The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word KENKEN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2015.
Newspaper puzzle suggested by this crossword's shaded squares crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| KENKEN | 100 % | 6 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Newspaper puzzle suggested by this crossword's shaded squares
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- crossword
 - check
 - chess
 - checking
 - chiaroscuro
 - shadow
 - black
 - laminate
 - square
 - rank
 - scale
 - blues
 
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