Chess opening? Crossword Clue

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ACTI

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(noun)
1. a maneuver in a game or conversation
2. an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CHESS (noun)
1. weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
2. a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent’s king
OPENING (noun)
1. an open or empty space in or between things
2. a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
OPENING (adjective)
1. first or beginning

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ACTI
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More NYT Crossword (5/11/2025) Answers

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30. Outer layer of the brain

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34. "Council," in Russian

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36. Takes a bit off the top

40. Showed off on an instrument

41. Follow closely

42. Note-to-self medium, perhaps

43. Beers from Bremen, informally

46. Zingy flavor

47. Way off in the distance

48. Agreeable words

49. Defeated decisively

50. Fish that passes the "mirror test" of self-recognition

52. Salon sound

53. Poker declaration

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55. Mass agreements

56. "Whoever did this has it coming!"

59. Lynn ___, Super Bowl X M.V.P.

60. At the end of the day

61. Recently

62. "Phooey!"

63. Right of way, say

64. Cornmeal dish at a trattoria

65. I ___ you!

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68. Acted diplomatically

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Down

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2. Home of the Italian soccer club Juventus

3. Fighting (with)

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7. Tavern offering

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12. Word with a commonly misapplied apostrophe

13. Climbed, as a rope

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31. Semicircular?

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