| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| KING | Checkmate victim |
| YOULOSE | "Checkmate!" |
| IWIN | "Checkmate!" |
| FOIL | Checkmate |
| YOULOSE | "Checkmate" |
| LASTMOVE | Checkmate |
| IWON | "Checkmate!" |
| KING | Checkmate capture |
| KING | Checkmate target |
| COUPDEGRACE | Checkmate, e.g. |
| THEKINGISDEAD | What "checkmate" means |
| LASTMOVE | Checkmate, e.g. |
| END | What a checkmate causes |
| SHAH | Word in the etymology of "checkmate" |
| ENDGAME | When checkmate is most likely to occur |
| SHAH | ... mat (Arabic phrase meaning "the king is defeated" that led to the word "checkmate") |
