Checkmate phase Crossword Clue

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Checkmate phase Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board
2. the final stages of an extended process of negotiation

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

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
PHASE (noun)
1. a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
2. any distinct time period in a sequence of events
PHASE (verb)
1. adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
2. arrange in phases or stages

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15. Ignore

16. Main character

17. Credit card promotion for frequent fliers

19. Simplicity

20. Explosive sound

21. Blackjack card

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23. Hor. map line

24. Etsy purchase, perhaps

27. Latin catchall

29. Annually

30. Checkout option

31. Sharp-witted

33. Wily

34. Key partnership?

38. HS exams for coll. credit

41. Hit or ___

42. Athlete who may run four laps

46. Takes a turn

49. Second-most-populated city in Oregon

50. Handwoven products at Istanbul's Grand Bazaar

53. Contribute

54. Amazon biz

55. U.K. constituent

56. Upper hand

57. Prime condition

58. "Is that so?," or a hint to the communication methods found in this puzzle's circled letters

61. Actress Swenson

62. "How __ can I put this ... "

63. "Dragon Ball" genre

64. Goes out with

65. Counterpart

66. Subsides

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Down

1. Talked excitedly

2. Keep away from others

3. Accumulated charges

4. Buddy

5. That fella's

6. Nike competitor

7. Shore recess

8. Expected

9. Situp muscles

10. Manhattan garnish

11. Prepares

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13. "Stay out"

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22. Start of Q2

24. ___ Field (home of the Mets)

25. Sides of a paper?

26. Restaurant offering

28. Body part used in kissing and telling

31. Kosher deli snack

32. Greek goddess of the dawn

35. City near the geographic center of Iowa

36. Big birds

37. Comedian Notaro

38. NASA moon exploration program since 2017

39. Dish with fries and gravy

40. Offbeat

43. Shows through the door

45. Flights that may serve dinner and breakfast

47. Japanese dogs

48. Shorthand for sharing a new realization

49. Waffle choice

51. Second word in an ecological mantra

52. Working for

56. Italian volcano

58. 'Uh-huh'

59. Flamenco cheer

60. Uh-uh

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