African country that is two letters short of another one Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue African country that is two letters short of another one last seen in Telegraph Cross Atlantic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NIGER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NIGER African country that is two letters short of another one (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 20, 2024
3% USA Dream Team country, for short (3) New York Times Dec 23, 2025
3% KENYA E African country (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 19, 2025
3% RURAL Country's two rivers (5) The Times Cryptic Dec 15, 2025
3% MALIAN Resident of a West African country, e.g. (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 15, 2025
3% IND Mumbai's country, for short (3)
3% UAE Abu Dhabi's country, for short (3) New York Times Dec 9, 2025
3% EGYPTOLOGIST Devious spy I get to log as "one specialising in African country"' (12) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 5, 2025
3% SENEGAL West African country (7) Commuter Dec 3, 2025
3% ELAND No good leaving country for African antelope (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Dec 3, 2025

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African country that is two letters short of another one Crossword Clue
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