Put down as stupid, giving away bishop for pawn (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Put down as stupid, giving away bishop for pawn (4) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 9, 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DUMP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DUMP Put down as stupid, giving away bishop for pawn (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
6% EAT Put away (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
6% STORE Put away (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 3, 2026
6% STOW Put away (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 31, 2025
6% ATE Put away (3) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025
6% EATS Puts away (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 20, 2025
6% HOCKS Pawns (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 16, 2025
6% SHELVE Put away (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 11, 2025
6% TATTLES Gives one away (7) Newsday Dec 6, 2025
6% JAILS Puts away (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 13, 2025

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