THEME: last word of a phrase relates to chess
GOOD ONES: Game where {& theme} CHESS [should be "Game which…"]
Stock market giant? KNORR [they make soups and I suppose stock]
BTW: I can assume what PIN and FORK mean in chess, but as a player only as a boy they are unknown to me.
Don't know why I am miffed when I am told to KEEP YOUR FORK.
Confident way to solve crosswords IN INK [for me it's not confidence but the desire to see contrast between newsprint and dark ink --- pencil blends]
Flowery composition ODE [no more so than any other LYRIC or an IDYLL, ROMANCE, EPISTOLARY, or an ESSAY about your Aunt Harriet]
Part of a class act SCHOOLMATE [clue is so far afield it's out of the stadium]
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
