Wole, Nigerian dramatist who won the 1986 Nobel prize for literature (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOYINKA Wole, Nigerian dramatist who won the 1986 Nobel prize for literature (7) (7)
5% OBE Nobel's prize (1,1,1) (3) Mirror Cryptic Nov 29, 2025
5% ECON Nobel Prize subj. (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 19, 2025
5% TUTU Anglican who won the Nobel Peace Prize (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 10, 2025
5% GANDHI Leader who was nominated for, but never won, a Nobel Peace Prize (6) LA Times Daily Sep 4, 2025
5% SHAW Nobel Prize dramatist. (4)
4% LAGOS Nigerian city (5) Commuter Nov 27, 2025
4% COETZEE J M -, 1983 Booker Prize winner for Life & Times of Michael K; 2003 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Nov 19, 2025
4% CURIE 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 13, 2025
4% ERNESTHEMINGWAY 1954 ​Nobel literature prize winner, an ambulance driver during the First World War (15) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 26, 2025
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