Nile reptile Crossword Clue

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CROCODILE

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(noun)
1. of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
2. cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

REPTILE (noun)
1. any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
NILE (noun)
1. the world’s longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world’s first great civilization

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CROCODILE
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More WSJ Crossword (7/22/2026) Answers

Across

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17. Odin's home

18. Contented sound

19. Focus on a lot, say

20. King, in Córdoba

21. Botanical ring

23. “High Noon” soundtrack composer Dimitri

25. Instrument in much ’80s pop

27. Issa of Insecure

28. Starters, informally

32. Platte Valley native

33. "Right back ___!"

35. Bottom

36. Swiss watch part

37. 2006 Winter Games host

39. Summery

41. Closing in on

43. Video game company named for a go term

44. Danish actor Mikkelsen

46. Within: Prefix

47. Ices

48. 'Have __ news for you!'

49. Enjoys Aspen

50. Tram or trolley system: Abbr.

51. Armored robot, in manga and anime

53. 24 hours earlier

56. Barbie's beau

57. Baseball’s Cobb and France

60. Dict. entry

61. Obligation

63. "Argo" setting

65. Entirely

66. Robe closer

67. 2014 film about boxer Muhammad

68. Hamm of soccer

69. Quite little

70. Arise, and a description of each set of circled letters

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Down

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3. Satyr’s celebration

4. Pod sphere

5. Viscount's Superiors

6. Exercise practice not for the bashful

8. Allman Brothers Band specialty

9. Indian garment

10. Place to see Canadiens or Canucks

11. Jai __

12. Flier by the shore

15. Fairly divided

22. Microsoft pointing device

24. Ripens

26. Start of many ode titles

28. Far from shore

29. Basil-based sauce

30. Standard drumming pattern of four taps with two grace notes

31. Wok dish

34. "___ a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny line)

38. Oxfam International and Save the Children, e.g., for short

40. Successor to Windows XP

42. Pleasing to look at

45. Ripen

52. Lend ___ (listen)

53. First person

54. Spot for a hero

55. Make like a beaver

57. Snare

58. China-North Korea border river

59. Shears sound

62. ___/her

64. Wellness grp.

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