Lead meeting to ditch hot, old African city (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CAIRO Lead meeting to ditch hot, old African city (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 19, 2026
6% TRENCH Ditch (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 26, 2026
6% DURBAN South African port city (6) The Times Concise Feb 9, 2026
6% MOATS Ditches at the castle? (5) The Atlantic Feb 6, 2026
6% CHAIR Lead, as a meeting (5) New York Times Dec 31, 2025
5% HYENA African carnivore (5) Newsday Mar 8, 2026
5% WARM Comfortably hot (4)
5% AGENDA Outline of a meeting (6) Puzzler Backwords Mar 3, 2026
5% HIPPO African mammal (5) Puzzler Backwords Mar 1, 2026
5% SPA Hot tub (3) Eugene Sheffer Feb 27, 2026

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