The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SPASSKY which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2015.
1972 "Match of the Century" loser crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| SPASSKY | 100 % | 7 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: 1972 "Match of the Century" loser
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ryukyu islands
 - revenge
 - spassky
 - bobby fischer
 - fischer
 - robert james fischer
 - liston
 - nil
 - gore
 - charles liston
 - mia hamm
 - punt
 
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