Southern African country named after a desert Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NAMIBIA Southern African country named after a desert (7) USA Today Sep 11, 2023
3% SENEGAL West African country (7) Commuter Dec 3, 2025
3% ELAND No good leaving country for African antelope (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Dec 3, 2025
3% NAMIB Southern Africa's __ Desert (5) Newsday Nov 28, 2025
3% ASSEGAI Southern African spear (E, not A) (7) The Times Concise Nov 25, 2025
3% MALI West African country (4) Commuter Nov 19, 2025
3% PATAPATA South African dance with a repetitive name (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 13, 2025
3% APIA Capital of the country that 14-Acrosses are likely named after (4) Universal Nov 12, 2025
3% SYRIA Country tune tipped by southern Yankee (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
3% DRC African country (abbr.) (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 4, 2025

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