Hi Tamlou
There are many, many methods to search for a correct answer. When I am sure of some of the letters I have for a word I go to
www.onelook.com site, and stick those letters in the search bar with question marks for the missing ones. This usually finds the word you are looking for. Additionally it gives you a number of Dictionary references where you can double check the word against the clue given in the crossword.
Hope this helps.
Regards Dutchy.