Important Figure King In Check Last Of Moves In 17 19 Down Crossword Clue

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	noun • a central cohesive source of support and stability • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
	42%	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)
	33%	15		A chess move where the opponent's king is attacked by a piece and the king is in check.
	noun • a check on the opponent's king that is delivered by moving a piece out of the line of attack by a queen or rook or bishop

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	Clue	Source
1	A chess move where the opponent's king is attacked by a piece and the king is in check.
2	Double-check the check New York Times - 31 Dec 1993	New York Times / 31 Dec 1993
3	Important person for an important lecture The Guardian Cryptic - 07 Sep 2009	The Guardian Cryptic / 07 Sep 2009
4	Last of its last in first: first of last? The Guardian Cryptic - 03 Mar 2011	The Guardian Cryptic / 03 Mar 2011
5	Tripoli's last doctor is to join Tripoli's last king The Guardian Cryptic - 23 Jul 2002	The Guardian Cryptic / 23 Jul 2002
6	Type of chess move where the king moves two squares towards the rook and the rook moves to the square next to the king
7	Word before check ... or a pattern alternative to a check New York Times - 16 Oct 2020	New York Times / 16 Oct 2020

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