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  "id": 15765093,
  "title": "Could this be a Deep Blue moment for the cryptic crossword?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/could-this-be-a-deep-blue-moment-for-the-cryptic-crossword",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-20T15:27:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/puzzles/crossword-blog/2026/oct/20/could-this-be-a-deep-blue-moment-for-the-cryptic-crossword"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A computer program has finally outdone humans at solving cryptic crosswords. Plus, more from around the puzzleverse • Don’t get Cluesletter, our weekly puzzles newsletter, delivered to your inbox? Sign up here When the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue beat Garry Kasparov at chess in 1997, it was an early victory for artificial intelligence over the human mind, and the culmination of decades of…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}