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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GREGORY Rook at end of game captured by gloomy chap (7) The Times Cryptic Jul 29, 2015
3% LDA Gloomy (3) USA Today Quick Dec 19, 2025
3% DOUR Gloomy (4) USA Today Quick Dec 19, 2025
3% CHESS Game with rooks (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 1, 2025
3% DISMAL Gloomy (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 24, 2025
3% PRIMATE Bishop, pawn then rook? I end chess game (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
2% NEXT Capture minds by succeeding (4) The Times Cryptic Dec 19, 2025
2% SAD Feeling gloomy (3) USA Today Dec 16, 2025
2% CROW Jackdaw and rook are species of this bird (4) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 14, 2025
2% TAKEN Captured (5) The Times Concise Dec 12, 2025

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