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2 | 44% | 7 | Bobby who defeated Boris Spassky at the 1972 World Chess Championship | |
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Defeated Spassky Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "MATED" which means:
- adjective
- • Mated sexually adjective satellite
- • Occurring in pairs or as a pair
- • Of or relating to a marriage partner verb
- • To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
- • (by extension) to place in a losing situation that has no escape.
- • To match, fit together without space between.
- • To copulate.
- • To pair in order to raise offspring
- • To arrange in matched pairs.
- • To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
- • (of an animal) to copulate with.
- • To marry; to match (a person).
- • To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
- • To fit (objects) together without space between.
- • To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
- • To confuse; to confound.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The birds mated in the spring."
- • "The dogs mated and produced a litter of puppies."
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New York Times23 Nov 1980 | Across 51 | |
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