Castle where felons beheaded Crossword Clue

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Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

The clue "Castle where felons beheaded" leads us to think about castles and the pieces in a chess set. In chess, a rook is a piece that looks like a castle turret and can move horizontally or vertically across the chessboard. The term "felons beheaded" could be a clever way of hinting at the rook piece, as in chess, the rook captures opponents' pieces by moving in straight lines, potentially representing a beheading motion. Additionally, castles are strong defensive structures in medieval times, and the rook is known for its strong defensive and offensive capabilities in the game of chess. Therefore, the answer "ROOK" fits well with the clues provided in the crossword puzzle for today.

Definition of "ROOK"

a gregarious Eurasian crow with black plumage and a bare face, nesting in colonies in treetops.

Example :

police files are overflowing with complaints from people who've been rooked

that lawyer rooked me out of it

 The Crossword clue "Castle where felons beheaded" published 1 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
The Guardian Cryptic	4 December 2018	ROOK