___ Shepard, the first American sent into space (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALAN ___ Shepard, the first American sent into space (4) (4)
6% ASTOR First American multimillionaire (5) New York Times Nov 12, 2025
6% NAIVE Innocent individual's first to occupy space for congregation (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 28, 2025
6% SEDIMENT Sent round American money for a deposit (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 9, 2025
6% CLASSROOM First-rate space for instruction (9) (9) Mirror Cryptic Sep 4, 2025
6% MIR First modular space station (3) New York Times Aug 5, 2025
6% INOUTERSPACE Alan Shepard, the first American __ (12) Newsday Mar 23, 2016
5% ATTIC Cobwebby space (5) Newsday Nov 16, 2025
5% SITE Architect's space (4) Newsday Nov 14, 2025
5% ANNA Astronaut ___ Lee Fisher, the first mother to fly into space (4) New York Times Nov 5, 2025
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