___ rating (chess stat) Crossword Clue

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___ rating (chess stat) Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

RATING (noun)
1. act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
2. rank in a military organization
CHESS (noun)
1. weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
2. a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent’s king

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More NYT Crossword (9/27/2026) Answers

Across

1. Bad association

7. Shoot for dinner?

12. Jeweler's wares

19. … in global commerce)(Conflict …

20. Emerge

21. DeVore who co-founded one of the first U.S. agencies for nonwhite models in 1946

22. Potential benefit

23. Was almost out of supplies

25. That's saying something!

26. Turned into an internet gag

27. Japanese graphic novels

28. … outdoor festivals)(Bathrooms at …

30. Dukes, countesses, etc.

32. Put down in writing

37. Actress Sink of "Stranger Things"

39. Baby who's up all night?

40. Where many papyrus plants grow

41. Frenzied locale at a rock concert

44. Press a case?

45. "Spring forward" hrs.

47. Test room

48. Cut back on

49. Kind of effect that deflects motion in one direction in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere [with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares]

53. Carnivore whose vocalization sounds like giggling

55. Google's domain

58. Hindu Festival of Colors

59. Auto brand whose logo is meant to evoke the precision of a caliper

62. Instant

63. Challenge to a potential investor

66. … transport)(Bigwig's …

68. Straightaway driving contests

70. Philadelphia-area university that's a powerhouse in men's hoops

73. … park an auto)(Narrow space in which to …

74. 'Marvelous!'

77. One in 100: Abbr.

78. "It ___ Me" (2000 Shaggy hit)

79. Word with dish or drag

80. Locale for many a commercial logo

82. German brewery since 1873

85. Return to an earlier topic of conversation … or what six answers in this puzzle literally do

89. Cause of some red cheeks

90. Entertainment source for general audiences, in brief?

91. Bub

94. ___ Lanka

95. Custom-tailored

98. One of Cuba's Castros

100. Lose it

102. Best-case

103. Crafts used in NASA's Galileo and Juno missions

107. Good position to be in?

112. … clarify or explain)(Seeking to …

113. Hide-outs

115. Itsy-bitsy

116. Disk-flipping strategy game

119. Like wheat beers

121. Certain factory machine

122. Chaperones

123. Many a John Williams composition

124. … of hindsight)(With the benefit …

125. Clear coat

126. Oafs

127. Deal made on the spot?

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Down

1. Bewilder

2. Conical accommodations

3. Unhelpful way to respond to "Hello?"

4. "Jackie Brown" star Pam

5. Unruly rush

6. Commercial suffix with Power

7. Singer Bareilles

8. Have a spring in one's step

9. One of the Beatles

10. Faith with Five Pillars

11. Prefix with cache

12. Assumed ownership over

13. Pulls out, as weeds

14. Choreographer Twyla

15. Achieve a sunbather's goal

17. Old space station

18. Perhaps

24. Chinese artist Ai ___

27. Triage provider

29. The Cardinals, on scoreboards

31. Clothing brand named for perceived generational differences in the ’60s

33. ___ Rouge

34. It's driven into the ground

35. Flair

36. Redheaded "Queen of Country"

38. Diminutive Spanish suffix

41. Bill of HBO's "Real Time"

42. Mine craft?

43. Do some garment-making

44. Performances for one

46. Competitor of Bluesky and X

48. Affliction for some vets, in brief

50. Greek PPP

51. Promise of payback

52. Chef Nosrat who wrote the best seller "Salt Fat Acid Heat"

54. Tall tale

56. Sonic euphoria, colloquially

57. Scottish hillsides

60. Far from the target, in a guessing game

61. Illuminated from below

64. Univ. course that's in demand?

65. Streisand musical

67. "That's freaking epic!"

69. Rubberneck

70. ___ cava (major blood vessel)

71. Sci-fi pioneer Jules

72. It gets you a hand

74. Portmanteau sandwich cookie with a layer of marshmallow

75. Big ___, nickname for M.L.B.'s David Ortiz

76. Lefty, to a righty

81. "Ni __": Chinese "Hello"

82. ___ Khalifa, tower scaled by Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol"

83. Heir with much hair in the Bible

84. Great success

86. Fish hawk

87. Purportedly calming compound in some gummies, in brief

88. Play for ___

92. Shaders of gray?

93. Cultural group of SW Britain

96. ___ soda

97. Astronomically demoted, as per a 2006 Word of the Year

99. Persist

101. Fitting

102. "Am I crazy …?"

104. Twin sister of Sherri on "The Simpsons"

105. Malaise with the

106. Lets up

108. Violently eliminates, in gamer-speak

109. Volkswagen sedan

110. Buck enshrined in Cooperstown

111. David who fronted Talking Heads

114. Some loaves or liquors

116. Something gas cars do noisily that electric vehicles don't

117. That, in Spanish

118. Forerunner of the DVD player

120. 'When r u coming?'

121. Relaxing getaway

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