The Clue
Trial balloon, e.g. (4 letter answer)
The Answer
IDEA
Tags
Notes
The answer IDEA is very common and appears about once every 26 puzzles.
Related Clues
Brainchild
Brainstorm
Conceit
Concept
Fancy
Flash
Glimmering
Imagine that
Inkling
Notion
Thought
"Aha!" elicitor
Bit of brainwork
Brain popper
Brain wave
Bright thought
Invention germ
Inventive thought
Just a thought
Mental flash
Piece of mind?
Possible solution
Seed of an invention
The thought that counts?
It comes to mind
Overhead light bulb?
Thinker's reward
What comes to mind
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"