In front of uncovered king, captures rooks Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue In front of uncovered king, captures rooks last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TAKESIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAKESIN In front of uncovered king, captures rooks (7) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 23, 2023
6% JACONET Black capturing a rook getting material (7) The Times Mephisto Aug 24, 2025
6% BARES Uncovers (5) Universal Aug 9, 2025
6% RISK Is separating rook and king a gamble? (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 16, 2025
5% AHEAD In front (5) USA Today Aug 2, 2025
5% CHESSMAN Knight or rook (8) The Sun Two Speed Jul 16, 2025
5% CASTLE Move both the king and a rook, in chess (6) Universal Jul 2, 2025
4% ANDI "The King --" (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 2, 2025
4% DRAW Capture the attention of (4) New York Times Aug 30, 2025
4% SCREENSHOT Image captured on a computer (10) Commuter Aug 30, 2025

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