Persian Word From Which Chess Comes Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
	37%	7		Artist and chess player who said "While all artists are not chess players, all chess players are artists"
	noun • French artist who immigrated to the United States; a leader in the dada movement in New York City; was first to exhibit commonplace objects as art (1887-1968)
	29%	7		Name comes from the Persian word for 'a court'
	noun • the great hall in ancient Persian palaces

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New York Times19 Jan 2019	Down 47
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