First name of the Anglo-Irish explorer Shackleton, who died while returning to Antarctica in 1922 (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ERNEST First name of the Anglo-Irish explorer Shackleton, who died while returning to Antarctica in 1922 (6) (6)
5% MAGELLAN Portuguese explorer who named the Pacific Ocean (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 13, 2025
4% INA ___ while (3) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
4% ETTA First name in jazz (4) LA Times Daily Oct 15, 2025
4% GELD Anglo-Saxon tax (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
4% ERIC Explorer __ the Red (4) Newsday Oct 13, 2025
4% LEIF Explorer Erikson (4) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
4% ROBERT Zimbabwean president who died in 2019 (6,6) (6) The Guardian Weekend Oct 11, 2025
4% SEAMUS Irish equivalent of the name "James" (6) Universal Oct 10, 2025
4% ELLA First name in scat (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 9, 2025
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