Standard chess piece encountered Queen once? Here's not a place to stay indefinitely (7,5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Standard chess piece encountered Queen once? Here's not a place to stay indefinitely (7,5) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PARKINGMETER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PARKINGMETER Standard chess piece encountered Queen once? Here's not a place to stay indefinitely (7,5) (12) The Guardian Cryptic May 16, 2024
72% MEN Chess pieces (even the Queen) (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 15, 2025
67% MAN Chess piece (3) Thomas Joseph Nov 17, 2025
62% QUEEN Powerful chess piece (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 16, 2025
62% PAWN Lowly chess piece (4) Newsday Dec 15, 2025
62% P Certain chess piece (1) USA Today Quick Nov 23, 2025
62% ROOK Certain chess piece (4) USA Today Quick Nov 23, 2025
57% SPAWN Generate small chess piece (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 15, 2025
57% TWEET #'s place (5) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
57% KINGSBISHOP Chess piece on f1 or f8 (11) LA Times Daily Nov 26, 2025

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