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

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

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199%8Exact Match!
242%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
333%15 A chess move where the opponent's king is attacked by a piece and the king is in check.

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We think the answer is "KEYSTONE" which means:

    noun
  • • A central cohesive source of support and stability
  • • The central building block at the top of an arch or vault
  • verb
  • • To distort (an image) by projecting it onto a surface at an angle, which for example causes a square to look like a trapezoid.
  • • (retail) to double the cost price in order to determine the retail price; to apply a markup of 100%.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The keystone of the arch is what holds the structure together."
  • • "The keystone of our business plan is our unique marketing strategy."

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The Guardian Cryptic16 Feb 2010 Down 5
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