African river Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue African river last seen in Commuter 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NILE.

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15 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
NILE African river (4) Commuter Oct 17, 2025
ZAMBEZI African river (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Jul 29, 2025
CONGO African river (5) Commuter Nov 1, 2024
BLUE NILE African river (9) The Times Concise Dec 5, 2022
NIGER African river (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 29, 2020
UBANGI African river (6) Premier Sunday May 3, 2020
LIMPOPO African river (7) The Telegraph Quick May 12, 2015
UELE African river (4)
ORANGE African river (6)
LOGONE African river (6)

25 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
34% WE Long African river (2) USA Today Quick Jul 11, 2025
32% HIPPO African 'river horse' (5) Puzzler Backwords Mar 11, 2024
32% GAMBIA West African river (6) The Times Concise Sep 29, 2017
32% CONGOCOURSE Class on an African river? (11)
32% CALEDON S. African river. (7)
32% WADIS African river beds. (5)
32% MONO W. African river. (4)
30% HIPPOPOTAMUS African river horse? (12) (12) The Guardian Quick Oct 21, 2025
28% NILEDELTA Mouth of an African river (4,5) (9)
28% EBOLA African-river-named virus (5)

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The clue "African river" points to one of the most famous rivers in the world, the Nile. The Nile is the longest river globally, flowing through multiple countries in Africa, including Egypt and Sudan. It has played a crucial role in the development of ancient civilizations and continues to be a vital water source for the region.