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
6% FAULT Bad service causes offence (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 27, 2025
6% ARSON Topless vicar causes offence (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 12, 2025
5% MATED Beat in chess (5) New York Times Feb 12, 2026
5% MAN Chess piece (3) Thomas Joseph Feb 12, 2026
5% ROOT Underlying cause (4) Newsday Feb 12, 2026
5% PUNISHMENT Penalty imposed for an offence (10) (10) Mirror Classic Feb 10, 2026
5% CRIMES Sobs absorbing Mike's offences (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 10, 2026
5% BRIDAL Take offence, say, at a wedding (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Feb 10, 2026
5% QUEEN Royal chess piece (5) (5) Puzzler Feb 7, 2026

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