General idea
The crossword clue "General idea" is answered by GIST, a 4-letter entry. Used 30 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 16 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 30 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 16 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.
- APERCU (1 uses in xd)
- CONCEPT (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
- Basic idea - used 43 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.
- General Bradley - OMAR, used 229 times
- General ___ chicken - TSOS, used 203 times
- General vicinity - AREA, used 90 times
- Start of an idea - GERM, used 42 times
- General Robert __ - ELEE, used 40 times
- Novel idea - PLOT, used 32 times
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