| It's hock, little man (4) |
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| 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) |
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| Pledge that may be taken on board |
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| Chessman of the lowest theoretical value |
Mirror Quiz |
24 Mar 2024 |
| Something deposited as security found on board (4) |
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| Piece involved in an en passant move (4) |
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| Chess piece used by insignificant player (4) |
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| Least-valuable chess piece |
USA Today |
15 Mar 2024 |
| Chessman of the lowest theoretical value (4) |
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| 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? |
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| Hand on new piece |
Mirror Cryptic |
21 Feb 2024 |
| Chessman |
Mirror Quick |
21 Feb 2024 |
| Chess piece one will take to uncle's (4) |
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| Hock a piece on board (4) |
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| Stooge is a man on board |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
17 Feb 2024 |
| An easily manipulated person (4) |
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| Smallest piece in chess |
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| Piece in hand, last of sixteen (4) |
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| Comparatively worthless piece to offer as security |
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| Weakest sort on board? (4) |
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| Man and wife enthralled by God |
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| Man and offspring rejecting society |
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| Man and wife enthralled by God (4) |
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| Man and offspring rejecting society (4) |
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| Hock (goods) |
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| Lowly chess piece |
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| Chess piece that's often the first to be played |
LA Times Daily |
10 Oct 2023 |
| Expendable chess piece |
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| Deposit (a possession) as security on a loan |
The Times Concise |
26 Jul 2023 |
| Weakest chess piece and historically, a representation of the infantry |
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| 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 |
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| Smallest chess piece |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Weakest chess piece |
USA Today |
26 Jun 2022 |
| Weak chess piece |
Family Time |
14 Feb 2022 |
| First to move, usually |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jan 2022 |
| First to move, usually |
The Washington Post |
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 |
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| One of 16 in a chess set |
New York Times |
26 Jul 2021 |
| Expendable chess piece |
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| Hock |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Jul 2021 |
| Person who's manipulated |
Universal |
05 Jul 2021 |
| Lowly chess piece |
Newsday |
05 Jul 2021 |
| Father receives directions to make chess piece |
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| 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 |
The Washington Post |
25 Dec 2020 |
| One standing before the king and queen |
LA Times Daily |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Man and wife accepted by god |
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| Clumsily touch knight — instead of this? |
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| 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 |
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| Smallest chess piece |
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| 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 |
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| Weak chess piece with eight members on each side |
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| 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 |
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| Chess piece that may be promoted |
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| "___ Stars" (long-running show in which experts appraise and buy antiques) |
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| One of 16 in a chess set |
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| One of 16 in chess |
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| One might get promoted to queen |
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| 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? |
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| Little chess piece |
LA Times Daily |
19 Nov 2018 |
| Little chess piece |
The Washington Post |
19 Nov 2018 |
| First piece moved in a game of Chess, often |
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| Wife boarding vessel to find man on board |
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| Minor chess piece |
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| Chessman that may be promoted |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Aug 2018 |
| Lowly chess piece |
Premier Sunday |
27 May 2018 |
| Smallest chess piece |
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| Certain chess piece |
Family Time |
07 May 2018 |
| Clumsily handle new piece |
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| Smallest chess piece |
LA Times Daily |
02 Apr 2018 |
| Smallest chess piece |
The Washington Post |
02 Apr 2018 |
| Assistant with navy, one of many on board |
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| Lay hands on new tool |
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| Roughly handle new puppet |
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| 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 |
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| Puppet |
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| Chessman that may be promoted |
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| Smallest chess piece |
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| One-point piece, on a board |
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| Lowly chess piece |
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| Diagonal capturer |
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| Little chess piece |
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| Round-topped chess piece |
USA Today |
15 Dec 2017 |
| The expendable piece on a chessboard |
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| 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 |
The Washington Post |
28 Sep 2017 |
| Chess piece that may be promoted |
LA Times Daily |
28 Sep 2017 |
| Sorry! or Parcheesi piece |
USA Today |
21 Sep 2017 |
| Expendable chess piece |
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| Puppet with hand on nose initially |
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| Chessman that can be promoted |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jul 2017 |
| Lowest chess piece |
Family Time |
03 Jul 2017 |
| Shortest chess piece |
Newsday |
29 Jun 2017 |
| Hock in pot with top tucked in |
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| Minor chess piece |
Newsday |
20 Jun 2017 |
| Most insignificant chess piece |
Universal |
15 Jun 2017 |
| Puppet with hand on nose initially |
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| Lowly chess piece |
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| Manipulated one |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Apr 2017 |
| The lowest form of defense in Chess |
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| Chessman |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Mar 2017 |
| Man describing lewd acts to the audience |
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| 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 |
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| Sorry! or Parcheesi piece |
|
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| Round-topped chess piece |
|
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| Chess piece that may be promoted |
|
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| Certain chess piece |
Universal |
05 Nov 2016 |
| Lowly chess piece |
Newsday |
11 Oct 2016 |
| Hand on tradition, ultimately giving pledge |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Sep 2016 |
| Hand on tradition, ultimately giving pledge |
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| Recipient of a promotion |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Sep 2016 |
| Game piece made using little plastic is working soundly |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Man and wife look for gold boxes |
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| '___ 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 |
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| Get some quick money for, say |
|
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| Little man |
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| Puppet |
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| 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 |
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| Man with soft beard |
|
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| Stooge |
|
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| Lowly chess piece |
|
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| One of 16 on a chessboard |
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| Minor chess piece |
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| Expendable chess piece |
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| One in line to be a queen? |
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| Unwitting participant |
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| One getting an across-the-board promotion? |
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| Man and wife tucking into roast |
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| Unwitting tool |
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| Bishop protector, sometimes |
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| Hostage |
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| One of 16 in a chess set |
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| Shortest chesspiece |
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| Chess piece |
|
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| Shop to buy used amp |
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| Little one on a board |
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| Kind of shop |
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| Unwitting accomplice |
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| Future queen, perhaps |
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| Potential queen |
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| Borrow some money against |
|
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| One with promotional potential |
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| Future queen, maybe |
|
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| Forward-moving game piece |
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| He stands before the queen? |
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| Get fast cash for |
|
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| One of a game's 16 |
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| One standing in front of a king |
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| Puppet |
|
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| Expendable board member? |
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| One of a game's 16 |
|
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| Leading chess piece, often |
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| One used |
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| Piece captured en passant |
|
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| Manipulated one |
|
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| Chess piece |
|
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| One standing ahead of a bishop |
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| Least powerful member of the board? |
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| Lowly chess piece |
|
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| Frequent chess sacrifice |
|
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| Chess piece |
|
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| Chess piece usually moved first |
|
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| Knight's neighbor |
|
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| Expendable chess piece |
|
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| King's soldier, maybe |
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| En passant capture |
|
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| Fischer man? |
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| Small chess piece |
|
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| King's soldier |
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| Chessboard cannon fodder, often |
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| Board member? |
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| Expendable chess piece |
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| Small chess piece |
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| Fischer man? |
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| Puppet |
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| Minor chess piece |
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| Board man |
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| Queen-to-be, maybe |
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| Put in hock |
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| Potential queen |
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| Hock |
|
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| Man who would be queen? |
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| Potential queen, in a game |
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| Board sacrifice, often |
|
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| Second-rank chess piece |
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| Chess piece |
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| One moves before the king |
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| Minor chess piece |
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| Exploited one |
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| Second-rank chess piece |
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| Potential queen, in a game |
|
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| One of 16 chess pieces |
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| Give as security, in a way |
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| Dupe |
|
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| One may stand in front of a queen |
|
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| Patsy |
|
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| Piece in front of a king or queen |
|
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| Future knight, maybe |
|
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| Certain board member |
|
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| Give as security, in a way |
|
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| One may stand in front of a queen |
|
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| Small piece |
|
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| One of 16 in chess |
|
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| Future queen, maybe |
|
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| Chess piece |
|
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| Chess piece |
|
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| En-passant capture |
|
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| Expendable chess piece |
|
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| Promotable piece |
|
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| Manipulated person |
|
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| Unwitting accomplice |
|
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| One ahead of a bishop |
|
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| Chess piece |
|
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| En passant capture |
|
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| Kind of shop |
|
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| Front-rank piece |
|
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| Man who can become a queen |
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| One may be placed before a king |
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| One with a round head |
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| Promotable piece |
|
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| The P in QxP |
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| Hock |
|
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| One of 16 chess pieces |
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| Recipient of a promotion |
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| Man who would be queen? |
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| Future queen? |
|
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| One of 16 chess pieces |
|
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| One might be promoted |
|
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| Future queen, perhaps |
|
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| One in line to be a queen? |
|
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| King's frontman |
|
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| It can only go forward |
|
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| Member of a black or white octet |
|
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| Least valuable chess piece |
|
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| Puppet |
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| Hostage |
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| One on the front line |
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| Pledge |
|
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| King protector, sometimes |
|
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| Kasparov's front man |
|
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| Castle protector, maybe |
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| Rook protector |
|
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| Board member? |
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| Least valuable chess piece |
|
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| Chess piece usually moved first |
|
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| He stands before the queen? |
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| Leading man? |
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| Game piece |
|
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| Puppet |
|
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| The P in KNP |
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| Hock |
|
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| Future queen? |
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| Dupe |
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| Director's opposite |
|
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| Man in the second rank |
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| It may be promoted |
|
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| Chesspiece |
|
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| One on the way to a promotion? |
|
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| Frequent chess sacrifice |
|
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| Unwitting accomplice |
|
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| Plaything |
|
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| Stooge |
|
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| Used one |
|
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| Expendable one |
|
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| En passant capture |
|
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| Knight's prey, perhaps |
|
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| Chess "soldier" |
|
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| Hock |
|
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| Chess sacrifice, often |
|
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| Used one |
|
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| Mere tool |
|
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| Cat's-paw |
|
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| Cat's-paw |
|
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| Pledge |
|
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| Chess piece |
|
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| Impignorate |
|
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| First-row chessman |
|
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| Potential queen |
|
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| He's expendable and exploitable |
|
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| Chessman |
|
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| Pledge or risk |
|
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| Make use of a hock shop |
|
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| One of 16 on a board |
|
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| Playing piece for Fischer |
|
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| Dupe |
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| Kind of shop |
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| Put in hock |
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| Cat's-paw. |
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| Chessman. |
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| Game piece. |
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| Dupe. |
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| Chess piece. |
|
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| One subject to another's will. |
|
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| Insignificant factor. |
|
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| Person used as a tool. |
|
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| Piece in Botvinnik's game. |
|
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| Person used as the tool of another. |
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| Hock. |
|
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| Board member up for promotion? |
|
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| Tal man? |
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