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| 99% | 5 | BORIS | Exact Match! | |
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| 46% | 7 | Chess player known for his great opening preparation | ||
noun • Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937) | ||||
| 41% | 4 | Great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather of Noah | ||
noun • (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel • evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris | ||||
Chess Great Spassky
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BORIS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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| New York Times01 Aug 2025 | Down 28 | BORIS |
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