The term BAD IDEA can be summarized by the crossword solutions NOTA (4 letters), NAH (3 letters), MISTAKE (7 letters), THINKAGAIN (10 letters), IDIDNTHEARTHAT (14 letters), LETSNOTGOTHERE (14 letters), and YOUMUSTBEJOKING (15 letters). These solutions all express a negative opinion of the idea, suggesting that it is not a good one. The solutions range from short and direct, such as NAH, to longer and more emphatic, such as YOUMUSTBEJOKING. All of them indicate that the idea should not be pursued.