Word "KNIGHT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
raise (someone) to knighthood
Synonyms:
dub
Examples:
The Beatles were knighted

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
Synonyms:
horse

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

Crossword Clues for KNIGHT

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One of those at King Arthur's Round Table
Actor Ted ___
Dark time, we hear, for man on board (6) The Guardian Cryptic 21 Jul 2025
Uniquely moving chess piece. (6)
Titled person on the board
Horse's head chess piece
Zat, retired Bolton and Fulham defender with two England caps (6)
Essex chap, Mark _ (6)
___ Rider, 1980s TV series starring David Hasselhoff (6)
Armored warrior
Chess piece (6) Mirror Classic 06 Jun 2025
Give a touching display of regal appreciation (6)
One taking an L at board-game night?
Sounds like dark piece (6) Puzzler Cryptic 26 Apr 2025
Luke or Lancelot
One sat at King Arthur's Round Table
Michael Caine's Batman movie: The Dark -
The Dark ___ Rises, Christian Bale Batman film (6) Puzzler 28 Mar 2025
Man in dark, by the sound of it? (6)
And 17 1980s US television series starring David Hasselhoff and featuring the car KITT (6,5)
& 17A 1980s US television series starring David Hasselhoff and featuring the car KITT (6,5) Mirror Quiz 19 Feb 2025
Think about eating head of gingerbread man The Times Cryptic 18 Feb 2025
The captain of the England women's cricket team, Heather _ (6)
Sounds like dark piece (6) Puzzler Cryptic 16 Feb 2025
Steven, screenwriter who created Peaky Blinders (6)
Horse-head chess piece
"O what can ail thee, ...-at-arms" (Keats)
Gawain or Galahad? (6) The Guardian Quick 31 Jan 2025
King, dark chesspiece
The Dark _, 2008 Batman film (6)
Chesspiece which moves in an L-shaped direction (6)
What takes the L in a famous board game?
Our star's movie: The Dark - Rises
Piece dark, we hear (6)
King taking black chesspiece
The Dark ___, sequel to Batman Begins (6) Puzzler 02 Jan 2025
Anne Hathaway's movie: The Dark - Rises
Horse's head on board is known as Sir (6)
A man in armour who fought in battles long ago (6)
Gladys ___, singer backed by the Pips (6)
... of the Round Table
Horseman on board?
Chess piece like a horse's head (6)
Think back about the capital of Germany, sir
Nobleman and king near top of turret (6)
See 24 The Guardian Cryptic 06 Dec 2024
Horsy looking fellow on board (6)
Think about admitting good title (6)
Member of Round Table
Armour-clad medieval horse rider [6]
Ladies' champion in quest for a mate
Black or white jumper on board (6)
Chess piece which sounds like absence of natural light (6)
It's a chesspiece, Sir (6)
Black time, one is told, for chessman (6)
Noble king, fantastic thing The Times Quick Cryptic 02 Nov 2024
"Man, it's dark!" you say (6)
Man on board during period of darkness reported (6)
Piece marked as N in modern chess notation (6)
Medieval warrior
Make sir think up good parts
In olden days, he was trained in arms and chivalry
See 4 The Guardian Weekend 08 Sep 2024
David Hasselhoff's rider has piece on board (6)
See 4 The Guardian Weekend 07 Sep 2024
Chessman in the shape of a horse's head (6)
Chess piece often referred to as a "horse" Universal 04 Sep 2024
The Dark _, comic book blockbuster starring Christian Bale (6)
Camelot warrior
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)
Suit-of-armor wearer
Dark time, we hear, for one on board (6)
Soldier of old
Nick, England batsman who hit 113 against Pakistan at Leeds in 1996 (6)
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)
Chess piece The Sun Mini 18 Jun 2024
Has he a black time at the weekend?
Gladys ______, US vocalist backed by the Pips (6)
Sounds like dark piece (6) Puzzler Cryptic 22 May 2024
Wrongly think it's about middle age for a horseman
Chess piece with a horse's head (6)
Horsey fellow on board? (6)
Piece on board in dark period, reportedly (6)
Horsy fellow on board? (6)
Medieval gentleman-soldier (6)
Start to knit dark jumper
Nobleman or chess piece
Sounds as though it's bedtime, sir (6)
Medieval warrior, or chess piece (6)
One invested when it's dark, we hear (6)
Ted _
Our star's movie: First -
Sounds as if he must be a black piece on board! (6)
A paragon of virtue or an errant type! (6)
Only man on board who can jump (6)
...for a horse on board... (6)
British R&B singer, Beverley _ (6)
Man initially stationed inside a castle? (6)
Man on board reported period of darkness (6)
Dignified person makes a cocktail after dark
Man that can jump on board? (6)
Chesspiece which moves in an L-shaped manner (6)
Beverley - - -, British soul singer
Galahad, say (6)
Galahad, say The Guardian Quick 16 Jan 2024
Galahad, for one (6)
One called Sir
Suspect recalled trapping good man (6)
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
Chess horse The Telegraph Quick 01 Oct 2023
Jumping chess piece with a silent letter "k"
Chivalric warrior The Times Concise 26 Jul 2023
Chess piece usually represented by a horse's head and neck
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
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"?
Horse-shaped chess piece USA Today 12 May 2022
Chess piece The Telegraph Quick 09 May 2022
Think about inspiring good man
One may be black or white in dark time, we hear
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
King, black chess piece
Bishop’s neighbour The Times Concise 10 Oct 2021
King, dark chessman The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Aug 2021
Chess piece The Telegraph Quick 26 Jul 2021
Spoke of dark follower of monarch?
Horseman on vacation kept trousers within reach
Chess piece The Times Concise 15 Apr 2021
Think about giving welcome to good man
Champion in utter darkness
*Dark follower of monarch?
Chess piece The Telegraph Quick 22 Oct 2020
Last seen of dark, dark piece
Reportedly dark piece
A chess piece The Telegraph Quick 08 Sep 2020
. Peer in utter darkness
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
King, at the end of the day, is a chess piece
Black Prince, say, is reported as something black
Going north, recollect capturing good soldier
Theodore Raymond ___, actor who played George O'Malley in the medical drama television show "Grey's Anatomy"
Caught dark warrior
Jockeys essentially associated with dark horse
Kept near India Gate, helmet's tribute taken from the top soldier
Man entitled to be on board? The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Dec 2019
Cavalier King no longer near the top
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
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"
Start on the first letter and finish on the last after 23 moves
Mail man?
Cavalier almost impaling himself, in brief
Consider returning to admit good man on board
Finally dark, dark part of the day for titled man
The horse's head in chess Irish Times Simplex 16 Oct 2018
One who's dubbed king before the end of the day
He is entitled to hop on board?
Man whose limit may be one across and two down? The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Jul 2018
A jumper that could be black or white?
Consider rising up to capture grand nobleman The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Mar 2018
On audio, dark period piece
Chess piece Eugene Sheffer 24 Jan 2018
Soldier has cocktail between sunset and sunrise
Time to retire reported by Sir
Champion one may play with on board
Sort of thinking lacking in man going overboard
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
Honourable man emerging from dark times, say
Man‘s 21A near Thailand
Extremely thick to retreat when boxing near champion
Round Table member
Chess piece or British Columbia inlet Canadiana 30 Nov 2015
One with honour spoke of dark period
Join together, keeping greyish edges in one piece
Bestow with honour at the end of the day, say
Person at the Round Table Family Time 18 May 2015
Horseman in black period, we're told
Think about capturing German soldier
Think about welcoming good man
Hero in audition in audition after sundown
Mail man?
One next to a bishop
Consider turning over good piece
One of the Canterbury pilgrims
Tilting figure
Jumping chess piece
One with shining armor
Mail man?
Jumping chess piece
Chess piece
Canterbury pilgrim
Certain tilter
Dub
One who's dubbed
Caballero
Jumping piece
Jumping piece
Dungeons & Dragons figure
Bishop's neighbor
Equine piece
Bishop's neighbor
Round Table member
Round Table member
Lady's champion
Lady's champion
One next to a bishop
Round Table member
Mail carrier?
Round Table sitter
Andrew Lloyd Webber, for one
Rank below baronet
Armor-plated horseman
Order of the Garter member
Gawain or Galahad
Lancelot, e.g.
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Governor in Sacramento.
Sacramento is his capital.
Governor of California.
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