Bad result after capturing bishop? It's not so obvious Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bad result after capturing bishop? It's not so obvious last seen in Telegraph Cryptic 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 SUBTLER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SUBTLER Bad result after capturing bishop? It's not so obvious (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 17, 2016
75% DUH "This was so obvious!" (3)
69% THUS "And so, as a result ..." (4) New York Times Mini Aug 27, 2025
67% FAIL Bad exam result (4) The Telegraph Mini Aug 14, 2025
61% EVIDENT Obvious (7) The Telegraph Quick Aug 7, 2025
58% TOSEE Plain __ (obvious) (5) Newsday Aug 5, 2025
58% PLAINTOSEE Obvious (10) Newsday Jul 22, 2025
55% LEDTO Resulted in (5) USA Today Aug 10, 2025
55% DENY "Don't ___ the obvious" (4)
55% ULSTER Bad result for Irish province (6) (6)

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