| Equipment getting near for one horseman |
The Telegraph Toughie |
22 Oct 2025 |
| see 20 Down (6) |
Mirror Quiz |
11 Oct 2025 |
| Gladys ___, singer backed by the Pips (6) |
Puzzler |
28 Sep 2025 |
| One of those at King Arthur's Round Table |
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| Actor Ted ___ |
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| Dark time, we hear, for man on board (6) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
21 Jul 2025 |
| Uniquely moving chess piece. (6) |
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| Titled person on the board |
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| Horse's head chess piece |
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| Essex chap, Mark _ (6) |
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| Zat, retired Bolton and Fulham defender with two England caps (6) |
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| ___ Rider, 1980s TV series starring David Hasselhoff (6) |
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| Armored warrior |
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| Chess piece (6) |
Mirror Classic |
06 Jun 2025 |
| Give a touching display of regal appreciation (6) |
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| One taking an L at board-game night? |
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| Sounds like dark piece (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
26 Apr 2025 |
| Luke or Lancelot |
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| One sat at King Arthur's Round Table |
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| Michael Caine's Batman movie: The Dark - |
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| The Dark ___ Rises, Christian Bale Batman film (6) |
Puzzler |
28 Mar 2025 |
| Man in dark, by the sound of it? (6) |
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| & 17A 1980s US television series starring David Hasselhoff and featuring the car KITT (6,5) |
Mirror Quiz |
19 Feb 2025 |
| And 17 1980s US television series starring David Hasselhoff and featuring the car KITT (6,5) |
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| Think about eating head of gingerbread man |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Feb 2025 |
| The captain of the England women's cricket team, Heather _ (6) |
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| Sounds like dark piece (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
16 Feb 2025 |
| Steven, screenwriter who created Peaky Blinders (6) |
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| Horse-head chess piece |
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| "O what can ail thee, ...-at-arms" (Keats) |
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| Gawain or Galahad? (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
31 Jan 2025 |
| King, dark chesspiece |
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| The Dark _, 2008 Batman film (6) |
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| Chesspiece which moves in an L-shaped direction (6) |
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| What takes the L in a famous board game? |
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| Our star's movie: The Dark - Rises |
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| Piece dark, we hear (6) |
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| King taking black chesspiece |
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| The Dark ___, sequel to Batman Begins (6) |
Puzzler |
02 Jan 2025 |
| Anne Hathaway's movie: The Dark - Rises |
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| Horse's head on board is known as Sir (6) |
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| A man in armour who fought in battles long ago (6) |
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| Horseman on board? |
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| ... of the Round Table |
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| Chess piece like a horse's head (6) |
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| Nobleman and king near top of turret (6) |
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| Think back about the capital of Germany, sir |
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| See 24 |
The Guardian Cryptic |
06 Dec 2024 |
| Horsy looking fellow on board (6) |
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| Think about admitting good title (6) |
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| Member of Round Table |
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| Armour-clad medieval horse rider [6] |
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| Ladies' champion in quest for a mate |
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| Black or white jumper on board (6) |
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| Chess piece which sounds like absence of natural light (6) |
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| It's a chesspiece, Sir (6) |
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| Black time, one is told, for chessman (6) |
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| Noble king, fantastic thing |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
02 Nov 2024 |
| "Man, it's dark!" you say (6) |
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| Man on board during period of darkness reported (6) |
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| Piece marked as N in modern chess notation (6) |
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| Medieval warrior |
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| Make sir think up good parts |
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| In olden days, he was trained in arms and chivalry |
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| See 4 |
The Guardian Weekend |
08 Sep 2024 |
| David Hasselhoff's rider has piece on board (6) |
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| See 4 |
The Guardian Weekend |
07 Sep 2024 |
| Chessman in the shape of a horse's head (6) |
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| Chess piece often referred to as a "horse" |
Universal |
04 Sep 2024 |
| The Dark _, comic book blockbuster starring Christian Bale (6) |
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| Camelot warrior |
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| Chess piece |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
31 Jul 2024 |
| One of the chess pieces which starts on the b- or g-file |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
14 Jul 2024 |
| Beverley ____, English soul singer who starred in a West End production of Sister Act this year (6) |
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| Suit-of-armor wearer |
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| Dark time, we hear, for one on board (6) |
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| Soldier of old |
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| Nick, England batsman who hit 113 against Pakistan at Leeds in 1996 (6) |
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| Bishop's neighbor on a chess board |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jun 2024 |
| Could he arrange for the king to have a little extra height? (6) |
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| Chess piece |
The Sun Mini |
18 Jun 2024 |
| Has he a black time at the weekend? |
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| Gladys ______, US vocalist backed by the Pips (6) |
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| Sounds like dark piece (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
22 May 2024 |
| Wrongly think it's about middle age for a horseman |
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| Chess piece with a horse's head (6) |
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| Horsey fellow on board? (6) |
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| Piece on board in dark period, reportedly (6) |
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| Horsy fellow on board? (6) |
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| Medieval gentleman-soldier (6) |
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| Start to knit dark jumper |
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| Nobleman or chess piece |
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| Sounds as though it's bedtime, sir (6) |
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| Medieval warrior, or chess piece (6) |
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| One invested when it's dark, we hear (6) |
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| Ted _ |
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| Our star's movie: First - |
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| Sounds as if he must be a black piece on board! (6) |
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| A paragon of virtue or an errant type! (6) |
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| Only man on board who can jump (6) |
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| ...for a horse on board... (6) |
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| British R&B singer, Beverley _ (6) |
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| Man initially stationed inside a castle? (6) |
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| Man on board reported period of darkness (6) |
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| Dignified person makes a cocktail after dark |
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| Man that can jump on board? (6) |
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| Chesspiece which moves in an L-shaped manner (6) |
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| Galahad, say |
The Guardian Quick |
16 Jan 2024 |
| Galahad, say (6) |
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| Beverley - - -, British soul singer |
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| Galahad, for one (6) |
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| One called Sir |
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| Suspect recalled trapping good man (6) |
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| Initially keen novice is giving heed to champion |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
15 Dec 2023 |
| Chess piece |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Dec 2023 |
| Man in shining armor |
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| Chess horse |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Oct 2023 |
| Jumping chess piece with a silent letter "k" |
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| Chivalric warrior |
The Times Concise |
26 Jul 2023 |
| Chess piece usually represented by a horse's head and neck |
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| King nearly beginning to take piece |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 May 2023 |
| Only chess piece with a face |
Universal |
11 Mar 2023 |
| "The Dark ___," 2008 movie starring Christian Bale |
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| Bishop's neighbor |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Feb 2023 |
| Chess piece |
The Guardian Quick |
17 Jan 2023 |
| Julian __, MP who lost the Tory whip in 2022 |
The Guardian Weekend |
07 Jan 2023 |
| Chess piece or British Columbia inlet |
Canadiana |
03 Oct 2022 |
| 4's protector |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Sep 2022 |
| Chevalier |
The Times Concise |
04 Sep 2022 |
| Gawain or Galahad, say |
The Guardian Quick |
19 Aug 2022 |
| Chivalrous type when it is dark, we hear |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Jun 2022 |
| Chess piece with a silent "k"? |
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| Horse-shaped chess piece |
USA Today |
12 May 2022 |
| Chess piece |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 May 2022 |
| Think about inspiring good man |
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| One may be black or white in dark time, we hear |
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| Board member to consider retiring around end of spring |
Irish Times Crosaire |
30 Dec 2021 |
| Horse's head in chess |
Irish Times Simplex |
23 Dec 2021 |
| Chess piece |
The Times Concise |
03 Dec 2021 |
| Bishop’s neighbour |
The Times Concise |
10 Oct 2021 |
| King, black chess piece |
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| King, dark chessman |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Aug 2021 |
| Chess piece |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Jul 2021 |
| Spoke of dark follower of monarch? |
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| Horseman on vacation kept trousers within reach |
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| Chess piece |
The Times Concise |
15 Apr 2021 |
| Think about giving welcome to good man |
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| Champion in utter darkness |
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| *Dark follower of monarch? |
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| Chess piece |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Oct 2020 |
| Last seen of dark, dark piece |
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| Reportedly dark piece |
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| A chess piece |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Sep 2020 |
| . Peer in utter darkness |
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| Chessman |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Jul 2020 |
| Dragon fighter |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Jun 2020 |
| End of break -- almost time for a piece by 14 |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 May 2020 |
| Horse-shaped chess piece |
Newsday |
18 May 2020 |
| Sir Lancelot possibly to consider returning without giant's head |
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| King, at the end of the day, is a chess piece |
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| Black Prince, say, is reported as something black |
|
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| Going north, recollect capturing good soldier |
|
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| Theodore Raymond ___, actor who played George O'Malley in the medical drama television show "Grey's Anatomy" |
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| Caught dark warrior |
|
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| Jockeys essentially associated with dark horse |
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| Kept near India Gate, helmet's tribute taken from the top soldier |
|
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| Man entitled to be on board? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Dec 2019 |
| Cavalier King no longer near the top |
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| Horse's head in chess |
Irish Times Simplex |
26 Nov 2019 |
| Man of darkness, according to report |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Sep 2019 |
| Mail man? |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2019 |
| He was trained in arms and chivalry in olden days |
Irish Times Simplex |
12 Jul 2019 |
| B.C. Inlet |
Canadiana |
10 Jun 2019 |
| Rank below baronet |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 May 2019 |
| Chevalier |
The Guardian Speedy |
26 May 2019 |
| Retired judge keeping good man on board |
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| Board member to consider retiring around end of spring |
Irish Times Crosaire |
15 Jan 2019 |
| David Hasselhoff's 1982 series with an AI car "___ Rider" |
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| Start on the first letter and finish on the last after 23 moves |
|
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| Mail man? |
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| Cavalier almost impaling himself, in brief |
|
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| Consider returning to admit good man on board |
|
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| Finally dark, dark part of the day for titled man |
|
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| The horse's head in chess |
Irish Times Simplex |
16 Oct 2018 |
| One who's dubbed king before the end of the day |
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| He is entitled to hop on board? |
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| Man whose limit may be one across and two down? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Jul 2018 |
| A jumper that could be black or white? |
|
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| Consider rising up to capture grand nobleman |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Mar 2018 |
| On audio, dark period piece |
|
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| Chess piece |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Jan 2018 |
| Soldier has cocktail between sunset and sunrise |
|
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| Time to retire reported by Sir |
|
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| Champion one may play with on board |
|
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| Sort of thinking lacking in man going overboard |
|
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| Round Table member |
Universal |
16 Nov 2016 |
| One might be in the mail |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Sep 2016 |
| Joust competitor |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Jun 2016 |
| Man's contract to wall good hotel |
|
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| Honourable man emerging from dark times, say |
|
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| Man‘s 21A near Thailand |
|
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| Extremely thick to retreat when boxing near champion |
|
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| Round Table member |
|
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| Chess piece or British Columbia inlet |
Canadiana |
30 Nov 2015 |
| One with honour spoke of dark period |
|
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| Join together, keeping greyish edges in one piece |
|
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| Bestow with honour at the end of the day, say |
|
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| Person at the Round Table |
Family Time |
18 May 2015 |
| Horseman in black period, we're told |
|
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| Think about capturing German soldier |
|
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| Think about welcoming good man |
|
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| Hero in audition in audition after sundown |
|
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| Mail man? |
|
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| One next to a bishop |
|
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| Consider turning over good piece |
|
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| One of the Canterbury pilgrims |
|
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| Tilting figure |
|
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| Jumping chess piece |
|
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| One with shining armor |
|
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| Mail man? |
|
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| Jumping chess piece |
|
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| Chess piece |
|
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| Canterbury pilgrim |
|
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| Certain tilter |
|
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| Dub |
|
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| One who's dubbed |
|
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| Caballero |
|
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| Jumping piece |
|
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| Jumping piece |
|
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| Dungeons & Dragons figure |
|
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| Bishop's neighbor |
|
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| Equine piece |
|
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| Bishop's neighbor |
|
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| Round Table member |
|
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| Round Table member |
|
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| Lady's champion |
|
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| Lady's champion |
|
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| One next to a bishop |
|
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| Round Table member |
|
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| Mail carrier? |
|
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| Round Table sitter |
|
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| Andrew Lloyd Webber, for one |
|
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| Rank below baronet |
|
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| Armor-plated horseman |
|
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| Order of the Garter member |
|
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| Gawain or Galahad |
|
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| Lancelot, e.g. |
|
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| Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. |
|
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| Governor in Sacramento. |
|
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| Sacramento is his capital. |
|
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| Governor of California. |
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