... they're on board with this man not wanting a mate (4)

Independent Cryptic #12041 | 19 Down | 2025-05-13
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

In chess, a KING would not want to be mated and would be "on a board" with BISHOPS, hence the ellipsis.

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