Half the pieces in a chess set Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Half the pieces in a chess set last seen in New York Times 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PAWNS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PAWNS Half the pieces in a chess set (5) New York Times Dec 1, 2020
4% MEN Chess pieces (3) New York Times Dec 28, 2025
4% QUEEN Powerful chess piece (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 16, 2025
4% PAWN Lowly chess piece (4) Newsday Dec 15, 2025
4% MAN Chess piece (3) Thomas Joseph Nov 17, 2025
3% CREAM Half of half-and-half (5) The Washington Post Mini Dec 30, 2025
3% ONE Half and half? (3) LA Times Daily Dec 26, 2025
3% MOVE Turn in chess (4) Commuter Dec 25, 2025
3% GAME Chess or canasta (4) Commuter Dec 25, 2025
3% GAMBIT Chess sacrifice (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 24, 2025

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