Take part in conspiracy, rueing it badly

The answer to “Take part in conspiracy, rueing it badly” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is INTRIGUE — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 25, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 8-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.

“Take part in conspiracy, rueing it badly” answer

INTRIGUE (8 letters)

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What does INTRIGUE mean?

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

When else has “Take part in conspiracy, rueing it badly” appeared?

The Times Quick 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 25, 2026 (most recent) → INTRIGUE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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