Good hypothesis abandoned by fool’s initiative

The answer to “Good hypothesis abandoned by fool’s initiative” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is GUMPTION — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 9, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 7-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.

“Good hypothesis abandoned by fool’s initiative” answer

GUMPTION (8 letters)

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Why the answer is GUMPTION

Swap the fool’s opening for a grading compliment to turn a hypothesis into initiative 💡

What does GUMPTION mean?

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

When else has “Good hypothesis abandoned by fool’s initiative” appeared?

The Times Cryptic 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.

August 9, 2026 (most recent) → GUMPTION. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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