puzzle out

verb puzzle out

• break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
• clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
• deal with — When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
• decipher — to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible)
• dope out — any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.