A1 Chess Piece Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ROOK which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ROOK

Updated: February 8, 2024 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	4		Exact Match!
2	37%	7		Artist and chess player who said "While all artists are not chess players, all chess players are artists"
3	30%	6		A chess piece that can be promoted to a more powerful piece

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We think the answer is "ROOK" which means:

noun

• (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
• Common gregarious old world bird about the size and color of the american crow

verb

• Deprive of by deceit

An example sentence would be:

• "The rook is a black bird with a distinctive call."
• "The rook perched on a branch and watched the other birds."

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Telegraph Cross Atlantic09 Feb 2024	Across 60
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