Mary lets loose just like a chess expert(8 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Mary lets loose just like a chess expert”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 8th January 2026.
The answer is
M
A
S
T
E
R
L
Y
Other clues that solve to MASTERLY
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- #32 across Mary lets loose just like a chess expert (8) 8th January 2026
- #32 across Very skilful (8) 9th January 2024
- #32 across Very skilful (8) 7th December 2022
- #32 across Mary lets loose just like a man! (8) 19th August 2020
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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 8th January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
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- #3 down The ones to take a little money from a Poet Laureate (4)
- #4 down Funnily, he and his son found fame on TV (7)
- #5 down A proud walk in support of something (5)
- #6 down Pieces of land, possibly one less (5)
- #7 across Ancient people with successful record it set out for (8)
- #8 across Part of cow I fed partner (4)
- #8 down Points out half of it is alcoholic! (4)
- #9 down She gave Ziegfeld a start (3)