Overdue, told to replace rook with bishop (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Overdue, told to replace rook with bishop (7) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on November 29, 2025. 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 BELATED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BELATED Overdue, told to replace rook with bishop (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Nov 29, 2025
5% SPRAT Fish and rook in quarrel (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
5% ENDEAVOUR Labour overdue an upset (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
5% RAVEN Bird related to the rook (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 14, 2025
5% RELATE Romance on vacation overdue to recount (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 11, 2025
5% CATTLE Fight clubs replacing bishop with livestock (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 11, 2025
5% PRIMATE Bishop, pawn then rook? I end chess game (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
5% LATE Overdue (4) The Telegraph Mini Aug 8, 2025
5% PIECES Rook and bishop (6) Universal Aug 7, 2023
5% MEN Bishops and rooks (3) Wall Street Journal May 4, 2016

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