Spy On Partner As Ones Final Move Crossword Clue

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

Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	9		Exact Match!
2	37%	5		Either spy to the other in "Spy vs. Spy"
3	35%	12		Spy sent to foil the plans of another spy

We think the answer is "CHECKMATE" 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

interjection

• Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
• (by extension) said when one has checkmated someone (placed them in a losing situation with no escape.)

An example sentence would be:

• "He moved his queen and declared checkmate."
• "The grandmaster celebrated his victory with a checkmate."

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	Clue	Source
1	"Spy vs. Spy" magazine New York Times - 26 Jan 1999	New York Times / 26 Jan 1999
2	Either spy to the other in "Spy vs. Spy" New York Times - 14 Mar 2021	New York Times / 14 Mar 2021
3	Famous for his novels 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' and 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'
4	He wrote Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.
5	Original "Spy vs. Spy" cartoonist Prohias New York Times - 07 Apr 2011	New York Times / 07 Apr 2011
6	Spy that thing in rotten tree? You might spy this thing in rotten tree The Guardian Cryptic - 26 Oct 2023	The Guardian Cryptic / 26 Oct 2023
7	The spy in "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold" New York Times - 08 Jan 2005	New York Times / 08 Jan 2005

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