| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| THOUGHT | Idea | |
| NOTION | Idea | |
| ADVOCATE | Support (idea) | |
| SKETCHIEST | Vaguest (idea) | |
| INKLING | Faint idea | |
| PLANB | Backup idea | |
| HAS | Entertains (idea) | |
| DELUSION | Mistaken idea | |
| UNDERSTANDS | Grasps (idea) | |
| ABSTRACTION | General idea | |
| CONCEPT | General idea | |
| WHIMSY | Fanciful idea | |
| THEME | Unifying idea | |
| IDEAS | Of Idea | |
| INVENTION | Thought; idea. | |
| PLAN B | Backup idea (4,1) | |
| IMPLY | Subsume an idea | |
| WHIM | Sudden passing idea | |
| CONCEPTION | Idea; purpose; design. | |
| AIDE | Bad idea from assistant | |
| THEORY | Speculative view or idea | |
| IDEALESS | Destitute of an idea. | |
| PERCEPTION | An idea; a notion. | |
| APPREHENSION | Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea. | |
| NARROWMINDED | Having no idea, broadly speaking | |