Tense aquatic bird crushed by snake somewhere in South Africa (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tense aquatic bird crushed by snake somewhere in South Africa (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 3, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BOTSWANA.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BOTSWANA Tense aquatic bird crushed by snake somewhere in South Africa (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 3, 2026
5% SOWETO Very weak leader in office somewhere in South Africa (6) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 3, 2026
5% KINSHASA Capital family keeps in South Africa (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 2, 2026
5% WINNINGATLIFE Crushing it (13) USA Today Jan 15, 2026
5% SLAYS Crushes it (5) USA Today Jan 15, 2026
5% PUPPYLOVE Crush (9) New York Times Jan 9, 2026
5% RAND Cash in South Africa (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 7, 2026
5% BOA Snake that kills by crushing (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 11, 2025
5% PROTEA National flower of South Africa (6) The Times Specialist Dec 8, 2025
4% COBRA Snake with a hood (5) Premier Sunday Feb 1, 2026

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