This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, July 2, 2026 (15 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Thursday puzzles often have a trick, such as a rebus (several letters in one square) or answers that bend the rules.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
I _ _ _
First and last letters
I _ _ A
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About the answer
IDEA as a word: More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking; A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention.
IDEA has been an answer 9 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 6, 2026.
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