John -, first American astronaut to orbit the earth (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GLENN John -, first American astronaut to orbit the earth (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Aug 19, 2025
8% ENOS First chimpanzee to orbit Earth (4) New York Times Dec 14, 2025
8% JOHNGLENN The first American astronaut to orbit the Earth (9)
7% SATELLITELOCALE Low Earth orbit, for one (15) LA Times Daily Jan 8, 2026
7% MOON Earth orbiter (4) Newsday Nov 16, 2025
7% GGLLEENNNN First American to orbit the earth (10) New York Times Jan 24, 2024
6% GUS Astronaut Grissom (3) Eugene Sheffer Feb 19, 2026
6% MAE Astronaut Jemison (3) LA Times Daily Feb 19, 2026
6% YEAR Time taken for Earth to orbit the sun once (4) The Times Specialist Feb 16, 2026
6% SOUSA John Philip ____, American composer (5) The Telegraph Plusword Feb 16, 2026

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