Opportunity to sacrifice knight and queen missing mate? Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WIDOW Opportunity to sacrifice knight and queen missing mate? (5)
5% CHINA Mate (5) The Telegraph Quick Jun 2, 2026
5% GAMBIT Chess sacrifice (6) Puzzler Backwords May 17, 2026
5% CHANCES Opportunities (7) Eugene Sheffer May 12, 2026
5% FORGO Sacrifice (5) Puzzler Backwords Mar 23, 2026
4% PASSEDPAWN One in line to become queen was accepted, with knight on hand (6,4) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 8, 2026
4% NOM Award opportunity, in brief (3) New York Times Jun 7, 2026
4% JOUST Knights' fight (5) Premier Sunday Jun 7, 2026
4% ULTI "Mate" prefix (4) USA Today Quick Jun 6, 2026
4% VE "Mate" prefix (2) USA Today Quick Jun 6, 2026
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