Basic idea
The crossword clue "Basic idea" is answered by GIST, a 4-letter entry. Used 43 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
GIST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GIST answer page.
Used 43 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- KEYNOTE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for GIST
Every other clue in this collection answered by GIST, most used first.
- Main point - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- General idea - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Start of an idea - GERM, used 42 times
- Basic French verb - ETRE, used 41 times
- Novel idea - PLOT, used 32 times
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