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)
3% FORGO Sacrifice (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 30, 2025
3% BLACKANDWHITE Unqualified chess players (13) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
3% GAMBIT Chess sacrifice (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 2, 2025
3% PLOY Knight sacrifice in chess, for one (4) Family Time Mar 6, 2022
2% LANCE Knight's weapon (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 14, 2025
2% MAIL Knight wear (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 13, 2025
2% MATE Word after "check" for a chess player's cry (4)
2% STEEDS Knights' mounts (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 12, 2025

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