"Check" follower for a chess move — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the January 9 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
MATE
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
January 9 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword January 9 2025
MATE
___ Pavic, Croatian tennis player who was the co-winner of Mens doubles at the 2020 US Open
MATE
4
___ Pavic, Croatian tennis player
MATE
4
Word with "check" for a chess match-ending move
MATE
4
"Check" follower in chess
MATE
4
Pirate address
MATE
4
Pal, in Sydney
MATE
4
Buddy, in Australia
MATE
4
"G'day, ___!" (Australian greeting)
MATE
4
"Check" follower in Chess
MATE
4
"Buddy" to an Australian
MATE
4
First ___ (ship employee)
MATE
4
"Pal," in Sydney
MATE
4
___-esteem (pride in oneself)
SELF
4
Curtain holder
ROD
3
Mother, lovingly
MOM
3
Cookie often dunked in milk
OREO
4
In ___ of (be amazed)
AWE
3
Alpha, ___, gamma
BETA
4
Orange discard
PEEL
4
Lana Del ___, singer of "Doin' Time"
REY
3
"What's ___ for me?" ("What do I get?"): 2 wds.
INIT
4
Fabricate facts
LIE
3
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