Chess piece Crossword Clue

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Chess piece Crossword Answer

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KNIGHT

(6 letters)

PAWN

(4 letters)

ROOK

(4 letters)

CASTLE

(6 letters)

BISHOP

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
2. an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
(verb)
1. provide with workers
2. take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

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
PIECE (verb)
1. repair by adding pieces
2. eat intermittently; take small bites of
PIECE (noun)
1. a portion of a natural object
2. an item that is an instance of some type

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

KNIGHT
(6 letters)
PAWN
(4 letters)
ROOK
(4 letters)
CASTLE
(6 letters)
BISHOP
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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More Seattle Times New Crossword (7/17/2026) Answers

Across

1. Notion

5. Burn

9. Touched down

13. Biden, e.g.

14. Actor's place

15. Good

16. Bark

17. Great destruction

18. Nose's site

19. In flames

21. Met offerings

23. Decrease

25. Gators' kin

26. Takes the wheel

27. Examiner

30. Verbal tests

31. Convinced

32. Silver's doc

34. Role for Ms. West

35. Sad play

38. Second name?

39. Buck

40. Golden ___ (retiree)

41. Creepy

43. School subject

46. Prison head

47. Intervals

48. Flowering plant

49. Monkey's munchie

52. Hair tint

53. Leave out

54. Specter

56. Tack's kin

60. Parasites

61. Slackens

62. Very serious

63. Lemon drinks

64. Hair tints

65. Dog-team's vehicle

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Down

1. Climbing plant

2. Bad grade

3. Moray, e.g.

4. Attire

5. Bleak

6. Icicle's perch

7. In days past

8. Taped

9. Influence

10. False witness

11. Certain Indian

12. Kickers' gadgets

14. Climbs a pole

20. "___ and foremost..."

22. Luau fare

23. Cello feature

24. Faith ____

25. Doctor, often

26. Alone

27. Hole-making device

28. Exhaust

29. Report

31. Epics

33. Adolescent

36. Rushed violently

37. Have a yen

42. Short trips

44. Marbles

46. Wishes for

48. Favorable votes

49. Gaucho's tool

50. Betwixt

51. French resort

52. Gardening tool

55. Baled commodity

57. Feel queasy

58. Ill temper

59. Conducted

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