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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Break through, with knight or bishop, say, capturing rook or queen 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PIERCE.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | PIERCE Break through, with knight or bishop, say, capturing rook or queen | (6) | The Telegraph Cryptic | Jun 12, 2016 |
| 6% | PEACE Tranquillity of bishop or knight, say? | (5) | The Times Quick Cryptic | Oct 28, 2025 |
| 5% | PRETTY Fairly mean to capture rook (6) | (6) | The Sun Two Speed | Jan 4, 2026 |
| 5% | BELATED Overdue, told to replace rook with bishop (7) | (7) | The Guardian Quick Cryptic | Nov 29, 2025 |
| 5% | CHESSSET It includes knights and bishops | (8) | Eugene Sheffer | Nov 28, 2025 |
| 5% | BANNER Flag seen when queen is captured by bishop and rook | (6) | ||
| 5% | MEN Knights, bishops, rooks, etc | (3) | New York Times | Oct 26, 2018 |
| 4% | ARMOR Knight's attire | (5) | Premier Sunday | Jan 4, 2026 |
| 4% | LANCE Knight's weapon | (5) | Commuter | Jan 3, 2026 |
| 4% | CREATEANOPENING Make a break-through and exploit an opportunity (6,2,7) | (15) | The Guardian Cryptic | Dec 31, 2025 |
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