British army officer and explorer, 1827-1864, first European to reach Lake Victoria (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPEKE British army officer and explorer, 1827-1864, first European to reach Lake Victoria (5) (5)
4% STEN Former British Army submachine-gun (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 24, 2026
4% EERIE European lake is creepy (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Apr 14, 2026
4% UGANDA Country bordering Lake Victoria (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 11, 2026
4% ANDRE John -, British Army officer hanged as a spy in 1780 during the American War of Independence (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Apr 9, 2026
4% BASSENTHWAITE ____ Lake, Lake District lake (13) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 9, 2026
4% GURKHA Nepalese soldier serving in the British Army (6) The Times Concise Mar 16, 2026
4% SARGE Army officer, informally (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 9, 2026
4% RANULPH --- Fiennes, British polar explorer and mountaineer (7) The Times Specialist Mar 2, 2026
4% BOBBY British police officer (5) (5) Puzzler Feb 27, 2026
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