Crossword Clue: African country across the strait from Spain
Here's the answer to the African country across the strait from Spain crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: MOROCCO
"African country across the strait from Spain" points to MOROCCO, a 7-letter entry that starts with M and finishes on O and carries 3 vowels. Because every square it occupies also belongs to a down or across answer crossing it, you can often back into MOROCCO from the letters around it rather than the clue alone.
Origin & meaning
Morocco lies in northwestern Africa, separated from Spain by the Strait of Gibraltar. It has coastlines on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Common usage
Compact, vowel-friendly answers such as MOROCCO are a constructor's staple: they slot into a 7-square space and play nicely in both directions. Solvers who recognize it on sight save real time on the daily puzzle.
Crossword trivia
Morocco belongs to the small vocabulary of words that appear constantly in grids. Because it's only 7 letters, editors can drop it almost anywhere, which is why regular solvers know it on sight.
Stuck on this clue?
Stuck on "African country across the strait from Spain"? Don't force it — solve the clues crossing this slot instead. One or two intersecting letters usually make MOROCCO obvious. Working from the crossings is the single most useful habit for getting faster.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue MOROCCO — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "Morocco is the kind of answer that clicks the moment you spot one letter."
- "Seeing 'African country across the strait from Spain' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in MOROCCO almost immediately."
- "Once the M was confirmed by the crossing word, MOROCCO was the only entry that fit."