How a game of chess might end for a prisoner (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INMATE How a game of chess might end for a prisoner (6) (6)
8% MATE Ending of a chess game, often (4) USA Today Jun 13, 2026
7% MATED Won a chess game (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 1, 2026
7% MOVE Turn in a game of chess, say (4)
7% FOOLSMATE Infamous chess trap that ends the game in two moves (9) New York Times May 22, 2026
6% MISTY How your eyes might be after a tearjerker (5) The Atlantic Jul 22, 2026
6% TALE It might end happily ever after (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 15, 2026
6% RAVE Party that might end at 5 a.m. (4) The Atlantic Jul 9, 2026
6% GAME Chess or Go (4) USA Today Jul 7, 2026
6% EELS They might end up in a cockney's pie (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 7, 2026
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