Piece that captures diagonally Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Piece that captures diagonally . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PAWN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PAWN Piece that captures diagonally (4)
3% ROOK Chess piece that can't move diagonally (4) USA Today Nov 4, 2025
3% SQUIB Short comic piece brother's written capturing Queen (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 21, 2025
3% NAB Capture (3) Commuter Oct 9, 2025
3% TWILL Fabric with diagonal lines (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 1, 2025
3% CROSSWISE Diagonally or transversely (9) (9) Mirror Classic Oct 1, 2025
3% TAKE Capture (4) The Times Concise Sep 9, 2025
3% DONT What a diagonal may symbolize (4) Newsday Sep 6, 2025
3% BISHOP Diagonal mover (6) Thomas Joseph Aug 2, 2025
3% BXQ Diagonal chess capture (3)
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