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)
64% HARROW Torment (6) New York Times Aug 12, 2026
64% BESET Torment (5) Wall Street Journal Jul 11, 2026
61% INDIA Home country of the current world chess champion (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 11, 2026
61% AGONY Torment (5) New York Times Jun 26, 2026
55% SHOO "Beat it!" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 13, 2026
55% BORIS & 23A World chess champion from 1969-72 (5,7) (5) Mirror Quiz Aug 1, 2026
55% ELO Chess rating (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 31, 2026
55% DRE Beats by ___ (3)
55% GAME Chess or Go (4) USA Today Jul 7, 2026
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