Could this be a Deep Blue moment for the cryptic crossword?

Could this be a Deep Blue moment for the cryptic crossword? A computer program has finally outdone humans at solving cryptic crosswords. Don't get Cluesletter, our weekly puzzles newsletter, delivered to your inbox? W hen 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 attempts. Almost 30 years later, a computer program has finally outdone humans at solving cryptic crosswords.