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162 recorded uses

DateClue
2026-09-01River in which baby Moses was found
2026-05-21River whose southernmost source is found in Burundi
2026-01-14River at Memphis
2025-07-23River through Khartoum
2025-04-06Shade of green
2024-07-19River traveled by passenger boats known as dahabeahs
2024-06-30River in a classic dad joke
2024-04-08Aswan Dam's river
2024-02-16Its tributaries have colorful names
2023-06-15River whose celestial mirror is the Milky Way, in ancient myths
2023-02-26Memphis's river
2023-01-28See 5-Down
2022-12-19Cairo's river
2022-10-02Setting for a classic Agatha Christie novel
2022-05-31Its tributaries are Blue and White
2022-05-14Shade of green
2022-04-09It turns red in Exodus
2022-02-17Home for many hippos
2021-12-13Where baby Moses was found
2021-11-22River on which Cleopatra cruised
2021-09-10River personified by the god Hapi
2021-01-134,100+ mile river that drains 11 countries
2020-10-11Where the infant Moses was found
2020-07-17View from Memphis
2020-05-25"Blue" or "White" river
2019-11-12River that's home to 1-Across
2019-10-25North-flowing river
2019-10-24Shade of green
2019-10-20Well, I'll be dammed!
2019-08-22It flows past Memphis
2019-03-21River draining 11 countries
2018-04-11It flows past Giza
2018-03-23One with a big mouth in Africa?
2018-03-19Cairo's river
2018-02-12Stream near the Great Pyramids
2017-11-10"Egypt was the gift of the ___": Herodotus
2017-07-29It passes Luxor Temple
2017-04-26River along which 56-Across is located
2017-04-16River through ancient Nubia
2017-02-28River that feeds Lake Nasser
2017-01-25River that turned to blood in Exodus
2016-06-11Elephantine Island is in it
2016-06-05River that flows south to north
2016-03-31One of its sources is Lake Tana
2016-03-25Water source for 11 countries
2016-03-20Shade of blue or green
2016-01-05Where baby Moses was found
2015-12-23Title river in a Christie mystery
2015-12-22River near the Valley of the Kings
2015-11-05Locale in Exodus
2015-07-11Blue ___
2015-07-01Abu Simbel's waterway
2015-06-15World's longest river
2015-03-01Site of cataracts
2015-01-13Setting for a classic Agatha Christie mystery
2014-12-31West ___ virus
2014-12-18Lotus-laden waterway
2014-08-17River through two world capitals
2013-12-08Khartoum's river
2013-11-11River near the Pyramids
2012-12-17River near the Pyramids
2012-11-16The Imbaba Bridge spans it
2012-07-21See 54-Across
2012-07-13Locale of a Horatio Nelson victory
2012-07-1228-Across locale
2012-07-07Stream past Memphis
2012-07-06Blue ___
2012-03-26Cleopatra's river
2012-02-25View from Memphis
2011-12-04Cataract site
2011-05-06Lord Nelson, the Hero of the ___
2011-02-22Setting for an Agatha Christie mystery
2010-11-22River near the Great Pyramids
2009-12-05Where Aida sings "O patria mia"
2009-09-10Memphis's locale
2009-09-08Aswan's river
2009-08-20Setting for an Agatha Christie novel
2009-02-12Scene of classic flooding
2008-12-22Sahara irrigator
2008-12-03View from Abu Simbel
2008-11-24River near the Sphinx
2008-06-28"Where's my serpent of old ___?": "Antony and Cleopatra"
2008-03-13Egyptian lifeline
2007-09-07Memphis's locale
2007-07-19With 66-Across, Egyptian agricultural area
2007-03-24Shade of green
2006-12-03Cataract site
2006-11-084,100-mile-long river
2006-08-05Course in African history
2006-04-10Cairo's waterway
2006-03-13Alexandria's river
2006-03-12West ___ virus
2005-11-21Pharaoh's river
2005-08-26It went through Memphis
2005-05-12Home for hippopotamuses
2005-02-16Shade of green
2005-02-01River past Luxor
2005-01-31River with Blue and White tributaries
2004-07-19River in an Agatha Christie title
2004-06-18Sight in Memphis
2004-03-08Cairo's river
2003-12-01Cairo's waterway
2003-09-22World's longest river
2003-09-18Green or blue shade
2003-01-19Rosetta's locale
2002-11-17Where young Moses was found
2002-10-28Christie's "Death on the ___"
2002-09-19Christie setting
2002-06-05Shade of green
2002-03-12Blue or White follower
2001-11-05World's longest river
2001-05-31It rises in Lake Victoria
2001-05-19Sight in Memphis
2001-05-02"Cleopatra" backdrop
2000-12-08Christie murder setting
2000-10-17River the Aswan Dam dams
2000-10-16World's longest river
2000-08-27Blue preceder or follower
2000-08-12Shade of blue
2000-07-10"Blue" or "White" river
2000-05-16Khartoum's river
2000-03-27Christie's "Death on the ___"
2000-01-11Christie's "Death on the ___"
1999-11-15Africa's longest river
1999-09-19Aswan Dam locale
1999-06-07"Blue" or "White" river
1999-04-21Site of annual floods
1999-01-27Rosetta's river
1999-01-04"Cleopatra" backdrop
1998-12-31Bank-washer in Cairo
1998-12-15Aswan Dam locale
1998-11-30Egypt's main water supply
1998-10-26Christie's "Death on the ___"
1998-10-01Shade of blue
1998-07-22Shade of green
1998-02-09Pharaohs' river
1998-01-14World's longest river
1997-11-18Cairo's river
1997-10-05Blue ___
1997-08-12Aswan's river
1997-07-31Cleo's lane
1997-07-07Longest river in the world
1996-12-04Shade of green
1996-11-11Cairo's river
1996-04-10River through Khartoum
1996-03-17Kind of crocodile
1995-11-29Shade of green
1995-11-14Lake Nasser site
1995-10-10Cairo's site
1995-08-29"Cleopatra" setting
1995-06-28Lake Nasser site
1995-03-22"Cleopatra" locale
1995-02-24Lake Victoria outlet
1994-12-08Memphis locale
1994-08-30Cairo's river
1994-08-08Home for some crocodiles
1994-05-15Where Moses rafted
1994-05-08"Cleopatra" setting
1994-04-27Memphis's locale
1994-02-06Christie murder locale
1993-12-19Pale aqua
1993-12-05Kind of blue