Make a poor move and lose, though capturing pawn Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MISPLAY Make a poor move and lose, though capturing pawn (7)
5% TRAPPED Tricked, go back to capture pawn (7) The Times Cryptic Sep 18, 2025
5% OPEN Move the first pawn, say (4) New York Times Aug 29, 2025
5% HOCK Pawn (4) The Telegraph Quick Jul 3, 2025
4% SNAP Lose it (4) Universal Oct 16, 2025
4% BLACK Chess player making the second move (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
4% ALMS Money for the poor (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 14, 2025
4% USE "___ it or lose it" (3) The Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
4% DEE Poor grade (3) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
4% NAB Capture (3) Commuter Oct 9, 2025
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