Inventive designs encouraged initially as thought process (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDEAS Inventive designs encouraged initially as thought process (5) (5)
6% ABET Aid by encouraging transgression initially (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 11, 2025
5% IDEATED Thought (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 29, 2025
5% CREATE Invent (6) (6) Mirror Classic Oct 27, 2025
5% BRAINY Thoughtful? (6) Universal Oct 26, 2025
5% IDEA Thought (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
5% PENNY "A ___ for your thoughts?" (5)
5% PEP ___ talk (encouraging speech) (3)
5% LD --> thoughts (2) USA Today Quick Oct 24, 2025
5% FEET --> thoughts (4) USA Today Quick Oct 24, 2025
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