Thing leading to a patent Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Thing leading to a patent last seen in Universal puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IDEA.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDEA Thing leading to a patent (4) Universal Dec 24, 2018
3% AHEAD In the lead (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 18, 2025
3% THAT The thing there (4) Newsday Nov 16, 2025
3% TARMAC Road surfacing material patented in 1902 (6) The Times Specialist Nov 3, 2025
3% ITEMS Things (5) Commuter Oct 23, 2025
3% ITEM Thing (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 9, 2025
3% TEL Graham Bell's patent, for short (3)
2% ALA Carte lead-in (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 21, 2025
2% ASSET It's a good thing (5) New York Times Nov 19, 2025
2% STAR Person in the lead (4) Newsday Nov 13, 2025

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