Discovery of former chess champion: French opening popular at the start (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Discovery of former chess champion: French opening popular at the start (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on December 8, 2025. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FINDING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FINDING Discovery of former chess champion: French opening popular at the start (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
6% TAL Former chess champion (3)
6% EUWE Former chess champion. (4)
5% RENE Former French president ___ Coty (4) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
5% ARTIFACT Discovery at a dig (8) Eugene Sheffer Nov 27, 2025
5% ORES Bonanza discoveries (4) New York Times Nov 23, 2025
5% APOSTLE A job with the French champion (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Nov 19, 2025
5% MAN Chess piece (3) Thomas Joseph Nov 17, 2025
5% UNDO Open a French party (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 15, 2025
5% AHA Cry of discovery (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 15, 2025

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