Young players of chess first lost out (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COLTS Young players of chess first lost out (5) (5)
7% BLACKANDWHITE Unqualified chess players (13) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
6% ROOK Chess piece (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
6% APOSTLE Preacher lost out, featuring in Mirror (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 7, 2026
6% DEKE Hockey player's fake-out (4) USA Today Jan 3, 2026
6% MEN Chess pieces (3) New York Times Dec 28, 2025
6% MOVE Turn in chess (4) Commuter Dec 25, 2025
6% GAME Chess or canasta (4) Commuter Dec 25, 2025
6% GAMBIT Chess sacrifice (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 24, 2025
6% REINS Checks rules having lost first of games (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 9, 2025
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