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Bobby who defeated Boris Spassky at the 1972 World Chess Championship Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bobby who defeated Boris Spassky at the 1972 World Chess Championship last seen in New York Times 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 FISCHER.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | FISCHER Bobby who defeated Boris Spassky at the 1972 World Chess Championship | (7) | New York Times | Mar 19, 2019 |
| 3% | BORIS Chess great Spassky | (5) | New York Times | Aug 1, 2025 |
| 3% | ICELAND Site for the 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Chess Championship | (7) | ||
| 2% | BESTED Defeated | (6) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Nov 7, 2025 |
| 2% | CONSOLETABLES Bobbies | (13) | Wall Street Journal | Nov 6, 2025 |
| 2% | TITLES Championships | (6) | Eugene Sheffer | Nov 6, 2025 |
| 2% | LOSS Defeat | (4) | Commuter | Nov 1, 2025 |
| 2% | MARYDECKER 1983 World Championships women's 1,500m and 3,000m gold medallist (4,6) | (10) | Mirror Quiz | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 2% | ORR Bobby of hockey | (3) | Commuter | Oct 30, 2025 |
| 2% | OUTRAN Defeated in a sprint | (6) | Universal | Oct 27, 2025 |
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