Game won by taking (or not taking) the last matchstick Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Game won by taking (or not taking) the last matchstick last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NIM.

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Crossword Answer For Game won by taking (or not taking) the last matchstick:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NIM Game won by taking (or not taking) the last matchstick (3) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 4, 2018
7% MOOCHES Takes and takes and takes (7)
6% GRAB Take hold of (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 30, 2025
6% RESENT Take offense at (6) Thomas Joseph Aug 29, 2025
6% EAT Take in (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2025
6% REAP Take in (4) Thomas Joseph Aug 27, 2025
6% ACTS Takes initiative (4) USA Today Aug 26, 2025
6% PLAY Take part in a game, e.g. (4) The Telegraph Mini Aug 25, 2025
6% SUE Take to court (3) Thomas Joseph Aug 25, 2025
6% POLL Take a survey (4) Newsday Aug 24, 2025

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