Answer: pawns

AnswerCrossword Clue
PAWNSSome chess pieces
PAWNSHocks
PAWNSKarpov's octet
PAWNSMinor pieces for Fischer
PAWNSSome chessmen
PAWNSImpignorates
PAWNSFuture queens?
PAWNSMembers of a chess line
PAWNSTools
PAWNSKing protectors
PAWNSFront line in a game
PAWNSOne row on a chessboard
PAWNSHocks part of a chess set (5)
PAWNSPuts in hock
PAWNSPatsies
PAWNSGrandmaster's octet
PAWNSChessmen
PAWNSPowerless people
PAWNSChess row
PAWNSChessboard pieces
PAWNSLowest-value chess pieces
PAWNSChess openers
PAWNSPromoted members of the board?
PAWNSHalf the pieces in a chess set
PAWNSPotential queens
pawnssomeone who is controlled by others
pawnsPAWN, to deposit as security for something borrowed
pawnsto deposit as security for money borrowed
pawnssomething pawned
pawnschess piece of the lowest value
pawnsthe state of being pawned
PAWNSLowly chess pieces
PAWNSLowly pieces
PAWNSKing's soldiers
PAWNSLittle men
PAWNSFuture queens, maybe
PAWNSLittle men in the front row
PAWNSDeposits as security for money
PAWNSChess pieces
PAWNSLowest value chess pieces