Corner Chesspiece Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ROOK which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ROOK

Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	4		Exact Match!
2	31%	12		Corner to corner
3	31%	10		Not corner-to-corner

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We think the answer is "ROOK" which means:

noun

• (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
• Common gregarious old world bird about the size and color of the american crow

verb

• Deprive of by deceit

An example sentence would be:

• "The rook is a black bird with a distinctive call."
• "The rook perched on a branch and watched the other birds."

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Source	#Number	Answer
New York Times07 Nov 2005	Across 67
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