Fail to protect bishop, left offering rook Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DIDDLE Fail to protect bishop, left offering rook (6) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 7, 2017
5% ISNT Fails to be (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
5% AEGIS Protection (5) LA Times Daily Dec 3, 2025
5% CHESS Game with rooks (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 1, 2025
5% BELATED Overdue, told to replace rook with bishop (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Nov 29, 2025
5% DEFEND Protect (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 15, 2025
5% RAIDERS They may sack bishop protecting assistant close to satanists (7) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 12, 2025
5% SPRAT Fish and rook in quarrel (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
5% BLONDE Fair bishop left order done (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Oct 5, 2025
5% PRIMATE Bishop, pawn then rook? I end chess game (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 5, 2025

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