He's tormented us, but beat a Chess Champion first Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TANTALUS He's tormented us, but beat a Chess Champion first (8)
78% MATING Beating at chess (6) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
64% BEDEVIL Torment (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 22, 2025
61% TORTURE Torment (7) (7) Mirror Classic Nov 5, 2025
61% ITCH Tiny torment (4) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
61% TEASE Torment (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 17, 2025
58% SAVE Use Ctrl-S (4) Commuter Nov 14, 2025
55% MAN Chess piece (3) Thomas Joseph Nov 17, 2025
55% SCRAMS Beats it (6) New York Times Nov 14, 2025
55% SHOO "Beat it!" (4) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
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