Chess "castle" — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 10 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ROOK
4 letters
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Corner piece on a chessboard
ROOK
4
Castle-shaped chess piece
ROOK
4
Corner chess piece
ROOK
4
Vertical and horizontal mover in chess
ROOK
4
Chess piece that is usually represented as a turret from a castle
ROOK
4
Chess piece also called "castle"
ROOK
4
Castle, to some chess players
ROOK
4
Corner chess piece
ROOK
4
Picasso's work, e.g.
ART
3
Yellow taxi for hire
CAB
3
___ man (groomsman)
BEST
4
Historic card game
LOO
3
Letters between h and n in "human"
UMA
3
Hydrochloric or citric, e.g.
ACID
4
Sci-fi escape capsule
POD
3
Iridescent October birthstone
OPAL
4
Flip, as a coin
TOSS
4
"Donkey ___," video game franchise featuring a giant gorilla that took over cereal boxes in the '80s
KONG
4
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