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Moving Specially On Board Put Line Out And Fish Crossword Clue
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CASTLING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
CASTLING
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "CASTLING" which means:
- noun
- • Interchanging the positions of the king and a rook verb
- • To house or keep in a castle.
- • To protect or separate in a similar way.
- • To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or add (real or imitation) battlements to an existing building.
- • (usually intransitive) to move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. the move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be vacant; and neither piece may have been moved before castling.
- • (usually intransitive) to create a similar defensive position in japanese chess through several moves.
- • To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The player executed a clever castling maneuver to protect their king."
- • "The grandmaster surprised everyone with an unexpected castling move."
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| The Guardian Cryptic27 Jun 2007 | Down 4 | |
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