Verse originally heard about in Kyoto University

Latest answer — September 16, 2026

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Clue explained

HAIKU is a verse form. The answer is formed from the initial letters of Heard About In Kyoto University; “originally” signals taking those first letters.

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A Japanese haiku displayed beside a traditional Kyoto garden

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This clue's Wednesday, September 16, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1New performer’s impression, involving tuba playing
  2. 5Conserve black doorpost
  3. 8Verse originally heard about in Kyoto University
  4. 9What correspondent may be doing — a job overseas?
  5. 11Composer OK with Sky TV broadcast about tea
  6. 13Opportunity to succeed and do well at first
  7. 14More than ever conceals this hydrocarbon
  8. 17No ketchup is distributed in poor eatery?
  9. 20Investigate popular religious group, limiting power
  10. 21Dior’s refusal to entertain latest items in completely artificial synthetic material
  11. 22Achieved nothing as popular destination
  12. 23Introduces our group to woman’s crime

Down

  1. 1End of novel possessed rising children’s author
  2. 2Composer initially ready to enter piece with half a score
  3. 3Hard luck over code on website, one difficult to deal with
  4. 4Cloth on table mostly helpful after pot overturned
  5. 6French friends start to swear in an inappropriate manner
  6. 7Threatening figures beg money freely
  7. 10Queen involved in attempt to reform cheat
  8. 12Writhing idiot finally ignored sharp pain
  9. 15Ring to cancel American
  10. 16Representative figures dismissing European position
  11. 18University favoured suppressing second disruption
  12. 19Privy to round inside pub

The answer to “Verse originally heard about in Kyoto University” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is HAIKU — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 16, 2026, a Wednesday 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.

“Verse originally heard about in Kyoto University” answer

HAIKU (5 letters)

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What does HAIKU mean?

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

(noun)

  • a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world

When else has “Verse originally heard about in Kyoto University” 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.

September 16, 2026 (most recent) → HAIKU. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Verse originally heard about in Kyoto University”?

The answer is HAIKU, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 16, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Verse originally heard about in Kyoto University”?

5 letters: HAIKU.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 16, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 8-Across.

Can “Verse originally heard about in Kyoto University” 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 September 16, 2026 is on the Times Quick Cryptic answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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