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CHECKMATED which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
CHECKMATED
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "CHECKMATED" 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 adjective
- • Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
- • Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss.
An example sentence would be:
- • "After a series of brilliant moves, the player left their opponent checkmated."
- • "The chess master demonstrated his skills by consistently leaving his opponents checkmated."
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| The Guardian Cryptic12 Dec 2003 | Across 12 | |
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