Across
- 3. That one name your teacher struggled with during roll call
- 5. Sounds like 'tell her' but cooler
- 10. Igbo surname, big money vibes
- 11. The king without a hyphen
- 13. Sounds like a snack, tastes like a surname
- 15. Full name, full respect, no shortcuts
- 17. Grandpa energy, but make it Gen Z
- 18. The wise one of the group
- 20. If you say it fast 3 times, you’ll summon someone
- 23. Sounds like a Yoruba chief in a movie
- 24. Sounds like 'yes we' but African
- 26. The filmmaker’s cousin, probably
- 28. If you mispronounce this, you’ll be correcting it all day
- 30. The guy who always says 'Insha Allah' and means it
- 31. The CEO of the group chat
- 36. Climbed a tree in the Bible, now climbing this grid
- 38. 'My wealth is moving forward' but in crossword form
- 39. If you get this right first try, you’re a legend
- 40. Yoruba surname, 3 letters, 100% power
Down
- 1. Say it once and you’re already dancing
- 2. The spell-checker’s nightmare
- 4. Every class had 4 of them, pick one
- 6. Has 3 different friends with the same name
- 7. Suya + football + loud laugh = GARBA
- 8. Short, sweet, and probably the shortest to spell
- 9. Quiet, but deadly in Scrabble
- 12. 4 letters, 0 stress
- 14. 'Follow me home' energy
- 16. The wood, the name, the aesthetic
- 18. Yoruba name that sounds like a dance move
- 19. The name that wins spelling bees
- 21. The only non-Hausa name here pretending to be calm
- 22. Sounds like a secret password
- 25. Short, sharp, finishes fast
- 27. Sounds like a fantasy novel character
- 29. Yoruba name that sounds like poetry
- 32. Big brother from Benin City
- 33. Novelist vibes, no pen needed
- 34. Igbo prince energy
- 35. Biblical name, but he’s just here for the vibes
- 37. Royal Hausa surname. No introduction needed