African country that's another African country minus its final two letters

Latest answer — May 19, 2026

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  1. 1What you eat
  2. 5Campfire confection
  3. 10Mama ___ of the Mamas & the Papas
  4. 14Clearasil target
  5. 15Hawkeye
  6. 16Sound of a horse's hoof
  7. 17Standard musical progression
  8. 20Dry and withered
  9. 21"Dinner's ready!"
  10. 22High court judge?
  11. 26Joke (around)
  12. 27Whale groups
  13. 28Michael of "The Man Who Would Be King"
  14. 29Joint thing in the Venn diagram of "instruments" and "fish"
  15. 30"That's so sweet!" reactions
  16. 31Semaphore device
  17. 32Patty or Selma, to Bart Simpson
  18. 33Basketball or baseball, but not boxing
  19. 36Frozen dessert franchise
  20. 38New Zealander
  21. 39Denali, e.g.: Abbr.
  22. 42Heads of Hogwarts?
  23. 43Spry
  24. 45Free-spirited aesthetic
  25. 46"Ick!"
  26. 47Matching pair on many jets
  27. 49Massachusetts locale of Manchester-by-the-Sea
  28. 51"Yikes!"
  29. 52Requirement at some comedy clubs ... or for 17-, 22-, 33- and 47-Across?
  30. 57Like a gut course
  31. 58African country that's another African country minus its final two letters
  32. 59Generic canine name
  33. 60Breads for Reuben sandwiches
  34. 61"Beau ___"
  35. 62Leak slowly

Down

  1. 1Fist bump
  2. 2Skating exhibition
  3. 3Groups of nine
  4. 4Classic falling-block game
  5. 5Basic dog command
  6. 6It's heard in a herd
  7. 7___ goal (soccer blunder)
  8. 8Gorp tidbit
  9. 9Number added at the end?
  10. 10Cyrillic version of "U.S.S.R."
  11. 11From Nome or Juneau
  12. 12Lone star?
  13. 13Drops some cash
  14. 18___ Lingus
  15. 19Bird of the W.N.B.A.
  16. 22Return sender, maybe, in brief
  17. 23Sch. whose campus is just off Interstate 405
  18. 24Sir's counterpart
  19. 25Football, informally
  20. 29Slowly ___ surely
  21. 31Tina who hosted the debut of "Saturday Night Live UK"
  22. 32"Entourage" agent Gold
  23. 33Atlanta-based network
  24. 34Leaves together?
  25. 35Actor Wilson
  26. 36___ zone (no-parking area)
  27. 37Yoga stance on all fours
  28. 39Term of friendship for a French woman
  29. 40Nickname for Jeffrey Lebowski in "The Big Lebowski"
  30. 41Those opposed
  31. 42Villain in "The Silence of the Lambs"
  32. 43Cafe canopy
  33. 44Companion to Fannie and Freddie in the mortgage biz
  34. 45Major unknowns
  35. 47Sailor, informally
  36. 48___ Z (Zoomers)
  37. 50"Grand" ice cream brand
  38. 53Units in a tonne: Abbr.
  39. 54Was introduced to
  40. 55Wrath
  41. 56Swiffer WetJet, e.g.

The answer to “African country that's another African country minus its final two letters” in the New York Times crossword is NIGER — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 19, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 58-Across. 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.

“African country that's another African country minus its final two letters” answer

NIGER (5 letters)

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Why the answer is NIGER

NIGER is the 5-letter solution that fits "African country that's another African country minus its final two letters" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 19, 2026 (58-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does NIGER mean?

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

(noun)

  • a river in north-western Africa, which rises on the north-eastern border of Sierra Leone and flows in a great arc for 4,100 km (2,550 miles) north-east to Mali, then south-east through western Niger and Nigeria, before turning southwards into the Gulf of Guinea
  • a landlocked country in West Africa, on the southern edge of the Sahara; population 19,900,000 (estimated 2015): languages, French (official), Hausa, and other West African languages: capital, Niamey. Part of French West Africa from 1922, Niger became an autonomous republic within the French Community in 1958 and fully independent in 1960

When else has “African country that's another African country minus its final two letters” appeared?

New York Times 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.

May 19, 2026 (most recent) → NIGER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “African country that's another African country minus its final two letters”?

The answer is NIGER, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 19, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “African country that's another African country minus its final two letters”?

5 letters: NIGER.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on May 19, 2026 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 58-Across.

Can “African country that's another African country minus its final two letters” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for May 19, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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