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Where Rook Starts On The Chess Board Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CORNER which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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noun

• a place off to the side of an area

• the point where two lines meet or intersect

• an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

• the intersection of two streets

• the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect

• a small concavity

• a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade

• a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

• a projecting part where two sides or edges meet

• a remote area

• (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

verb

• gain control over

• force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

• turn a corner

71%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
noun

• (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank

• United States actor (1914-1998)

• a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law

• United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959)

• United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)

45%9The side of the chessboard where the queen rook starts
noun

• The side of the chessboard nearest to the queen (at the opening position).

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