John's predecessor left this country, heading for Eritrea Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LUKE John's predecessor left this country, heading for Eritrea (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 13, 2023
67% ASMARA Eritrea's capital (6) LA Times Daily Dec 5, 2025
61% ZIMBABWE Country in S Africa (8) The Telegraph Quick Nov 12, 2025
58% HORNOFAFRICA Peninsula that includes Ethiopia and Eritrea (12) Eugene Sheffer Nov 17, 2025
55% PDA Cell's predecessor (3) Newsday Dec 12, 2025
55% PRESIDENT Head of state in countries such as America (9) (9) Puzzler Dec 12, 2025
55% MSDOS Windows predecessor (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 6, 2025
55% MONO Stereo predecessor (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 4, 2025
55% PSIS Omegas' predecessors (4) Universal Nov 6, 2025
55% THEEU Alliance this country left in 2020 (abbr.) (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 3, 2025

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