In chess, ____ can sometimes capture another piece of their own type without landing on its square Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue In chess, ____ can sometimes capture another piece of their own type without landing on its square last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 In chess, ____ can sometimes capture another piece of their own type without landing on its square (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 23, 2025
6% ONE Integer that's its own square (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 5, 2025
5% PAWN Certain chess piece (4) USA Today Quick Jan 16, 2026
5% MAN Chess piece (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 15, 2026
5% ROOK Chess piece (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
5% ACRE Piece of land protected without borders (4) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 8, 2026
5% PLOT Piece of land (4) USA Today Dec 30, 2025
5% MEN Chess pieces (3) New York Times Dec 28, 2025
5% QUEEN Powerful chess piece (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 16, 2025
5% SPAWN Generate small chess piece (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 15, 2025

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