America was named after this explorer Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VESPUCCI America was named after this explorer (8)
3% SCIROCCO VW model named after a desert wind (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 19, 2025
3% INDIANAJONE *Ford explorer? (11) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
3% ANATHEMA Curse America after it cuts national song (8) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 17, 2025
3% LUCIA Saint ___ (Caribbean nation named after a woman) (5) USA Today Oct 16, 2025
3% ERIC Explorer __ the Red (4) Newsday Oct 13, 2025
3% SOTO Explorer Hernando de ___ (4) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
3% LEIF Explorer Erikson (4) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
3% SAYS GSN's "America ___" (4) TV Oct 12, 2025
3% OHM Georg with a unit named after him (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
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