Mediterranean islander - chess opening in which black's first move is pawn to c5 (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SICILIAN Mediterranean islander - chess opening in which black's first move is pawn to c5 (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Sep 10, 2024
64% OPEN Move the first pawn, say (4) New York Times Aug 29, 2025
56% CRETE Mediterranean island (5) (5) Mirror Quick Sep 20, 2025
56% CASTLE Special chess move (6) Commuter Sep 10, 2025
56% CRETAN Mediterranean islander (6) (6) Mirror Quick Sep 5, 2025
54% IBIZA Mediterranean holiday island (5) The Times Concise Aug 6, 2025
52% MALTA Mediterranean island; capital Valletta (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Nov 14, 2025
52% ROOK Chess piece that can't move diagonally (4) USA Today Nov 4, 2025
52% CHESS Game with pawns (5) USA Today Oct 20, 2025
52% BLACK Chess player making the second move (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025

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