Chess player with predicament that admits of no escape Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Chess player with predicament that admits of no escape last seen in Telegraph Toughie 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 BLACKHOLE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLACKHOLE Chess player with predicament that admits of no escape (9) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 9, 2015
3% SCRAPE Predicament (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 13, 2025
3% BIND Predicament (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 2, 2025
3% MESS Predicament (4) Universal Nov 16, 2025
3% PLIGHTS Predicaments (7) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
3% BINDS Predicaments (5) Commuter Oct 30, 2025
3% BLACKANDWHITE Unqualified chess players (13) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
3% PLIGHT Predicament (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 18, 2025
3% CHECKMATE Chess predicament (9) The Sun Two Speed Apr 10, 2021
2% QUEEN Powerful chess piece (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 16, 2025

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