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noun • usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds • a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated verb • repeat mindlessly | ||||||||
| 53% | 8 | Type of chess move where the king moves two squares towards the rook and the rook moves to the square next to the king | ||||||
noun • (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank • United States actor (1914-1998) • a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law • United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959) • United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835) | ||||||||
| 34% | 8 | Tactic used in chess where a player moves a rook from its original position to another rank or file | ||||||
noun • An act of rolling out; deployment. • A play in which a quarterback moves toward the sideline before attempting to pass. • A form of analysis in which the same position is played many times (with different dice rolls) and the various outcomes are recorded. • A game variant in which players progressively reveal their cards. | ||||||||
Character Holding Rook And Duck Or Another Bird Crossword Clue
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PARROT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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PARROT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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