Answer: CHECKMATE
The answer CHECKMATE has 77 possible clues. See the results below.
Possible Clues:
- Restrain a friend in final defeat
- Chess game ending
- One ending for a classic board game - another of which (when a player resigns) is represented visually six times in this puzzle
- Final move is to examine partner
- Associate at a bank?
- Staunch pal's defeat
- Friend in Prague reportedly winning position on board?
- Utter defeat to confirm with ship's officer
- Chess predicament
- Staunch pal's defeat on board
Last seen in:
- The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28739
- The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2502
- The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,968 - Jan 16 2023
- The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28495
- The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,924 - Nov 25 2022
- The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28271
- The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28267
- The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,521 - Aug 11 2021
- The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,689 - May 31 2021
- New York Times - May 30 2021