First sea captain to circumnavigate the world Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DRAKE First sea captain to circumnavigate the world (5) The Guardian Speedy Jun 9, 2018
3% PHILEASFOGG Circumnavigator in a Jules Verne novel (11) LA Times Daily Apr 23, 2026
3% AYE "Yes, captain!" at sea (3)
2% HORATIO Fictional captain Hornblower (7) LA Times Daily Apr 24, 2026
2% AEGEAN Greek sea (6) The Telegraph Quick Apr 24, 2026
2% AHAB Captain of fiction (4) Thomas Joseph Apr 23, 2026
2% ASHORE Not at sea (6) USA Today Apr 23, 2026
2% SMEE Captain Hook's sidekick (4) USA Today Apr 23, 2026
2% NEMO Captain in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" (4) New York Times Midi Apr 21, 2026
2% LUC Captain Jean-___ Picard (3)

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