Lake in old colony, as Africans changed name to Malawi Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NYASA Lake in old colony, as Africans changed name to Malawi (5)
5% ERIE City on a lake with the same name (4) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
5% NYASSA Former name of Lake Malawi (6)
4% OSTRICH African runner (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 28, 2025
4% GNU African grazer (3) LA Times Daily Nov 23, 2025
4% COMO Lake ____ is the third-largest lake in Italy (4) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 23, 2025
4% ORYX African antelope (4) Puzzler Backwords Nov 21, 2025
4% ALTERED Changed (7) Commuter Nov 20, 2025
4% SAHARA African expanse (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 19, 2025
4% ANONYM An old Shakespearean corporal's assumed name (6) The Times Cryptic Nov 18, 2025
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