Final Defeat In Test Match Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CHECKMATE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CHECKMATE

Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	9		Exact Match!
2	30%	11		Defeat after defeat
3	27%	12		Experienced a defeat in a match of backgammon

We think the answer is "CHECKMATE" which means:

noun

• Complete victory
• A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

verb

• Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

interjection

• Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
• (by extension) said when one has checkmated someone (placed them in a losing situation with no escape.)

An example sentence would be:

• "He moved his queen and declared checkmate."
• "The grandmaster celebrated his victory with a checkmate."

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The Guardian Cryptic26 Jan 2009	Across 14
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	Clue	Source
1	A final crushing defeat The Guardian Quick - 22 Jan 2022	The Guardian Quick / 22 Jan 2022
2	Defeat after defeat
3	Final crushing defeat The Guardian Speedy - 14 Dec 2014	The Guardian Speedy / 14 Dec 2014
4	Final defeat New York Times - 29 May 1995	New York Times / 29 May 1995
5	First person to defeat John L. Sullivan in a boxing match
6	Restrain a friend in final defeat The Guardian Cryptic - 06 Aug 2012	The Guardian Cryptic / 06 Aug 2012
7	WWC, the final defeat The Guardian Cryptic - 08 Jan 2004	The Guardian Cryptic / 08 Jan 2004

Finale for Fischer
Keep tabs on one's spouse?
Defeat
To spy on one's partner is the end
Conclusion of chess game
Result of black's move from the upper-left board to the lower-right board
Winning chess position
Vet's partner gets clincher
So there's no more moving ally in Havel, might you say?
Restrain a friend in final defeat

*Chess ending
Defeat totally
Stop partner signalling end of engagement on board
Where the king can't move
"Game over"
One ending for a classic board game - another of which (when a player resigns) is represented visually six times in this puzzle
Final move of lover from Brno announced
You've lost control, pal
Spy on partner as one's final move

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