Name, meaning “east”, for the USSR’s first manned spaceflight project Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Name, meaning “east”, for the USSR’s first manned spaceflight project last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is VOSTOK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VOSTOK Name, meaning “east”, for the USSR’s first manned spaceflight project (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 10, 2023
54% ILE Suffix with "project" to mean a propelled object (3)
54% BASIS On a first-name ___ (5) USA Today Sep 1, 2025
54% SOVIET The first "S" in USSR (6) Commuter Jun 26, 2025
52% TED Man's name (3) (3) Mirror Quick Oct 9, 2025
52% KGB USSR spy org. (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 1, 2025
52% OTTO Palindromic man's name (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2025
52% GEORGE First president's first name (6) LA Times Daily Sep 10, 2025
52% ELI Man's name (3) (3) Mirror Quick Sep 6, 2025
50% ETTA First name in jazz (4) LA Times Daily Oct 15, 2025

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