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Esoteric Tactics in Cryptic Play
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Crafty ploy deployed for tactical advantage amid board chaos (9)
  • 2. Shape-shifting pieces resembling animals in abstract contest (10)
  • 3. Divide resources in a game — or just share the blame? (9)
  • 4. Authority to negate a move, blocking progress cryptically (9)
  • 8. Iconic wooden figure, a token's quaint anthropomorphic shape (6)
Down
  • 5. One who narrates or enthralls players with the game's saga (10)
  • 6. Board domain claimed by players, once contested fiercely (9)
  • 7. A rare term; reverse a strategic trace or path? (9)
  • 9. Final movement of noble strategy before defeat or triumph (7)

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