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
88% OCTET One set of pawns, in chess (5) LA Times Daily Apr 19, 2026
81% RAPID Speedy attack capturing pawn (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 26, 2026
81% NOTE E or G, e.g. (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 26, 2026
75% GEEZ G G G G G G G (4) New York Times Mini Apr 1, 2026
72% KEYS C, D, E, F and G, but not H (4) The Telegraph Mini May 4, 2026
72% HOCK Pawn (4) New York Times Feb 25, 2026
72% HOCKS Pawns (5) Eugene Sheffer Feb 20, 2026
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

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