving many puzzles.
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This is key to solving many of the game's puzzles, including "Counts to Fifteen" (15 is hidden behind one of the walls).
Source: Conspicuously Light Patch - Her ability to keep replaying and reexamining a memory for previously unnoticed details is key in solving the murder in the pilot episode.
Source: Photographic Memory
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