Nigerian poet and novelist who won the 1991 Booker Prize with The Famished Road (3,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BENOKRI Nigerian poet and novelist who won the 1991 Booker Prize with The Famished Road (3,4) (7)
4% THELMA Friend to Louise in a 1991 road movie (6) (6) The Sun Mini Nov 12, 2025
4% SHAME 1983 Salman Rushdie novel shortlisted for the Booker Prize (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Oct 27, 2025
4% NOSE Won by a __ (4) LA Times Daily Oct 20, 2025
4% BEN & 20A Author of novels The Famished Road and In Arcadia (3,4) (3) Mirror Quiz Oct 17, 2025
4% LEO Melissa who won an Oscar for The Fighter (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 17, 2025
4% SENATOR Cory Booker, e.g. (7) Commuter Sep 16, 2025
4% TUTU Anglican who won the Nobel Peace Prize (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 10, 2025
4% GANDHI Leader who was nominated for, but never won, a Nobel Peace Prize (6) LA Times Daily Sep 4, 2025
4% MGS Booker T. and the ___ (3) New York Times Mini Aug 30, 2025
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