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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAGELLAN Man who named the Pacific Ocean (8) New York Times Jul 17, 2015
3% OCEAN Pacific or Atlantic (5)
3% COHO Pacific salmon (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 15, 2026
3% TIDES Ocean's motions (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 15, 2026
3% VAST Oceanic (4) New York Times Jan 14, 2026
3% CAROLINE - Islands, archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean north of New Guinea (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Jan 14, 2026
3% ATSEA On the ocean (5) Universal Jan 13, 2026
3% SAM Man's name (3) (3) Mirror Quick Jan 10, 2026
3% JOEPUBLIC Name for the man on the street or the Clapham omnibus (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 4, 2026
3% TUVALU Pacific nation (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 3, 2026

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