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Nigerian Polymathic Lexicon Challenge
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Major river coursing through Nigeria’s landscape, lifeline of regions
  • 4. Supreme deity in Yoruba cosmology, origin of divine authority
  • 5. Ethnic group from Cross River with intricate traditional masquerades
  • 7. Capital city amidst northeastern plateaus, echoing diverse cultures
  • 8. Ethnolinguistic group dominant in northern Nigeria, known for trade
  • 11. Megacity and former capital with bustling Atlantic coastlines
  • 12. Traditional Yoruba monarchs wielding spiritual and political clout
  • 16. Pidgin term for foreigners with a European semblance
  • 17. Ancient terracotta culture famed for enigmatic sculptures
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  • 2. Hilly region known for its educational institutions and dialectical variance
  • 3. Cultural expanse of southwestern Nigeria, home to rich oratory
  • 6. Nickname of Nigeria’s symbolic national bird, emblematic grace
  • 9. Southeastern state renowned for commerce and Igbo heritage
  • 10. Northern Nigerian Islamic schoolboys known for Quranic learning
  • 13. Name of the secessionist state in the late 1960s Nigerian conflict
  • 14. Pioneer of Afrobeat rhythms and sociopolitical protest tunes
  • 15. City pivotal to the 19th-century caliphate reforms in the north
  • 18. Term signifying Western education rejection, coined in controversy
  • 19. Prominent southeastern ethnic group with entrepreneurial prowess

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