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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CADILLAC French explorer who founded Detroit (8) New York Times May 16, 2021
3% MICH Detroit's st. (4) LA Times Mini Dec 11, 2025
3% TIGER Detroit player (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 18, 2025
2% ERIE Detroit River's destination (4) Newsday Jan 9, 2026
2% CLARA Barton who founded the American Red Cross (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 9, 2026
2% ANN ___ Arbor, city near Detroit (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 7, 2026
2% LIONS Detroit NFL team (5) LA Times Mini Jan 6, 2026
2% MARCO Explorer ___ Polo (5)
2% LATVIA Advanced source of entertainment I found in the French country (6) The Times Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
2% APEX Summit chap explored partly (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 5, 2026

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