Tricky position — in the end, spent a second over a move in chess Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tricky position — in the end, spent a second over a move in chess . 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EN PASSANT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EN PASSANT Tricky position — in the end, spent a second over a move in chess (10)
6% BLACK Chess player making the second move (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
6% MATEINONE Chess position with a winning move (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 26, 2025
5% SLITHER Move sinuously over the ground (7) The Times Concise Oct 28, 2025
5% DEPLOY Move into position (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 23, 2025
5% CASTLED Made a two-piece chess move (7) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
5% SPOTCHECK Notice chess position, on inspection (4-5) (9) Mirror Cryptic Oct 2, 2025
5% DIN End of second home racket (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 30, 2025
5% POSER Tricky puzzle (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 29, 2025
5% OUTGO Money spent (5) Newsday Sep 23, 2025
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