Word: IDEA

The word IDEA has appeared in at least 1106 clues on different crosswords.

Clue(s)
Patent predecessor?
Concept
Concept
"That's a great ___!"
Notion
Flash
Brainchild
Glimmering
Think tank nugget
Proposal
Mental notion
Notion
Brainchild
Something that pops into your head
Inventor's "light bulb"
Notion
Planning session nugget
"The National Parks: America's Best ___" (2009 Ken Burns documentary series)
It comes to mind
Creative spark
Mental creation
'Any ___?'
"I had no ___!"
It may be just a hunch
Think-tank nugget
Brainchild
Start of creation?
Brain flash
Innovator's spark
Thought
Brainstormer's spark
Clever thought
Thought
Creative thought
Conception
Original thought
Brainstorm
Inkling
Creative concept
Bright thought
Cogitation
"What's the big ___?"
Concept
Concept
Brainstorm result
Notion
Bulb in a balloon?
"You have no ___ what's involved here"
Conception
Notion
Intention
Mental image
Creative notion
Fancy
It may come to mind
Patent predecessor?
Whence a patent
Creative thought
"What a great ___!" ("Let's do this!")
Thing leading to a patent
Notion
Creative spark
Original thought
Notion
Brainstorming contribution
Concept
Brainstorm
Creative spark
Skull session offering
Inspiration
Inspirational thought
"What if . . ." thought
Mental flash
Inkling
Lightbulb, in comics
Think-tank product
Mind matter
Mental flash
Inventor's spark
Inkling
Creative output
Writer's block breakthrough
Creative thought
Innovator's spark
Concept
Notion
Inventor's start
Creative flash
Thinker's output
Mental block breakthrough
Aim
Entrepreneur's start
Patent preceder, presumably
Inspiration
Glimmering
Brainstorm
Thought or notion
Mind product
"Eureka!" inspirer
Mental impression
Product of thought
Creative spark
Think-tank nugget
Notion
Glimmering
Writer's block breakthrough
Patent prerequisite
Notion
Plan
Brain wave
Plan
Mind's product
Notion
What comes to mind
Brainstorm
Think tank nugget
Brainstorming session output
Brain wave?
Bright thought
It comes to mind
"Don't get the wrong ___"
Notion
Start of an invention
Notion
Inkling
Patent preceder
It can be big, bright, good or bad
Mind product
Creative spark
Notion
Notion
Creative thought
Flash of inspiration
Notion
Noodle nugget
Patent's genesis
Think-tank nugget
Intention
Skull session offering
Concept
Notion
Brainchild
Scheme
You might bounce it off someone
"The very ___!"
Notion
Bright thought
View
Notion
Reason to shout "Aha!"
Notion
Notion
"That Is NOT a Good ___!" (Mo Willems children's book)
Start of something big, usually
Flash of inspiration
Concept
Skull session product
Something talked about in a TED talk
"I haven't the foggiest ___!"
Notion
Creative spark
Brainstorming contribution
Think tank's output
"Hey, what's the big ___?"
Imaginative thought
Thinker's thought
Notion
Notion
"The very ___!"
Belief
Notion
It can be bounced off someone
Conception
Concept
Creative flash
Thought
Inventor's "lightbulb"
Brainstorm
Belief
"I have no ___ where I left my keys"
Creative germ
Creative thought
Planning session product
Creative formation
Concept
Light bulb, in a comic strip
Brainchild
Notion
Belief
Concept
Brain flash
Mental seed
Brainstorm
Brainchild
Notion
Patent predecessor?
Creative spark
Brain child
Thought
Flash of genius, say
"I had no ___!" ("What a surprise!")
Brain product
Creative inspiration
Scheme
Crossword inspiration
Novel notion
Innovator's spark
Concept
Think-tank nugget
Noggin output
"What's the big ___?"
First step towards a patent
Brain wave
Inventor's starting point
Patent's genesis
Proposal
Concept
Inkling
It may come to a head
Sneaking suspicion
Creative thought
Brainstorm result
"The very ___!"
Mental conception
Brainchild
Mental flash
Imaginative thought
Concept
Innovation's basis
Patent's germ
Creative thought
Cogitation
Thought
Mental seed
Think tank's creation
Creative thought
Suggestion
Notion
"The very ___!"
Brainstorming contribution
Mental flash
It's sometimes patented
Notion
Imaginative thought
Original thought
"Do you have a better ___?"
Theory
Brain wave
Springboard for an inventor
Brain wave
Concept
Intention
Writer's block breakthrough
Lightbulb over one's head?
Belief
Start of a plan
Brainchild
Patent's germ
Notion
Goal of brainstorming
Imaginative thought
Concept
Concept
Notion
Inkling
Start of an invention
"What a brilliant ___!"
Brainchild
Result of cogitating
Original thought
Brain wave
Inventor's "lightbulb"
It may be symbolized by a light bulb
"What's the big ___?!"
Clue
It precedes an invention
Think tank nugget
Conception
Brainstorm
Notion
Inspiration
Vague impression
Fresh thought
Impression
Concept
Notion
Bit of brain work
Creative spark
Lightbulb, metaphorically
Cogitation
Inventive thought
Theorem or noumenon
Writer's block buster
Planning session contribution
Creative concept
One might arrive with a finger snap
Start of something big
It might occur to you
Beginning of an invention
Spark, so to speak
Mind's creation
Noodle concoction
Flash of brilliance
What a light bulb represents in the comics
Notion
Brainstorming session output
Something coming to mind
Birth of an invention
Lightbulb's meaning, sometimes
Noodle concoction?
Invention genesis
"I haven't got the slightest ____"
Thought
Brain flash
Hunch
"I haven't the slightest ___!"
Belief
Thought
Brainchild
Concept
Mental formulation
Inkling
Mental flash
Inventor's inspiration
Writer's block breakthrough
''Shark Tank'' pitch
Brainstorming contribution
Creative spark
Notion
Notion
Thought
Mental formulation
Creative thought
Thought
Notion
Concept
Thought
Conception
Mental flash
Thought
"Why, the very ___!" (outraged remark)
Overhead light bulb?
Fancy
Mental formulation
What a brainstorming session might come up with
Think tank nugget
Notion
Conception
Notion
It might be put in your head
Creative spark
Suggestion
What's the big ____?
Inventor’s spark
Bright thought
Notion
Notion
Brainwave
Conception
Something to think up
Notion
Notion
Bit of brainwork
Brainstorm
"I have no ___ what I'm doing"
Brainstorm
Brain flash
Creative spark
Inspiration
Clever concept
Inspiration
Concept
Approximation
Bright thought
Brainstorming result
Brainstorm
Inspiration
It might come with an “Aha!”
Concept
What an entrepreneur presents to the panel on "Shark Tank"
Brainstorm
Notion
Notion
Brain wave
"I haven't the foggiest ___!"
Brainwave
"I had no ___!"
Birth of a notion?
Mental conception
Thought
Noodle concoction?
Creative thought
Creative spark
Brainy creation
Thought
Concept
Inspiration
Inkling
It may be bright
Concept
Notion
Conception
Belief
One may be pitched to a publisher
Belief
Brainstorm
Creative thought
Mental notion
Scheme
Thought
Mental image
Notion
Brain product
General drift
"Is this your ___ of a good time?"
Brain product
Brainstorm
Thought
Conception
Mental inspiration
Inventor’s inspiration
Notion
Mental notion
Creative spark
Vacuity's lack
Result of a brainstorm
Mental concept
Mental flash
Notion
"What's the big __?"
"Here's an ___ ..."
Brainstorming flash
"I've got an ____!"
Mental flash
Notion
"I haven't the vaguest ___"
Thought
Think-tank product
What a light bulb represents when it's above someone's head in a comic strip
Creative thought
Brainstorm
Notion
Hunch
Mental spark
"What a great ___!" ("I like your suggestion")
Brainstorming offering
Inventor’s inkling
Notion
Fancy
It pops into your head
"I've got an ____!"
"Hey, what's the big ___?"
Inspiration
Mind's product
Creative spark
Imaginative thought
Notion
Conception
Mental conception
Creative thought
Inventor's start
Inventive thought
Conception
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Creative spark
Sudden inspiring thought
Creative thought
Glimmering
Concept
Mental concoction
Sneaking suspicion
Flash of inspiration
Inspiration
Initial step in the creative process
It's a thought
Brain wave
Plan of action
Thought that might be described as "half-baked"
Notion
Notion
Brainstorm
Cogitation
"I have an __"
Mental flash
Brain flash
Mental spark
Creative spark
See 2-Down
Innovative thought
"That Is NOT a Good ___!" (Mo Willems children's book)
Creative thought
Thought
A light bulb may symbolize one
"I had no ___!"
What a germ may become
Brain wave?
What may come to mind
What's the big ____?
Planning session contribution
Brain's creation
"It's a crazy ___ but it just might work!"
Notion
Inspiration
Entrepreneur’s start
Cogitation
Thought
Thought or concept
Plan
Mental notion
Brainstorm
Theory
Notion
"Bright" thought
Creative thought
Thought
Notion
"What gave you that ___?" ("Why do you think that?")
Conception
Brainstorm
Belief
Brainstorm
Mental notion
Creative flash
"No __": "Beats me"
Inventive thought
Theory
Mind spark
"I have no ___" ("Don't ask me")
Thought
Fresh thought
Notion
Notion
Innovative thought
Sometimes patented
Sudden insight
Mental notion
Mental flash
Theory
"I've got an ___!" ("I know what might work!")
Brain product
Beginning of a plan
Brainstorming contribution
Brainstorm
Hunch
Notion
Belief
Creative flash
Mental flash
"I'm sure I have no ___ what you mean"
Notion
Plan
"Whatever gave him that ___?"
"What's the big ___?!"
Brain wave
Notion
Bright thought
Notion
Glimmering
"I just thought of a crazy ___ ..."
Creative thought
Inspiration
Plan of action
Brain wave?
Come up with a bright ___
Mental flash
Inkling
Innovation initiation
Brainchild
Notion
Word after "big" or "bright"
Notion
Brainstorm
Mental flash
Mental image
Flash of inspiration
Creative nugget
Something that pops into your brain
Brain's creation
Mental flash
Brainstorm
Writer's block breakthrough
Mental formulation
Creative spark
Inventive spark
Creative thought
Result of thought
Inspiration
Notion
Product of a brainstorming session
Brain product
Brain product
Inspiration
Glimmering
Thing symbolized by a light bulb over the head
Patent predecessor?
Brainstorming output
Mental invention
Brainchild
Glimmering
Thought
Notion
Proposal
Brainchild
"What gave you that ___?" ("Why do you think that?")
Concept
Brainchild
Brainchild
"I have absolutely no ___" ("Beats me")
Notion
Brain flash
Thought
Inventor's "light bulb"
Thought
Mental notion
It's a thought
Inkling
Creative concept
"I had no ___!" ("What a surprise!")
Bright thought
Cogitation
Notion
Intention
Inspiration
Inspiration
Notion
Fancy
Patent predecessor?
Inspiration
"Say, I've got an ___!"
"I don't want you to get the wrong ___ ..."
Brainstorm result
Brainstorm
Notion
Creative thought
Concept
Concept
Think-tank product
"The very ___!"
Notion
Mind matter
Inspiration
Inkling
Notion
What a light bulb represents in comic strips
Inventor's start
Mind spark
Brainstorm
Birth of a notion
"That Is NOT a Good __!": Mo Willems children's book
Food for thought
Glimmering
Light bulb generator?
Notion
"What's the big ___?!"
Brainstorm
Mind product
"Hey, what's the big ___?"
Thought or notion
Creative spark
Creative spark
Glimmering
Something to think about
Product of thought
Notion
Creative thought
Plan
Creative flash
A light bulb may symbolize one
Brain wave?
Bright thought
Result of brainstorming
Mind's product
"I had no ___!" ("What a surprise!")
Spark of inspiration
General sense
Conception
Notion
Creative spark
Mental flash
Half-baked thought, perhaps
It might occur to you
Brainstorm
Bean sprout?
Mind product
Intention
Inventor's "light bulb"
Notion
Brainchild
Notion
Scheme
View
Concept
Concept
Noodle output?
Inkling
Brainchild
Notion
Mental spark
Creative spark
"The slightest" or "the foggiest" thing
"Hey, what's the big ___?"
Creative spark
Imaginative thought
Notion
Notion
Belief
Creative thought
Think tank's output
"The right" thing
Spark of innovation
Belief
Brainstorm
"Can I bounce an ___ off you?"
Conception
Brainchild
Belief
Brain flash
Patent predecessor?
Concept
Concept
Scheme
Concept
Proposal
Writer's block breakthrough
Suggestion
Novel notion
Thought that comes to mind
Sneaking suspicion
Brainstorm
It's a thought
Notion
Mental spark
Concept
Brainstorm
Concept
Notion
Imaginative thought
"I had no ___!"
Brainstorm result
Thought
Cogitation
Creative flash
"I hadn't the foggiest ___!"
"Bright" thought
Thought
"I have no ___ what I'm doing"
Concept
Imaginative thought
Notion
Theory
Brain wave
Notion
Intention
Belief
Creative inspiration
Original thought
Piece of mind?
It comes into your head
Notion
Imaginative thought
"No __": "Beats me"
Lightbulb over one's head?
"It seemed like a good ___ at the time"
Concept
Brainchild
Brainchild
Brain wave
"Where'd you get that ___?"
Notion
Word after "bright" or "bad"
Creative breakthrough
Bit of creativity
Notion
Gist
Original thought
Thought
Conception
Inspiration
Notion
"Why, the very ___!" ("What nerve!")
Fresh thought
Conception
Think tank nugget
"I've got an ___" ("Why don't we try this?")
Notion
Brainstorm
"Good ___!" ("Nice thinking!")
Creative spark
Mental invention
What a light bulb represents in comic strips
Something that might pop into your head
Notion
Flash of brilliance
Flash of brilliance
Flash of brilliance
Flash of brilliance
Flash of brilliance
Flash of brilliance
Inventive thought
Anagram of 17-Across
Beginning of an invention
Internal flash
Thought
Planning session contribution
Brainstorming result
Mind's creation
Creative thought
Lightbulb, in comics
Mental flash
"What's the big ___?!"
Result of a lightbulb moment
Hunch
Writer's block breakthrough
Brainchild
"I haven't got the slightest ____"
Inkling
A lightbulb might signify one
Brain flash
Spark of inspiration
Mental formulation
Concept
Bit of creativity
Part of a brainstorm
Thought
Creative thought
Creative spark
Concept
Mental formulation
Overhead light bulb?
Fancy
Writer's block breakthrough
Thought
Conception
What's the big ____?
Mental formulation
Notion
Brainstorming session's output
Brainstorming result
Brainstorm
What a light bulb may represent
Concept
Reason to say "Eureka!"
Approximation
"Hey, I have a crazy ___ ..."
Brain flash
Mental notion
Mental flash
See 60-Down
Brainstorming result
"What's the big ___?"
Think tank's quest
Creative inspiration
Birth of a notion?
Brainchild
Notion
Inspiration
Starting place for an inventor
Brainy creation
"I have no ___ what I'm doing"
Brainstorm
"Whatever gave you that ___?"
Inkling
Spark of inspiration
Notion
Belief
Mental conception
Concept
Belief
Brainstorm
Scheme
Concept
Notion
Brainchild
General drift
Concept
Mental notion
Brain product
Mental inspiration
What comes to mind
What comes to mind
Concept
Brain product
"I don't want you to get the wrong ___"
Suggestion in a brainstorming session
Think tank output
Cause for an aha
Thought
Notion
Bit of inspiration
"What's the big ___?"
Spark of a sort
"What's the big ___?!"
Mental notion
Concept
"That just gave me a brilliant ___!"
Creative springboard
Brainstorm product
Mental invention
Bright thought
Notion
Thought
Thought
Mental concept
Think-tank product
"I have an ___!"
"I've got an ____!"
"What's the big ___?!"
Brilliant thought
Hunch
One may start with "What if we ..."
Lightbulb, in cartoons
Creative thought
Fancy
Think tank result
Creative spark
Mental spark
One may be half-baked or brilliant
Inkling
Fancy
Inspiration
Bright thought
"I've got an ____!"
Creative spark
Original thought
Mental flash
Imaginative thought
Innovative spark
Notion
Planning session contribution
Mind's product
Notion
Inventor's start
Inventive notion
Brainstorm
Writer's block breakthrough
Mental conception
Entrepreneur's spark
It's a thought
"Hey, what's the big ___?"
"You get the ___"
Glimmering
Flirting with the ___ (considering)
Sneaking suspicion
What a light bulb over someone's head means, in cartoons
Inspiration
"What's the big ___?!"
Concept
The embryo of an invention
Brain wave
Plan of action
It pops into your brain
Cogitation
Creative spark
Result of brainstorming
Notion
One may be floated or rough
"Could I bounce an ___ off you?"
Thought
Brainstorming result
Brain flash
Brain wave?
Creative thought
What's the big ____?
Conception
Notion
Inspiration
"You have no ___"
Cogitation
Plan
Brain's creation
It might be bad or bright
Theory
"That's not such a bad ___!"
"I had no ___!"
Word implied in "I haven't the foggiest"
Thought
Thought or concept
Mental notion
Notion
Thought
Notion
Conception
Brainchild
Notion
Belief
Concept
"I haven't the foggiest ___"
Brainstorm
Something a think tank produces
Notion
Theory
Mental notion
Concept
Brainstorm goal
Inventive thought
Fresh thought
Lightbulb, in a comic
Thought
Thought
Impression
Notion
Creative spark in the mind
Beginning of a plan
Hunch
Notion
Mental notion
Belief
"I've got a great ___!" ("What we should do is ...")
Brain product
Possibly good suggestion
Plan
Notion
"Whatever gave you that ___?"
Brain wave
Bright thought
Glimmering
"It seemed like a good ___ at the time"
Notion
Lightbulb, in cartoons
Notion
Plan of action
Creative spark symbolized by a light bulb
Brain wave?
Result of brainstorming
Inkling
"That's not a bad ___!"
Creative thought
Notion
Concept
Notion
Brainstorming breakthrough
Brainstorm
Mental flash
Something to think about
Creative thought
Thought sometimes represented by a light bulb
Brain's creation
"That Is NOT a Good ___!" (Mo Willems children's book)
Brainstorm
Mental image
Inspiration
Starting point for a plan
Brain wave
Mental formulation
Conception
Brain product
Inspiration
Glimmering
Result of thought
Patent predecessor?
Brainstorm target
"I have no ___"
Brain product
Brainchild
Brainchild
Glimmering
Head light?
Proposal
Concept
Brainy thought
Innovative thought
Brainchild
Notion
"Please don't get the wrong ___"
Brainchild
"It seemed like a good ___ at the time"
Brain flash
Thought
Brainstorm
Thought
Inventor's starting point
Inkling
Notion
Creative concept
Bright thought
Cogitation
Nugget from a noggin
Writer's block breakthrough
"Hey, what's the big ___?"
Mental notion
Intention
Fancy
Patent predecessor?
The wheel was a good one
Notion
Inkling
Mental impression
What comes to mind
What a lightbulb symbolizes
Creative spark symbolized by a light bulb
"What's the big ___?"
Notion
Intention
Concept
Sometimes patented
Think tank nugget
Notion
Notion
Brainchild
Creative spark
What a light bulb often represents, in comic strips
Scheme
Brain spark
Bright thought
Mind product