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ralphwalker | 11:38 Tue 23rd Sep 2008 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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10(a) King's horse caught by a knight (6)

I have ?U?C?N. Answer seems like DUNCAN but why?

Can someone explain please
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dun = horse + c (caught) + a + n (knight)
dun=horse
c=caught
+a
why n -=knight is beyond me, but the whole answer is a king
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Thank you JMR27 & wilmay. Somewhat weak clue I agree
n is a chess abbreviation for knight .... to differentiate it from k for king
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Thank you kettledrum. I am not a chess player, as you can see!

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