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noun • a large and stately mansion • a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack • (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard • interchanging the positions of the king and a rook verb • move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king | ||||||||
| 46% | 12 | Name derived from its similarity to a type of chessman | ||||||
noun • creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil • spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil | ||||||||
| 29% | 14 | If one situation A supervenes on another situation B, then A is this type of situation | ||||||
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Chessman In A Defensive Situation Crossword Clue
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CASTLE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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CASTLE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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