Captured a king in trap when retreating Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Captured a king in trap when retreating . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TAKEN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAKEN Captured a king in trap when retreating (5)
6% SNARE Trap (5) The Telegraph Plusword Mar 3, 2026
6% HIDEAWAYS Retreats (9) Wall Street Journal Feb 28, 2026
6% CLOSEDIN Trapped (8) The Telegraph Quick Feb 28, 2026
6% SKYSCRAPER Broadcaster's escapade traps king in the Gherkin? (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 23, 2026
6% SNARES Traps (6) Wall Street Journal Feb 21, 2026
6% ENSNARE Trap (7) New York Times Feb 11, 2026
5% GRAB Capture, as attention (4)
5% INACORNER Can Renoir break out when trapped? (2,1,6) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 12, 2026
5% WEBS Spiders' traps (4) USA Today Mar 6, 2026
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