Captures a 'poisoned pawn' in chess, e.g Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ERRS Captures a 'poisoned pawn' in chess, e.g (4) New York Times Aug 18, 2022
81% TRAPPED Tricked, go back to capture pawn (7) The Times Cryptic Sep 18, 2025
75% REACTIONGIF Speechless Nathan Fillion, e,g, (11) USA Today Sep 21, 2025
75% UKELELE Instrument with G-C-E-A tuning (7) USA Today Sep 13, 2025
75% PRIMATE Bishop, pawn then rook? I end chess game (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
75% HOCK Pawn (4) The Telegraph Quick Jul 3, 2025
72% ENPASSANT Pawn-capturing manoeuvre in chess (2,7) (9)
72% PASSANT En ____ is a way of capturing a pawn in chess (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 13, 2017
68% NAB Capture (3) Newsday Sep 26, 2025
68% TAKE Capture (4) The Times Concise Sep 9, 2025

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