Forty-___ (old prospector) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NINER Forty-___ (old prospector) (5) New York Times Jun 25, 2019
7% PAN Prospector's receptacle (3) New York Times Feb 17, 2026
7% NAP Forty winks (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 15, 2026
7% ORE Prospector's find (3) LA Times Daily Feb 12, 2026
6% SATISFY Gathered Independent's forty, vacant and content (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 20, 2026
6% GOLDNUGGET Valuable bit in a prospector's pan (10) New York Times Feb 9, 2026
6% BABA "Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves" (4)
6% LENT Forty days of fasting (4) (4) The Sun Mini Feb 8, 2026
6% ALI "__ Baba and the Forty Thieves" (3) LA Times Daily Jan 27, 2026
6% BED Spot to catch forty winks (3)

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