Checkmate In Sporting Event Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	9		Exact Match!
	noun • an international championship match
	30%	10		Social event held before a sporting event involving food and drink in a parking lot
	noun • a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading verb • follow at a dangerously close distance
	28%	7		When checkmate is most likely to occur
	noun • the final stages of an extended process of negotiation • the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board

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The Guardian Cryptic13 Sep 2004	Down 15
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