The Clue
Thinker's reward (4 letter answer)
The Answer
IDEA
Tags
Notes
The answer IDEA is very common and appears about once every 26 puzzles.
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Brainchild
Brainstorm
Conceit
Concept
"Good ___!"
Inkling
Notion
Opinion
Supposition
Thought
Basis for a patent
Bean sprout?
Bright thought
Creative spark
Invention starter
Inventive thought
Inventor's start
Plan of action
Product of cerebration
Product of imagination
Product of reflection
A result of cerebration
"That's a great ___!"
It has a germ
Light bulb, in comics
"No ___" ("Beats me")
Start of something big?
Think-tank creation
Think tank output
Comic-strip light bulb
A good one is often carried out
Something that can't be patented
Definition
IDEA as a noun:
1. (idea, thought) = the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
2. a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him"
3. (estimate, estimation, approximation, idea) = an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"
4. (mind, idea) = your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces"
5. (theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea) = (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"