Collocations for solve - verb

completely
The mystery has not yet been completely solved.

largely
half, partially, partly
hardly
actually, really
It doesn't really solve the problem.

not necessarily
Being with friends does not necessarily solve my problem.

adequately, satisfactorily
This question has never been satisfactorily solved.

effectively
easily, readily
quickly
neatly
magically, somehow
eventually, finally
never

attempt to, try to
help (to), help sb (to)
We were given clues to help us solve the puzzle.

be designed to
a plan designed to solve the housing problem

fail to
be difficult to

by
We hope the difficulty can be solved by getting the two sides together to discuss the issues.

with
The problem cannot be solved with spending cuts alone.

an attempt to solve sth
be aimed at solving sth
research aimed at solving the growing problem of child obesity

be good at solving sth
She's really good at solving problems.

focus on solving sth
We need to focus on solving the country's problem.

help in solving sth
their appeal for help in solving the case

Solve is used with these nouns as the object:
case, challenge, conflict, crime, crisis, crossword, difficulty, dilemma, disagreement, disappearance, dispute, equation, murder, mystery, paradox, predicament, problem, puzzle, shortage