Famous explorer ought to lead a group heading north Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Famous explorer ought to lead a group heading north . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OATES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OATES Famous explorer ought to lead a group heading north (5)
3% ABBOT Head of a group of monks (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 1, 2026
3% AVERSE Reluctant explorers headed east (6) The Times Cryptic Jul 13, 2026
2% ERNEST Antarctic explorer Shackleton (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 5, 2026
2% AUK Bird among skuas heading north (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 3, 2026
2% SRI Lanka lead-in (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 1, 2026
2% BAH Lead-in to "humbug!" (3)
2% GUIDE Lead (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 29, 2026
2% NELSON Famous admiral (6) The Telegraph Quick Aug 26, 2026
2% STARRED Had the lead (7) Thomas Joseph Aug 26, 2026
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