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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

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MIND
That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"

PLAN
Scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file"

AIDE
Someone who acts as assistant

CLUE
A slight indication

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THEME
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

FLASH
A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

HUNCH
The act of bending yourself into a humped position

FANCY
Something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"

GUESS
An estimate based on little or no information

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NOTION

THEORY
A belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"

NOTION
(usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"

VISION
The formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be"

DESIGN
The act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument"

SCHEME
A schematic or preliminary plan

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FANTASY
Imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy"

INKLING
A slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"

CONCEIT
An artistic device or effect; "the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree"

OPINION
The reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

CONCEPT
An abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

THOUGHT
The process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"

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APPROACH
The act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

ESTIMATE
A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent"

PROPOSAL
Something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

NOTATION
The activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters

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HEADLIGHT
A powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive

INVENTION
The act of inventing

SUSPICION
Being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"

AWARENESS
Having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"

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HYPOTHESIS
A tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"

ESTIMATION
A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent"

BRAINSTORM
The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

REVELATION
An enlightening or astonishing disclosure

IMPRESSION
An impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician"

GLIMMERING
A slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"

CONCEPTION
The act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

SUGGESTION
The act of inducing hypnosis

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INSPIRATION
The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

ABSTRACTION
A general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

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MELODICTHEME
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"

MUSICALTHEME
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"

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APPROXIMATION
The act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue