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Attempts To Capture Queen And Rooks Perhaps Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BIRDS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: BIRDS

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noun

• warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

• the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

• informal terms for a (young) woman

• a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

• badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

verb

• watch and study birds in their natural habitat

43%6 Chess piece between the rooks and the queen
noun

• a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

• port wine mulled with oranges and cloves

• (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color

33%9 Series of books attempts to capture current register
noun

• a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme

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The Guardian Cryptic08 May 2013 Across 9
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