Awkward king leaving islands, seizing queen Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Awkward king leaving islands, seizing queen . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ORNERY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ORNERY Awkward king leaving islands, seizing queen (6)
6% REMINI Leah of "The King of Queens" (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
6% CHESS Game with kings and queens (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2025
6% ROYAL Queen or king (5) New York Times Mini Aug 18, 2025
6% PSA "Seize the Awkward" spot, e.g. (3) LA Times Daily Aug 8, 2025
5% AVA "Kings & Queens" singer Max (3) LA Times Daily Oct 8, 2025
5% UTHERPENDRAGON King united there with knight and monster seizing power (14) The Times Cryptic Oct 7, 2025
5% SARK Time to leave desolate island (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Oct 6, 2025
5% LABOURED Awkward (8) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 5, 2025
5% QUIT Leave queen, one of four in card pack but not spades (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 3, 2025
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