| Stop team sport and win the game (9) |
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| The winning position in chess (9) |
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| Has to restrain a friend at the end of a game (9) |
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| Move to complete activity on board? (9) |
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| Investigation by partner when the game is finished |
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| Slow shambling team means inevitable defeat |
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| Winning position in chess (9) |
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| Victory, in chess |
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| Crack team at sea makes decisive act on board |
The Times Cryptic |
20 Oct 2023 |
| Friend from Prague, I hear, making winning move |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
11 Oct 2023 |
| Position in chess where 13d has no escape and the attacking player wins the game |
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| Spy on partner as one's final move |
The Guardian Cryptic |
16 Jan 2023 |
| You've lost control, pal |
The Guardian Cryptic |
25 Nov 2022 |
| You've lost control, pal |
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| Heard of maybe Bohemian couple's last move |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Apr 2022 |
| Prague colleague reported decisive position on board |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Apr 2022 |
| Restrain friend with move to end a game |
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| Final move of lover from Brno announced |
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| One ending for a classic board game - another of which (when a player resigns) is represented visually six times in this puzzle |
New York Times |
30 May 2021 |
| Inescapable attack in chess |
Irish Times Simplex |
28 Apr 2021 |
| Utter defeat to confirm with ship's officer |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Apr 2021 |
| Chess predicament |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Apr 2021 |
| You're a loser, says European partner |
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| End of game sees friend following regular pattern |
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| Friend in Prague reportedly winning position on board? |
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| 23 Restrain buddy when king can't move |
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| Stop couple finishing move on board |
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| Associate at a bank? |
Universal |
01 Dec 2019 |
| 'Game over' |
New York Times |
27 Jun 2019 |
| Report of European friend in position of defeat |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 May 2019 |
| Grandmaster's last word ... and what the last word in 17-, 24-, 36- and 52-Across can be |
The Washington Post |
15 Jan 2019 |
| Grandmaster's last word ... and what the last word in 17-, 24-, 36- and 52-Across can be |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jan 2019 |
| "Game over" |
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| Grandmaster's last word ... and what the last word in 17-, 24-, 36- and 52-Across can be |
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| 25 Defeat friend in European country reportedly |
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| Last call in chess |
Irish Times Simplex |
05 Dec 2018 |
| Chess ending |
The Times Concise |
19 Nov 2018 |
| Completion of game requires way to pay American friend |
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| Board finish |
Wall Street Journal |
19 May 2018 |
| Board finish |
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| Winning position of pal from Prague, do we hear? |
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| Verify surprisingly tame end of game |
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| Stop partner signalling end of engagement on board |
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| Utter defeat to confirm with ship's officer |
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| Defeat vet and friend |
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| Picked up 1A friend, perhaps – defeat for 21A? |
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| Goodness — carpet in church that may be delivered by bishop |
The Times Cryptic |
11 Feb 2016 |
| Game-ending declaration |
LA Times Daily |
25 Nov 2015 |
| Chess victory |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Jul 2015 |
| Ship's officer supports inspection, and that's the last word across the board |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
30 Jun 2015 |
| Endgame end |
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| Game-ending declaration |
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| Thwart investigation by spouse |
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| Restrain a friend in final defeat |
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| *Chess ending |
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| Pay stub, from its friend's perspective? |
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| Carefully review a crew member's work? |
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| Game-ending announcement |
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| Carefully review a crew member's work? |
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| Last word in a cerebral game |
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| Last word in a cerebral game |
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| Result of black's move from the upper-left board to the lower-right board |
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| Likely last word to a patzer |
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| Defeat |
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| Last word in chess |
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| Early '60s detective show |
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| Keep tabs on one's spouse? |
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| Finale for Fischer |
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| Move that ends a game. |
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