John Hanning ___ (1827-64), English explorer of Africa who named Lake Victoria in 1858 (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPEKE John Hanning ___ (1827-64), English explorer of Africa who named Lake Victoria in 1858 (5) (5)
4% KART "Mario ___ 64" (4) Universal Dec 25, 2025
4% MARCO Explorer Polo (5) Eugene Sheffer Dec 25, 2025
4% ARAL Name on a former lake in Central Asia (4) LA Times Daily Dec 23, 2025
4% IOR Ending to "Super" for the name of a Great Lake (3)
4% EERIEST Most mysterious English lake with a bed of stone (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 17, 2025
4% QUEENANNESLACE Plant said to be named after an English monarch who loved fine needlework (14) USA Today Dec 17, 2025
4% LITHGOW John who played Churchill on "The Crown" (7) New York Times Mini Dec 13, 2025
4% SUVS Explorers, e.g. (4) USA Today Dec 11, 2025
4% KEBLE John -, a leader of the Oxford Movement and author of 1827 volume of poetry The Christian Year (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Dec 9, 2025
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