| Pair of matching socks |
Newsday |
31 Jul 2026 |
| Friends changed teams (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
18 Jul 2026 |
| Aussies' pals |
Premier Sunday |
05 Jul 2026 |
| Crew members |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Jun 2026 |
| Partners |
Universal |
04 May 2026 |
| Aussie buddies |
New York Times Midi |
30 Apr 2026 |
| Friends, to an Australian |
New York Times Midi |
25 Apr 2026 |
| Chess defeats |
New York Times |
14 Apr 2026 |
| Pals |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Apr 2026 |
| Life partners |
Commuter |
21 Mar 2026 |
| Friends out of steam (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
17 Mar 2026 |
| Pals (5) |
Mirror Quick |
17 Mar 2026 |
| Defeats at 45 Across |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Feb 2026 |
| Aussie buddies |
LA Times Mini |
26 Nov 2025 |
| Pals (5) |
Mirror Quick |
15 Nov 2025 |
| Friends out of steam (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
15 Nov 2025 |
| Wives or husbands |
Newsday |
08 Sep 2025 |
| Wives or husbands |
Newsday |
03 Sep 2025 |
| Wives and husbands |
Newsday |
28 Jul 2025 |
| Chess endings |
USA Today |
27 Jul 2025 |
| Colleagues forming teams |
|
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| Friends, in Australia |
USA Today |
20 Jun 2025 |
| Corners, as the king |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jun 2025 |
| Pals |
Commuter |
20 May 2025 |
| Friends out of steam |
Mirror Cryptic |
19 May 2025 |
| Pals |
Mirror Quick |
19 May 2025 |
| Pals |
Mirror Quick |
16 May 2025 |
| Friends out of steam |
Mirror Cryptic |
16 May 2025 |
| Buds in Brisbane |
LA Times Mini |
13 May 2025 |
| Partners |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Apr 2025 |
| Crew members |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Apr 2025 |
| Chess wins for pals |
|
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| Kindred spirits, soul - (5) |
|
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| Spouses |
Commuter |
02 Apr 2025 |
| Steam friends (anag) (5) |
|
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| Aussie buds |
New York Times |
11 Mar 2025 |
| Friends; teams (anag.) |
The Telegraph Mini |
10 Mar 2025 |
| Friends out of steam |
Mirror Cryptic |
05 Mar 2025 |
| Pals |
Mirror Quick |
05 Mar 2025 |
| Shoes and socks, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Feb 2025 |
| Deck officers become friends (5) |
|
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| Spouses |
Commuter |
15 Feb 2025 |
| Ships' officers let off steam here |
|
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| A smear test reviewed by friend at low cost (Continued in 28 Across) |
|
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| Life partners |
Commuter |
21 Jan 2025 |
| Some cosset. A must to get back friends (5) |
|
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| Friends' triumphs when playing chess (5) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
28 Dec 2024 |
| British buddies |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Dec 2024 |
| Friends forming teams (5) |
|
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| Mixed teams under a captain |
|
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| Pals, in Britain |
|
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| Crew members |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Oct 2024 |
| Chess game endings |
Universal |
27 Sep 2024 |
| Pals |
The Telegraph Plusword |
15 Sep 2024 |
| China's friends match society (5) |
|
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| Pals |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Aug 2024 |
| Finishes off, on the chessboard |
Universal |
03 Aug 2024 |
| Wins a game with associates |
|
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| Aussie buds |
Premier Sunday |
07 Jul 2024 |
| Mum having setback in Friends? (5) |
|
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| Friends |
Mirror Quick |
19 Jun 2024 |
| Steam worked for pals |
Mirror Cryptic |
19 Jun 2024 |
| Defeats in chess |
Newsday |
29 May 2024 |
| Wins the game in pairs |
|
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| Husbands or wives |
Newsday |
15 May 2024 |
| More than one chum finishes the game of chess (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
30 Apr 2024 |
| Pals, to Londoners |
Universal |
29 Apr 2024 |
| Teams made up of ships' officers (5) |
|
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| Chess players seek these partners |
|
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| Friends on different teams (5) |
|
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| Friends; steam (anag.) |
|
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| Friends; beats at chess? |
|
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| They help to fill up the same form (10) |
|
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| They can be matches for various teams (5) |
|
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| Victories on board? |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Mar 2024 |
| Buddies |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Mar 2024 |
| Crew members |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Mar 2024 |
| Husband & wife |
Commuter |
30 Dec 2023 |
| Partners |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Dec 2023 |
| Buddies |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Nov 2023 |
| Friends' mum set up |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Nov 2023 |
| Wives or husbands |
Newsday |
28 Nov 2023 |
| Partners |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Nov 2023 |
| Wives or husbands |
Newsday |
01 Nov 2023 |
| Buds |
Newsday |
28 Oct 2023 |
| Spouses |
Newsday |
02 Oct 2023 |
| Matched pair |
Newsday |
24 Sep 2023 |
| Crew members |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Aug 2023 |
| Partners |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Apr 2023 |
| Crew members |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Mar 2023 |
| A couple |
LA Times Daily |
17 Dec 2022 |
| Chess game endings |
USA Today |
15 Nov 2022 |
| Chums, in London |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Aug 2022 |
| Partners |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jul 2022 |
| Wives or husbands |
Newsday |
05 Jul 2022 |
| Perth pals |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jun 2022 |
| Two socks, hopefully |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jun 2022 |
| Two socks, hopefully |
|
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| Chess game endings |
USA Today |
27 Mar 2022 |
| Mam and Dad closing 18 across? |
|
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| Australian friends |
Universal |
06 Mar 2022 |
| Friends, in Australia |
USA Today |
22 Jan 2022 |
| Crew members |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Jan 2022 |
| Partners |
Premier Sunday |
19 Dec 2021 |
| Chess player's friends? |
|
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| Partners |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Dec 2021 |
| Group of friends |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Nov 2021 |
| Chess game endings |
Newsday |
12 Oct 2021 |
| Group in the morning coming back chums |
|
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| Deck officers |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Aug 2021 |
| Crew members |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jul 2021 |
| Crew members |
Thomas Joseph |
10 May 2021 |
| Those on board closing 5 down and school |
|
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| Friends, down under |
USA Today |
02 Mar 2021 |
| Second socks, say |
New York Times |
31 Jan 2021 |
| Board game endings |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jan 2021 |
| Board game endings |
|
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| 'The Queen's Gambit' wins |
USA Today |
03 Jan 2021 |
| Victories on board? |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Dec 2020 |
| Friends |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Dec 2020 |
| Chess wins |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Dec 2020 |
| Chums |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Jul 2020 |
| Partners |
|
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| Friends, in Australia |
USA Today |
17 Apr 2020 |
| Partners |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Apr 2020 |
| Spouses |
Newsday |
01 Mar 2020 |
| Grin from emigrant's partners |
|
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| Husbands or wives |
Newsday |
17 Dec 2019 |
| Aussie pals |
New York Times |
23 Sep 2019 |
| Pals |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Apr 2019 |
| Buddies |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Feb 2019 |
| Friends' mum having setback? |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Feb 2019 |
| Ones to share a pint with |
New York Times |
23 Jan 2019 |
| Ones to share a pint with |
|
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| Aussie pals |
|
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| Another word for buddies |
|
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| Many chess endings |
USA Today |
07 Dec 2018 |
| Partners |
LA Times Daily |
08 Nov 2018 |
| Partners |
|
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| Final acts on board for some in crew |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Sep 2018 |
| Some game winners |
LA Times Daily |
22 Sep 2018 |
| Some game winners |
|
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| Matching socks |
Newsday |
16 Sep 2018 |
| Halves of matching sets |
Newsday |
27 Apr 2018 |
| 20-Across endings |
USA Today |
23 Feb 2018 |
| Colleagues |
Universal |
20 Feb 2018 |
| Chess endings |
New York Times |
22 Jan 2018 |
| Many chess endings |
|
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| 20-Across endings |
|
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| Colleagues |
|
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| Partners |
|
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| Some game winners |
|
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| Chess endings |
|
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| Spouses |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Dec 2017 |
| Chess finishes |
New York Times |
08 Nov 2017 |
| Successful capturing of kings |
Universal |
15 Sep 2017 |
| Husbands and wives |
Newsday |
05 Jul 2017 |
| Friends across the pond |
Universal |
20 May 2017 |
| Aussie's pals |
|
|
| Gets a decisive chess win |
Universal |
31 Jan 2017 |
| Successful capturing of kings |
|
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| Chess finishes |
|
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| Gets a decisive chess win |
|
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| Friends across the pond |
|
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| Ones to go pubbing with |
New York Times |
29 Nov 2016 |
| Defeats at chess |
Newsday |
10 Jul 2016 |
| Associates |
New York Times |
15 May 2016 |
| Endings of chess games |
New York Times |
25 Jan 2016 |
| Ones to go pubbing with |
|
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| Endings of chess games |
|
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| Husbands and wives |
Universal |
05 Dec 2015 |
| Delivers a defeat in chess |
Universal |
01 Oct 2015 |
| Partners |
Newsday |
29 Jul 2015 |
| Partners |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Jul 2015 |
| Captures the king |
Universal |
04 Feb 2015 |
| Grandmasters plot them |
|
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| Partners |
|
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| Captures the king |
|
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| Delivers a defeat in chess |
|
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| Husbands and wives |
|
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| Couples with destinies altered by sex-change |
|
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| Ends of some board meetings? |
|
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| Identical socks |
|
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| Spouses |
|
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| Partners |
|
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| Finishes a chess game |
|
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| Aussie pals |
|
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| Brisbane buddies |
|
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| What some socks are missing |
|
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| Spouses |
|
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| Finishing chess moves |
|
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| Friends in a pub |
|
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| Chess defeats |
|
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| A couple |
|
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| Ship's crew |
|
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| Pals, down under |
|
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| Wins at chess |
|
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| A couple |
|
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| Partners |
|
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| Winners' checks? |
|
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| "The Newlywed Game" contestants |
|
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| Deck officers |
|
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| Husband and wife |
|
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| Some game enders |
|
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| Some game enders |
|
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| Husbands and wives |
|
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| Husband and wife |
|
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| Husband and wife |
|
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| Couples (with) |
|
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| Aussie pals |
|
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| Corners his majesty |
|
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| Spouses |
|
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| British buddies |
|
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| They're matched |
|
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| Pub buddies |
|
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| Perth pals |
|
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| Ends a chess game |
|
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| Breeds |
|
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| Good buddies |
|
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| Some game endings |
|
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| Perth pals |
|
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| Final checks? |
|
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| Buddies |
|
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| Karpov victories |
|
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| Chess wins |
|
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| Pals Down Under |
|
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| Deck officers |
|
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| Identical socks, e.g. |
|
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| Wins at chess |
|
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| Identical socks |
|
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| Spouses |
|
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| Board wins |
|
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| Perth pals |
|
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| Spouses |
|
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| Threatens Kasparov? |
|
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| Perth pals |
|
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| Finishes off, in chess |
|
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| They're well-matched |
|
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| Pub buddies |
|
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| Blokes |
|
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| Mom and dad, e.g. |
|
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| Chess victories |
|
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| Chess endings |
|
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| Husbands and wives |
|
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| Chess match enders |
|
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| Beats, in a way |
|
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| Finishes off, in chess |
|
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| Spouses |
|
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| Better halves |
|
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| Paired socks |
|
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| What some socks are missing |
|
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| Pub pals |
|
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| Friends in Melbourne |
|
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| Final checks? |
|
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| Pub pals |
|
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| Husbands and wives |
|
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| Chess endings |
|
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| Pals |
|
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| Pals down under |
|
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| Significant others |
|
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| Paired socks |
|
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| Aussie's pals |
|
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| Wins a board game |
|
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| Corners his majesty |
|
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| Ships' officers |
|
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| They're well matched |
|
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| Perth pals |
|
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| Perth pals |
|
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| Partners |
|
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| Better halves |
|
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| Pair of socks |
|
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| Significant others |
|
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| Husbands and wives |
|
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| Traps the king |
|
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| Pals down under |
|
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| Finishes a certain board game |
|
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| First and third, e.g. |
|
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| Husbands or wives |
|
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| Captains' subordinates |
|
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| Hubbies |
|
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| Crew members |
|
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| Pals Down Under |
|
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| Chess defeats |
|
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| Blokes |
|
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| Husbands and wives |
|
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| Wins, a la Karpov |
|
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| Beats Kasparov |
|
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| Buds |
|
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| Crew members |
|
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| Ship buddies |
|
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| 6 Down finales |
|
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| Pair of socks |
|
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| Ship's officers |
|
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| Wins at chess |
|
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| Triumphs for Fischer |
|
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| Companions |
|
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| Weds |
|
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| Some officers on a ship |
|
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| Moves by Spassky or Karpov |
|
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| Buck and hind |
|
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| Final checks for Karpov |
|
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| Ends a chess game |
|
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| Officers on deck |
|
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| Ships' officers |
|
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| Finishes a chess game |
|
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| Karpov coups |
|
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| Team and check followers |
|
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| Karpov's triumphs |
|
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| Wins a chess match |
|
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| Mr. and Mrs. |
|
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| Two together |
|
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| Ducks and drakes |
|
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| S.A. beverages |
|
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| Pairs |
|
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| Fischer fortes |
|
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| Ship and room |
|
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| Wins at the board |
|
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| Couple |
|
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| Defeats at chess |
|
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| Matched pair |
|
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| Matched pairs. |
|
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| Petty officers. |
|
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| They often come with the check |
|
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| Checks out Magnus Carlsen? |
|
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| Pairs. |
|
|
| Matched pair. |
|
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| Marine officers. |
|
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| Ships' officers. |
|
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| Certain seamen. |
|
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| A pair. |
|
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| Two socks, one hopes |
|
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| Petty officers |
|
|
| Comrades. |
|
|
| Counterparts. |
|
|
| Defeats, in chess. |
|
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| Deck officers. |
|
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| Ship men |
|
|
| Ship's officers. |
|
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| Crew members. |
|
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| Ship's men. |
|
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| Wins at chess. |
|
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| Gloves, in a way. |
|
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| Partners. |
|
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| Starbuck and Stubbs, for example. |
|
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| Spouses. |
|
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| Defeats at chess. |
|
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| Pals. |
|
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| Captains' aides. |
|
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