Early explorer of the southeastern U.S. Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DESOTO Early explorer of the southeastern U.S (6) Wall Street Journal Jun 13, 2018
6% DORA Nick Jr.'s "explorer" (4) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
5% ESS S (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
5% NAVIGATOR Sea explorer (9) (9) Puzzler Dec 15, 2025
5% SOTO Explorer Hernando de __ (4) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
5% INCAS Early Peruvians (5) Eugene Sheffer Dec 12, 2025
5% SUVS Explorers, e.g. (4) USA Today Dec 11, 2025
5% AZTEC Early Mexican (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 9, 2025
5% REO Early auto (3) Thomas Joseph Dec 6, 2025
5% ULTRA The "U" in UV (5) Universal Dec 4, 2025

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