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Best Answer:
FORTNIGHT
Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle
The clue "Castle and another piece ignoring king for some time" leads us to the answer "FORTNIGHT." Here's why this answer fits the clue:
- Castle: In chess, a castle is also known as a rook. In the context of this clue, "castle" represents the chess piece rook.
- Another piece: Refers to another chess piece, which in this case is the knight.
- Ignoring king: In chess, the rook and knight pieces are moving while ignoring the king. The king is the only piece that cannot be placed in check or moved in a way that would directly put it in harm's way. Therefore, the rook and knight move while "ignoring" the king.
- For some time: A "fortnight" is a period of two weeks, representing a specific duration of time.
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Definition of "FORTNIGHT"
a period of two weeks.
The Crossword clue "Castle and another piece ignoring king for some time" published 1 time/s & has 1 answer/s.
Crossword | Date | Answer |
The Times Cryptic | 16 February 2018 | FORTNIGHT |
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