River near the Sphinx Crossword Clue
4 letters · New York Times · Monday, November 24, 2008 · 45-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Monday, November 24, 2008.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · November 24, 2008 · 45-Across · 4 letters
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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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