Chess defeats Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a pair of people who live together

Hint 2: Clue Definition

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

Hint 3: Anagram

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MEATS

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13. Tail-less cat breed

14. Still single

15. Defense grp. since 1949

16. "Been a while! Any updates?"

19. Take giant steps

20. "Oof, that's rough"

21. Locale for a lab rat

22. Board game set in a mansion

24. To the ___ degree

26. Talks through a sticking point, say

32. Angers

34. Big name in pest control

35. Catch the vibe of

36. Network junction points

38. Force of habit, for some, in brief

40. Basic unit of work

41. Boring routines

43. Whiskey portion of a boilermaker

44. Online storage option since 2011

47. Cincinnati trio?

48. Capital of Qatar

49. Batch of ale

51. Disney film featuring the Oscar-winning song "Let It Go"

55. Temp workers dressed in red

57. Ranch fixtures for livestock

61. Colorful eye part

62. Quintet seen in order in 16-, 26-, 44- and 57-Across

63. Come on already!

64. Direction for prairie schooners

65. ___ tide

66. Green-eyed emotion?

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Down

1. Mini maker

2. Circus crowd chorus

3. Grabbed, as sale items

4. Surplus

5. Lederhosen typically end just above one

6. Totes adorbs

7. Bowmaker's wood

8. Repulsive

9. Like most TV shows, nowadays

10. Chichen Itza people

11. Prep school on the Thames

12. ___ Ross, George Clooney's role on "ER"

14. Zombie's status

17. Alas!

18. Belief in God or gods

22. Count in the cereal aisle

23. Furnish with temporarily

24. Expert in stealth

25. Scouting party

27. Burn while ironing, say

28. Lipton choices

29. Done with boozing

30. Apply to, as an ointment

31. Lab work

33. Auction (off)

37. Lawn-starting tool

42. Automaker with a six-star logo

45. ___ Sea, body between Sicily and Greece

46. Early 007 adversary

50. Piano practice piece

51. "Just so you know," online

52. Few and far between

53. Soul legend Redding

54. Salsa quality

55. Dot on a transit map

56. Jailhouse weapon

58. Originally named

59. Actress Scala

60. Complete dump

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