The Clue
Vague impression (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
Conception
Fantasy
Imagine that
Inkling
Notion
Proposal
Theory
Thought
"The very ___!"
Anagram for aide
Budding plan
Creative spark
Genesis of an invention
Inventor's start
Possible solution
Prelude to an invention
Product of imagination
Seed for a plot
Sneaking suspicion
Comic's light bulb
It has a germ
"No ___" ("Beats me")
Overhead light bulb?
Reason to shout "Eureka!"
Something to think about
Think-tank product
Thinker's reward
"You have no ___!"
Comic-strip light bulb
What a germ may become
" . . . an ___ whose time has come": Hugo
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"