Chicken Trapping Rook And Old Wading Bird Crossword Clue

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Updated: January 13, 2025

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	noun • grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill • Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
	53%	6		Chess move where the king is moved two squares towards a rook and the rook moves to the square over which the king crossed.
	noun • a place off to the side of an area • the point where two lines meet or intersect • an interior angle formed by two meeting walls • the intersection of two streets • the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect • a small concavity • a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade • a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible • a projecting part where two sides or edges meet • a remote area • (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone verb • gain control over • force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape • turn a corner
	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)

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	Clue	Source
1	Chess move where the king is moved two squares towards a rook and the rook moves to the square over which the king crossed.
2	Chicken is served with rook hearts and wine Telegraph Toughie - 02 May 2023	Telegraph Toughie / 02 May 2023
3	Has to hurt trapping old walrus? Telegraph Cryptic - 16 Mar 2023	Telegraph Cryptic / 16 Mar 2023
4	Overturned covers trapping gold bird The Guardian Cryptic - 18 May 2007	The Guardian Cryptic / 18 May 2007
5	Returning prophet trapping nit by old city is a comfort The Guardian Cryptic - 13 Sep 2011	The Guardian Cryptic / 13 Sep 2011
6	Sea tide briefly changed, trapping old salts Telegraph Toughie - 20 Jan 2023	Telegraph Toughie / 20 Jan 2023
7	Type of chess move where the king moves two squares towards the rook and the rook moves to the square next to the king

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