Still preferring bishop to rook, extremely optimistically (2,4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Still preferring bishop to rook, extremely optimistically (2,4) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on March 19, 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ATBEST.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ATBEST Still preferring bishop to rook, extremely optimistically (2,4) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 19, 2026
5% ICAN Optimist's assertion (4) Newsday Mar 4, 2026
5% ROSY Optimistic (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 26, 2026
5% POSITIVE Optimistic (8) The Telegraph Quick Feb 25, 2026
5% HOPE Be optimistic (4) Commuter Feb 16, 2026
5% UPBEAT Optimistic (6) Newsday Dec 31, 2025
5% HOPES Is optimistic (5) Commuter Dec 22, 2025
4% MITRE Bishop's hat (5) The Telegraph Plusword Mar 19, 2026
4% COLAS Common pop preference (5) Newsday Mar 14, 2026
4% AISLE Seat preference for some (5) Newsday Mar 8, 2026

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