Venomous American chess player opening with sacrifice of knight Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Venomous American chess player opening with sacrifice of knight 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BLACKWIDOW.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLACKWIDOW Venomous American chess player opening with sacrifice of knight (10) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 30, 2022
98% BLACK WIDOW Venomous American chess player opening with sacrifice of knight (11)
4% GAMBIT Chess sacrifice (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 2, 2025
3% BLACKANDWHITE Unqualified chess players (13) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
3% MALICE Venom (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 28, 2025
3% TWO Number of players in a chess match (3)
3% PLOY Knight sacrifice in chess, for one (4) Family Time Mar 6, 2022
2% ARMOR Knight wear (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 25, 2025
2% REDS Great American Ball Park players (4) The Atlantic Oct 23, 2025
2% DIAMONDBACK Venomous snake (11) Thomas Joseph Oct 21, 2025

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