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

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TANTALUS He's tormented us, but beat a Chess Champion first (8)
72% MATED Beat in chess (5) New York Times Feb 12, 2026
64% PAINED Tormented (6) New York Times Apr 21, 2026
61% AGONY Torment (5) LA Times Daily Mar 10, 2026
61% KARPOV World chess champion after Fischer (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 1, 2026
58% TAL Mikhail -, 1960-61 world chess champion (3) (3) Mirror Quiz Apr 15, 2026
58% ONE Measure's first beat (3) Universal Feb 11, 2026
55% TOURNAMENT Chess contest (10) Commuter Apr 20, 2026
55% SPASSKY Boris __, chess champion beaten by Bobby Fischer in 1972 (7) (7) The Guardian Weekend Apr 18, 2026
55% MEN Chess pieces (3) Thomas Joseph Apr 15, 2026
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