"___ of Pain," song by The Police which could describe the state of an important chess piece after a devastating checkmate Crossword Clue

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"___ of Pain," song by The Police which could describe the state of an important chess piece after a devastating checkmate Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
2. a competitor who holds a preeminent position

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DEVASTATING (adjective)
1. physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
2. making light of
CHECKMATE (noun)
1. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent’s king
2. complete victory
CHECKMATE (verb)
1. place an opponent’s king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
GINK

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1. Beach skin shade

4. Harmless lie (rhymes with "bib")

7. First three letters of the English language alphabet

10. Suffix with "lemon" for a summer drink

11. Card game where you have to yell the name of the game

12. Thick piece of concrete

13. ___ bunk (bunk closer to the ceiling)

14. Waiter's handout

15. ___ d'oeuvre (finger food that might be listed on a 14a)

16. Flag down, as a cab

18. "The ___ Is Dead," song by The Smiths with a title that could describe the loss of a valuable piece in a game of chess

20. Set of head feathers on a bird (rhymes with "wrest")

22. Naval vessel letters

23. "Only a ___ in Their Game," song by Bob Dylan with a title that could be used by a low-ranked chess piece lamenting its plight

24. Last month on the calendar, for short

25. Work like an archaeologist, perhaps

28. *"I ___ sorry!": 2 wds.

29. ___ Kat (wafer chocolate)

30. Tibetan monk

31. "___ Then There Were None" (Agatha Christie thriller)

32. Poles on ships

33. Baseball hitter's stat (anagram of "rib"): Abbr.

34. "The ___," song from the "Les Miserables" movie which could refer to the chess piece that moves diagonally

35. Former quarterback ___ Flutie

36. Prefix with "corn" to mean a mythical one-horned creature

37. Peek-___ (baby's playtime pastime): Hyph.

39. "Darling," for short

45. "___ & Mindy" ("Happy Days" spin-off)

46. Elephant's weight, maybe

47. Got together, say

48. Has bills to pay

49. James Bond, for one

50. "The Pit and the Pendulum" author Edgar Allan ___

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1. Bit of body art, for short

2. This is ___-or-die situation!: 2 wds.

3. Nieces' counterparts

4. Gas tank filler

5. Hotel providing food and accommodation to travelers

6. Flower arrangement

7. ___ vera gel (soothing salve for sunburns)

8. Building for livestock

9. "Survivor" and "Ghosts" network: Abbr.

12. "___ a Woman," 1964 hit Beatles song

14. Iron Man's alma mater: Abbr.

17. "It came ___ surprise to me": 2 wds.

19. Los Angeles school: Abbr.

20. Tax advisor: Abbr.

21. "Butting" bighorn sheep

24. 'What ___ you expect?'

25. Punctuation that's in a hurry?

26. Are you saying ___ blame?: 2 wds.

27. Sound expressing the emotion behind "oh no!"

29. "___ of Cydonia," song by Muse which could describe the chess pieces that move in an L-shape

30. Vision-correcting surgical procedure: Abbr.

31. ___ Dhabi, capital of UAE

32. Lowest setting, for short

33. Song by Shearwater which could describe the chess pieces that can only move in a straight line

34. Bugs ___ of "Looney Tunes"

35. Notes before "mi": 2 wds.

37. "Te ___" (lover's confession in a telenovela, perhaps)

38. Final act, on Broadway

40. Alley-___ (NBA move)

42. Mischievous one, in fairy tales

43. New MacBook model which fittingly means "new"

44. Former telecom giant: Abbr.

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