Word "PAWN" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
leave as a guarantee in return for money
Synonyms:
hock, soak
Examples:
pawn your grandfather's gold watch

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a person used by another to gain an end
Synonyms:
cat's-paw, instrument

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an article deposited as security

Crossword Clues for PAWN

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Chess piece that can be promoted New York Times 03 Sep 2025
Lowly chess piece Newsday 25 Aug 2025
Hock Universal 08 Aug 2025
Chess piece that's commonly sacrificed Universal 06 Aug 2025
Man topping eggs
Exploited one on the chess board (4)
Chessman of the lowest theoretical value (4) Mirror Quiz 05 Jul 2025
Hock piece of little value The Telegraph Cryptic 30 Jun 2025
"___ Stars" TV 29 Jun 2025
One making the first move? New York Times 27 Jun 2025
One's manipulated (4) The Guardian Quick 03 Jun 2025
Hock chess piece (4)
Chessman Mirror Classic 01 Jun 2025
Low-ranking chessman The Times Concise 29 May 2025
Lowest-value chess piece The Telegraph Quick 25 May 2025
Chess piece that's left as security for borrowed money
Chess piece The Telegraph Quick 23 May 2025
Certain chess piece USA Today Quick 20 May 2025
Hand note for pledge The Telegraph Toughie 20 May 2025
Chess piece secure for money (4) Puzzler Cryptic 16 May 2025
Unwitting accomplice Newsday 15 May 2025
Piece of steak say
Hock Eugene Sheffer 05 May 2025
Chess soldier
Unwitting accomplice Newsday 27 Apr 2025
Member of the board? Wall Street Journal 26 Apr 2025
Lowest-valued chess piece USA Today 03 Apr 2025
Threat to a king, maybe New York Times 02 Apr 2025
Chess piece that may promote
Man advancing by single steps north on foot The Times Cryptic 28 Mar 2025
One of the weakest men on board (4)
Man on board vessel housing wife The Times Quick Cryptic 20 Mar 2025
Stooge The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 18 Mar 2025
Smallest chess piece
Piece that makes up half a chess set
Piece central to the fool's mate
"___ Sacrifice" (2014 chess movie starring Tobey Maguire as Bobby Fischer)
This little man can show father points (4)
Minor chess piece
Place that keeps --> USA Today Quick 25 Feb 2025
One of 16 on the board?
Shop whose symbol is three golden suspended spheres (4)
Piece that can become a queen, in chess Universal 13 Feb 2025
On board, little man given the push (4)
Hand on tradition ultimately giving pledge The Sun Two Speed 05 Feb 2025
Chess piece The Sun Two Speed 05 Feb 2025
Criticise restricting women's contribution to chess? The Telegraph Toughie 30 Jan 2025
The weakest piece on a chess board (4)
Chessman of the lowest theoretical value Mirror Quiz 25 Jan 2025
One of sixteen pieces
Chess promoter?
Foot final donation for puppet (4)
Weakest man on board? (4)
Dupe, one with little power on board (4)
Front-row chess piece LA Times Daily 26 Dec 2024
Raise money from a chess set (4)
Man on board privateer also with navy, primarily (4) The Guardian Quiptic 08 Dec 2024
Weakest chess piece USA Today 06 Dec 2024
With no end of complaints, produce insignificant piece (4)
Minor chesspiece Mirror Tea Time 24 Nov 2024
Chess piece Mirror Quick 20 Nov 2024
Hand on new piece Mirror Cryptic 20 Nov 2024
Unwitting accomplice Newsday 17 Nov 2024
Chess piece The Telegraph Quick 14 Nov 2024
Not-so-powerful chess piece LA Times Daily 10 Nov 2024
Exchange the piece on board for a loan (4)
Small chess piece Universal 08 Nov 2024
Chess piece The Telegraph Mini 03 Nov 2024
Unwitting accomplice Newsday 30 Oct 2024
Chess piece hidden in top awning (4)
Dupe old man with hint of nonchalance The Times Cryptic 26 Sep 2024
Someone used by others for their own purposes Puzzler Backwords 21 Sep 2024
Chess piece worth one point Universal 17 Sep 2024
Hand on new piece Mirror Cryptic 11 Sep 2024
Chess piece Mirror Quick 11 Sep 2024
Low-ranking board member? Universal 08 Sep 2024
One of the pieces used in chess (4)
Minor but numnerous chessman (4)
White or black man's pledge (4)
"Foot soldier" on a chessboard Universal 15 Aug 2024
Starts to plan attack with knight, or other chess piece (4) The Guardian Quiptic 12 Aug 2024
Starts to plan attack with knight, or other chess piece (4) The Guardian Quiptic 11 Aug 2024
Chess piece of the lowest value (4)
Chess piece captured "en passant" USA Today 03 Aug 2024
Name, basis for hand puppet The Telegraph Toughie 01 Aug 2024
Chess piece The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 31 Jul 2024
Someone used by others for their own purposes (4) Puzzler 28 Jul 2024
Hand on new piece Mirror Cryptic 24 Jul 2024
Chess piece Mirror Quick 24 Jul 2024
Promotable chess piece USA Today 19 Jul 2024
Promotable chess piece Grads-to-be (Abbr.)
Lowly chess piece New York Times 16 Jul 2024
Least important chess piece Newsday 15 Jul 2024
Small piece in chess
Chess piece used as security on loan
Stooge, puppet (4) Puzzler 01 Jul 2024
Chess piece of the lowest theoretical value (4)
One of 16 in a chess set LA Times Daily 23 Jun 2024
Promotable piece Thomas Joseph 12 Jun 2024
Lowly chess piece Newsday 04 Jun 2024
Game piece for Uncle? (4)
American reality series -Stars (4)
Pledge as security
Person who is manipulated by a cat's foot and a nightingale's head (4)
Chessman of the lowest theoretical value (4) Mirror Quiz 20 May 2024
Unwitting instrument The Times Concise 19 May 2024
Unwitting instrument The Times Sunday Concise 19 May 2024
Piece used in 11A Mirror Classic 18 May 2024
Low-ranking chess piece (4)
Dad makes two points in the chess game
Minor chesspiece Mirror Tea Time 04 May 2024
Chess soldier
It's hock, little man (4)
Chess piece Mirror Quick 03 Apr 2024
Hand on new piece Mirror Cryptic 03 Apr 2024
A way to raise money from a chess set (4)
Pledge that may be taken on board
Chessman of the lowest theoretical value Mirror Quiz 24 Mar 2024
Something deposited as security found on board (4)
Piece involved in an en passant move (4)
Chess piece used by insignificant player (4)
Least-valuable chess piece USA Today 15 Mar 2024
Chess piece The Sun Two Speed 13 Mar 2024
Man and wife into god The Sun Two Speed 13 Mar 2024
Least-powerful piece in chess LA Times Mini 03 Mar 2024
Stooge Wall Street Journal 24 Feb 2024
Raise money on a piece of ivory?
Hand on new piece Mirror Cryptic 21 Feb 2024
Chessman Mirror Quick 21 Feb 2024
Hock a piece on board (4)
Chess piece one will take to uncle's (4)
Stooge is a man on board The Times Quick Cryptic 17 Feb 2024
An easily manipulated person (4)
Smallest piece in chess
Piece in hand, last of sixteen (4)
Comparatively worthless piece to offer as security
Weakest sort on board? (4)
Man and offspring rejecting society
Man and wife enthralled by God
Man and wife enthralled by God (4)
Man and offspring rejecting society (4)
Hock (goods)
Lowly chess piece
Chess piece that's often the first to be played LA Times Daily 10 Oct 2023
Expendable chess piece
Deposit (a possession) as security on a loan The Times Concise 26 Jul 2023
Weakest chess piece and historically, a representation of the infantry
Man who may be promoted Wall Street Journal 28 Jun 2023
Board member or lowly worker? The Times Cryptic 23 Jun 2023
Political puppet Universal 05 Jun 2023
Chess piece not allowed to move backward New York Times 05 Jun 2023
Chess soldier Eugene Sheffer 25 May 2023
First piece moved in chess, often LA Times Daily 09 May 2023
Often-sacrificed chess piece
Smallest chess piece
Chess piece The Telegraph Quick 03 Mar 2023
Smallest man on board? The Guardian Quick 25 Feb 2023
Element of an English Opening in chess New York Times 29 Dec 2022
Promotion piece? Universal 28 Dec 2022
Chess piece The Telegraph Quick 24 Dec 2022
Little one on a chessboard
Unwitting accomplice Newsday 18 Dec 2022
Exchange for cash and a ticket Universal 28 Nov 2022
One of 16 on a chessboard New York Times 07 Nov 2022
Borrow cash against Newsday 27 Oct 2022
Find fault with swallowing wife's hock The Telegraph Cryptic 30 Aug 2022
Future queen, perhaps Universal 16 Aug 2022
Small chess piece LA Times Daily 14 Aug 2022
Lowly chess piece Newsday 25 Jul 2022
Smallest chess piece
Weakest chess piece USA Today 26 Jun 2022
Weak chess piece Family Time 14 Feb 2022
First to move, usually The Washington Post 23 Jan 2022
First to move, usually LA Times Daily 23 Jan 2022
Piece that captures diagonally The Washington Post Sunday 09 Jan 2022
Smallest chess piece USA Today 13 Dec 2021
Chess piece The Telegraph Quick 19 Nov 2021
Secretary sides with well-known defender of queen on the board? Irish Times Crosaire 15 Nov 2021
The least powerful piece in a chess game The Guardian Weekend 13 Nov 2021
Chess piece in hand, knight The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Nov 2021
The weakest man on The Board in hock locally Irish Times Crosaire 22 Oct 2021
One may become a queen, but not a king Wall Street Journal 16 Sep 2021
Chess piece Canadiana 09 Aug 2021
Minor chess piece
One of 16 in a chess set New York Times 26 Jul 2021
Expendable chess piece
Hock Eugene Sheffer 17 Jul 2021
Lowly chess piece Newsday 05 Jul 2021
Person who's manipulated Universal 05 Jul 2021
Father receives directions to make chess piece
One may become a queen but not a king Universal 04 Apr 2021
Commonly sacrificed chess piece Universal 31 Mar 2021
Lowly operative Newsday 19 Mar 2021
Unwitting tool USA Today 23 Feb 2021
Chess soldier Eugene Sheffer 10 Feb 2021
One before a king? LA Times Daily 04 Feb 2021
One before a king? The Washington Post 04 Feb 2021
One standing before the king and queen LA Times Daily 25 Dec 2020
One standing before the king and queen The Washington Post 25 Dec 2020
Hock Eugene Sheffer 10 Dec 2020
Promotable man Thomas Joseph 05 Dec 2020
Person manipulated Newsday 20 Nov 2020
The weakest man on The Board in hock locally Irish Times Crosaire 14 Nov 2020
Man and wife into god The Sun Two Speed 06 Nov 2020
Chess piece The Sun Two Speed 06 Nov 2020
Lowly board member? Universal 25 Aug 2020
Man taking drugs from Native American
One of 16 on a board Family Time 19 Apr 2020
Hostage; chessman The Telegraph Quick 25 Feb 2020
Stooge; hock The Telegraph Quick 19 Feb 2020
To hock The Telegraph Quick 05 Feb 2020
Regularly play, win a piece 
Man and wife accepted by god
Clumsily touch knight — instead of this?
One of 16 in chess Universal 19 Sep 2019
Insignificant player The Telegraph Quick 10 Aug 2019
Piece moving in 1.e4 The Washington Post Sunday 14 Jul 2019
Chess piece with the least amount of power
Smallest chess piece
Minor chess piece Family Time 09 Jun 2019
Chess piece The Times Concise 06 Jun 2019
'___ Stars' (long-running show in which experts appraise and buy antiques) New York Times 28 May 2019
Small chess piece that can be promoted
Weak chess piece with eight members on each side
One of 16 in a chess set Universal 09 May 2019
Pop Idol in Greece once covering Westlife's Number One The Telegraph Toughie 25 Apr 2019
One might get promoted to queen Wall Street Journal 12 Mar 2019
Chess piece Canadiana 28 Jan 2019
Minor chess piece
Chess piece that may be promoted
One of 16 in a chess set
One might get promoted to queen
"___ Stars" (long-running show in which experts appraise and buy antiques)
One of 16 in chess
One-point piece, on a board USA Today 19 Dec 2018
Lowly chessman Thomas Joseph 27 Nov 2018
Father, wife and last son — what they might do at uncle's place?
Little chess piece The Washington Post 19 Nov 2018
Little chess piece LA Times Daily 19 Nov 2018
First piece moved in a game of Chess, often
Wife boarding vessel to find man on board
Minor chess piece
Chessman that may be promoted Wall Street Journal 20 Aug 2018
Lowly chess piece Premier Sunday 27 May 2018
Smallest chess piece
Certain chess piece Family Time 07 May 2018
Clumsily handle new piece
Smallest chess piece The Washington Post 02 Apr 2018
Smallest chess piece LA Times Daily 02 Apr 2018
Assistant with navy, one of many on board
Lay hands on new tool
Roughly handle new puppet
Lowly chess piece New York Times 19 Mar 2018
Puppet New York Times 17 Mar 2018
Make deal with uncle and man on board The Telegraph Toughie 25 Jan 2018
Small chess piece
Diagonal capturer
Smallest chess piece
Little chess piece
Chessman that may be promoted
Lowly chess piece
One-point piece, on a board
Puppet
Round-topped chess piece USA Today 15 Dec 2017
The expendable piece on a chessboard
Promotable piece Thomas Joseph 30 Nov 2017
Piece moving to c6 as part of the Caro-Kann Defense The Washington Post Sunday 05 Nov 2017
Piece of slate worn by women The Telegraph Cryptic 04 Oct 2017
Chess piece that may be promoted LA Times Daily 28 Sep 2017
Chess piece that may be promoted The Washington Post 28 Sep 2017
Sorry! or Parcheesi piece USA Today 21 Sep 2017
Expendable chess piece
Puppet with hand on nose initially
Lowest chess piece Family Time 03 Jul 2017
Chessman that can be promoted Wall Street Journal 03 Jul 2017
Shortest chess piece Newsday 29 Jun 2017
Hock in pot with top tucked in
Minor chess piece Newsday 20 Jun 2017
Most insignificant chess piece Universal 15 Jun 2017
Puppet with hand on nose initially
Lowly chess piece
Manipulated one Wall Street Journal 05 Apr 2017
The lowest form of defense in Chess
Chessman Thomas Joseph 21 Mar 2017
Man describing lewd acts to the audience
Small chess piece LA Times Daily 27 Feb 2017
Man in the second rank Wall Street Journal 10 Feb 2017
Lowly chess piece The Washington Post 12 Jan 2017
Most insignificant chess piece
Sorry! or Parcheesi piece
Round-topped chess piece
Chess piece that may be promoted
Certain chess piece Universal 05 Nov 2016
Lowly chess piece Newsday 11 Oct 2016
Hand on tradition, ultimately giving pledge
Hand on tradition, ultimately giving pledge The Times Cryptic 23 Sep 2016
Recipient of a promotion Wall Street Journal 01 Sep 2016
Game piece made using little plastic is working soundly
Get some quick money for, say New York Times 28 Jul 2016
Name behind hand puppet The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Jul 2016
Man listening to salacious stuff
It can capture only diagonally forward The Washington Post 16 Jul 2016
Hock The Telegraph Quick 02 Jun 2016
Chess piece The Telegraph Quick 22 Apr 2016
Put in hock The Washington Post 12 Apr 2016
Hock for man on board The Telegraph Cryptic 04 Apr 2016
Lowly man's pledge The Times Cryptic 29 Mar 2016
King's defender Wall Street Journal 22 Mar 2016
Pirate fighter protecting wife for weakest man on board The Telegraph Cryptic 20 Mar 2016
Uncle would take that puppet
Man and wife look for gold boxes
'___ Sacrifice' (Bobby Fischer biopic) The Washington Post 18 Feb 2016
Little man New York Times 15 Jan 2016
Puppet LA Times Daily 14 Jan 2016
Queen-to-be, maybe LA Times Daily 06 Jan 2016
Queen-to-be, maybe
Get some quick money for, say
Little man
Puppet
One getting an across-the-board promotion? New York Times 26 Dec 2015
Stooge Newsday 10 Dec 2015
Chess piece secure for money The Sun Two Speed 22 Nov 2015
Unwitting participant Newsday 18 Oct 2015
One of 16 on a chessboard Wall Street Journal 12 Oct 2015
Expendable chess piece The Chronicle of Higher Education 25 Sep 2015
Chess piece Eugene Sheffer 21 Sep 2015
Dad achieved victory after losing middle piece on board The Telegraph Cryptic 28 Aug 2015
King's defender Eugene Sheffer 21 Aug 2015
One of the king's men Eugene Sheffer 17 Jul 2015
Man's son abandoning eggs The Telegraph Toughie 09 Jul 2015
One in line to be a queen? USA Today 17 Jun 2015
Man on board making deposit for a loan The Telegraph Cryptic 12 Apr 2015
Minor chess piece Universal 18 Mar 2015
Pop instrument
Man with soft beard
Stooge
Unwitting participant
One getting an across-the-board promotion?
Minor chess piece
One in line to be a queen?
Lowly chess piece
Expendable chess piece
One of 16 on a chessboard
Man and wife tucking into roast
Borrow some money against
Hostage
Unwitting tool
Chess piece
Unwitting accomplice
Kind of shop
Future queen, perhaps
One of 16 in a chess set
Little one on a board
Shop to buy used amp
Potential queen
Shortest chesspiece
Bishop protector, sometimes
One with promotional potential
Forward-moving game piece
Future queen, maybe
He stands before the queen?
Leading chess piece, often
Puppet
One standing in front of a king
One of a game's 16
Get fast cash for
One of a game's 16
Expendable board member?
One standing ahead of a bishop
Piece captured en passant
Manipulated one
Least powerful member of the board?
Chess piece
One used
Knight's neighbor
Frequent chess sacrifice
Chess piece
Lowly chess piece
Chess piece usually moved first
Expendable chess piece
King's soldier, maybe
En passant capture
Fischer man?
Small chess piece
Small chess piece
Fischer man?
Expendable chess piece
Board member?
King's soldier
Chessboard cannon fodder, often
Potential queen
Put in hock
Puppet
Board man
Hock
Queen-to-be, maybe
Minor chess piece
Second-rank chess piece
Minor chess piece
Second-rank chess piece
Exploited one
Board sacrifice, often
Potential queen, in a game
Chess piece
Potential queen, in a game
Man who would be queen?
One moves before the king
Small piece
Give as security, in a way
Dupe
One of 16 chess pieces
Future knight, maybe
Certain board member
Piece in front of a king or queen
Give as security, in a way
One may stand in front of a queen
One may stand in front of a queen
Patsy
En-passant capture
Future queen, maybe
Promotable piece
Expendable chess piece
Manipulated person
Chess piece
Chess piece
One of 16 in chess
One ahead of a bishop
Unwitting accomplice
Front-rank piece
Kind of shop
En passant capture
Chess piece
Man who can become a queen
Recipient of a promotion
Man who would be queen?
Hock
Future queen?
One with a round head
One may be placed before a king
One of 16 chess pieces
One of 16 chess pieces
The P in QxP
Promotable piece
Member of a black or white octet
Future queen, perhaps
One might be promoted
Least valuable chess piece
One in line to be a queen?
King's frontman
It can only go forward
Hostage
One on the front line
Puppet
Leading man?
Game piece
Least valuable chess piece
Chess piece usually moved first
Board member?
Castle protector, maybe
He stands before the queen?
Kasparov's front man
Hock
King protector, sometimes
Rook protector
Pledge
Puppet
The P in KNP
Director's opposite
Dupe
Man in the second rank
It may be promoted
Future queen?
Frequent chess sacrifice
Chesspiece
Unwitting accomplice
One on the way to a promotion?
Used one
Expendable one
Stooge
En passant capture
Plaything
Chess "soldier"
Knight's prey, perhaps
Hock
Used one
Chess sacrifice, often
Cat's-paw
Mere tool
Cat's-paw
Pledge
First-row chessman
Impignorate
Chess piece
Potential queen
He's expendable and exploitable
Chessman
Pledge or risk
One of 16 on a board
Make use of a hock shop
Playing piece for Fischer
Dupe
Kind of shop
Put in hock
Cat's-paw.
Person used as a tool.
Hock.
Person used as the tool of another.
Dupe.
Game piece.
Tal man?
Chessman.
Insignificant factor.
Board member up for promotion?
One subject to another's will.
Chess piece.
Piece in Botvinnik's game.
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