A chess defeat: game over for dilettante Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue A chess defeat: game over for dilettante last seen in Sun Two Speed puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AMATEUR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AMATEUR A chess defeat: game over for dilettante (7) The Sun Two Speed Mar 24, 2025
6% CHECKMATE End of a chess game (9) USA Today Nov 15, 2025
6% BEAT Defeat in a game (4) Commuter Nov 3, 2025
5% CRUSH Defeat decisively (5) New York Times Jan 14, 2026
5% BEATS Defeats (5) Commuter Jan 12, 2026
5% ROOK Chess piece (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
5% LOSE Suffer defeat (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
5% LOST Was defeated (4) (4) Mirror Quick Jan 4, 2026
5% MOVE Turn in a game of chess, say (4)
5% MEN Chess pieces (3) New York Times Dec 28, 2025

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