Inventive types are people who are creative and come up with new ideas. They often think outside the box and come up with solutions to problems that others may not have thought of. The crossword solution for this term is 'LIARS', which refers to people who tell lies or stories in order to make something sound more interesting or to get out of a difficult situation. Inventive types often use their creativity to come up with clever lies or stories to get what they want.