Picked up chess piece, and something resembling it, in difficult situation Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Picked up chess piece, and something resembling it, in difficult situation featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on January 7, 2026. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NIGHTMARE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NIGHTMARE Picked up chess piece, and something resembling it, in difficult situation (9) The Times Cryptic Jan 7, 2026
6% ROOK Chess piece (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
6% RADAR Something that picks up speed? (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 7, 2026
6% MEN Chess pieces (3) New York Times Dec 28, 2025
6% QUANDARY Difficult situation (8) LA Times Daily Dec 23, 2025
6% DIRE __ straits (difficult situation) (4) Newsday Dec 8, 2025
6% MAN Chess piece (3) Thomas Joseph Nov 17, 2025
5% BUCKETHATS **Pieces of headwear that resemble pails (10) Universal Jan 6, 2026
5% PAWN Smallest chess piece (4)
5% PAY Pick up the tab (3) Universal Dec 23, 2025

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