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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SEED Germ of an idea (4) Newsday Sep 21, 2023
41% SEEDS Germs, as of ideas (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 1, 2024
3% COOTIES Playground "germs" (7) Universal Nov 4, 2025
3% FALSEIMPRESSION Wrong idea (15) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
3% MIRAGE A germ I suspect is illusory thing (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Nov 1, 2025
3% THEMES Main ideas (6) Newsday Oct 29, 2025
3% BRAINSTORM Idea-generating session (10) Commuter Oct 25, 2025
3% ETC ... you get the idea (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 24, 2025
3% GET "Don't ___ any ideas!" (3) USA Today Oct 22, 2025
3% THOUGHT However, idiot finally had an idea (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 22, 2025

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