Chess player's letters causing offence Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Chess player's letters causing offence 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BLACKMAIL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLACKMAIL Chess player's letters causing offence (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 3, 2015
7% ARSON Topless vicar causes offence (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 12, 2025
6% FAULT Bad service causes offence (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 27, 2025
6% BLACKANDWHITE Unqualified chess players (13) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
5% SIN Moral offence (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 4, 2026
5% ABASH Cause to blush (5) LA Times Daily Jan 4, 2026
5% TAL Mikhail ___, chess legend (3)
5% PAWN Smallest chess piece (4)
5% HARMS Causes injury to (5) New York Times Mini Jan 1, 2026
5% MEN Chess pieces (3) New York Times Dec 28, 2025

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