___ Player, first Black woman to become president of a four-year college Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WILLA ___ Player, first Black woman to become president of a four-year college (5) New York Times Jan 8, 2022
5% AGES Years and years (4) Newsday Nov 30, 2025
5% BARRIER Black bird first to leave fence (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 11, 2025
5% TWO Number of players in Connect Four (3) LA Times Daily Nov 10, 2025
5% FROSH First-year student, casually (5) USA Today Nov 10, 2025
5% SEM College year segment, for short (3)
5% SANTANA Black Magic Woman band (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
5% QUEEN The Woman in Black, pack leader? (5,2,6) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
5% QUARTERLY (Published) four times a year (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Oct 30, 2025
5% ROOKIE First-year pro (6) Commuter Oct 16, 2025

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