Popular feature involving bridge partnership coming soon?

Latest answer — August 17, 2026

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Clue explained

IN TRANSIT means on the way or coming soon, as suggested by the question mark. IN means popular, while TRANSIT evokes a feature used to cross or connect places, such as a bridge; the wording is deliberately playful.

Clue type:
Phrase or idiom
A simple diagram showing a transit route crossing a bridge.

Times Quick Cryptic Crossword

This clue's Monday, August 17, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Brass instrument: listen with boredom, possibly
  2. 8Choral piece — music of the early Tudors originally
  3. 9Italian dish is excessive in Rome? Not half
  4. 10Can I go wild about river being pesticide-free?
  5. 11Wary about poster of dubious intent?
  6. 13Popular feature involving bridge partnership coming soon?
  7. 17Yeast bubbling still
  8. 19Stolen limelight, say, in popular venue
  9. 20Some men finally brought in to assess explosive device
  10. 22Stick found in thickets, apparently, after turning round
  11. 23Christian belief potters around with Matins

Down

  1. 1Call us up, minutes before Monday
  2. 2One sadly trying to circumvent limits of true honesty
  3. 3Put out: court supports old lover with money
  4. 4Repurposed other charts, capturing sources of some confidence in psychiatric assessment
  5. 5Ponders America getting into endless disarray
  6. 6Concussed in fight, head being struck
  7. 7The writer getting upset about horse — Black Beauty, possibly
  8. 12Article on wine including suggestion for appetisers
  9. 14Working arrangement precedes attack
  10. 15Obsession with problem to force termination of conversation?
  11. 16Brook Republican getting into very hot water?
  12. 18Elevated skill of Parisian commerce
  13. 21Sense of self revealed in eastern board game

The answer to “Popular feature involving bridge partnership coming soon?” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is INTRANSIT — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 17, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 13-Across. 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.

“Popular feature involving bridge partnership coming soon?” answer

INTRANSIT (9 letters)

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August 17, 2026 (most recent) → INTRANSIT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “Popular feature involving bridge partnership coming soon?”?

The answer is INTRANSIT, a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 17, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Popular feature involving bridge partnership coming soon?”?

9 letters: INTRANSIT.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 17, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 13-Across.

Can “Popular feature involving bridge partnership coming soon?” have a different answer?

Yes — The Times Quick Cryptic sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Times Quick Cryptic answers?

The full grid for August 17, 2026 is on the Times Quick Cryptic answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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