Niger neighbor

The answer to “Niger neighbor” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is MALI — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on September 10, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 5-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Niger neighbor” answer

MALI (4 letters)

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What does MALI mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of MALI is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Niger neighbor” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 10, 2026 (most recent) → MALI. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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