One-named Nigerian singer with the 1985 hit "Smooth Operator" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue One-named Nigerian singer with the 1985 hit "Smooth Operator" featured in New York Times Midi puzzle on July 23, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SADE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SADE One-named Nigerian singer with the 1985 hit "Smooth Operator" (4) New York Times Midi Jul 23, 2026
5% SHEILA Woman's name in No. 1 hits from 1962 and 1985 (6) Universal Jul 21, 2026
5% ROBYN One-named "Dancing on My Own" singer (5) LA Times Daily Jul 20, 2026
5% DESREE One-named singer with the 1994 hit "You Gotta Be" (6) New York Times Jul 19, 2026
5% EVEN Smooth (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 14, 2026
5% SANDS Smooths (5) The Telegraph Quick Jul 6, 2026
5% IGBO Nigerian people (4) USA Today Jun 29, 2026
5% SELENA One-named Tejano singer (6) Universal May 11, 2026
5% ENYA One-named Irish singer (4) Universal Apr 22, 2026
5% SIA One-named singer with the 2022 hit "Unstoppable" (3) New York Times Apr 15, 2026

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