"Backbone" of South America Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANDES 'Backbone' of South America (5) USA Today Sep 23, 2018
8% SPINE Backbone (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 6, 2025
8% SPINES Backbones (6) Universal Sep 29, 2025
7% SPINAL Backbone-based (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 20, 2025
7% RIB Bone attached to the backbone (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 13, 2025
7% RIO South America's ___ de la Plata (3) New York Times Oct 7, 2025
7% CARIB Indigenous person of northern South America (5) New York Times Sep 26, 2025
7% ACAI Antioxidant berry from South America (4)
7% PATAGONIA Southernmost region of South America (9) The Times Specialist Sep 1, 2025
7% MAINSTAY Backbone (8) LA Times Daily Jul 23, 2025

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