First African-American secretary of state Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POWELL First African-American secretary of state (6)
3% SALLYRIDE First American woman in space (9) USA Today Jan 4, 2026
3% ELM American ___ (state tree of North Dakota) (3) Universal Jan 1, 2026
3% UTE Native American from a similarly-named state (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 28, 2025
3% SEYCHELLES African archipelagic state (10) The Telegraph Quick Nov 17, 2025
3% ASTOR First American multimillionaire (5) New York Times Nov 12, 2025
3% DELANEY Lucy ___, African American slave narrator (7) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
3% DEL The First State: Abbr. (3) New York Times Oct 16, 2025
3% THOMASJEFFERSON First secretary of state (15)
2% AMERY Leo -, Secretary of State for India and Burma from 1940-45 (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Jan 12, 2026
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