One might start as a seed

The answer to “One might start as a seed” in the New York Times crossword is IDEA — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 26, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 3-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“One might start as a seed” answer

IDEA (4 letters)

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Why the answer is IDEA

IDEA is the 4-letter solution that fits "One might start as a seed" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 26, 2025 (3-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does IDEA mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of IDEA is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “One might start as a seed” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

January 26, 2025 (most recent) → IDEA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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