Old auto named for a Spanish explorer Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DESOTO Old auto named for a Spanish explorer (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 30, 2017
3% MAGELLAN Portuguese explorer who named the Pacific Ocean (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 13, 2025
3% ELDORADO The Spanish explorer first to discover old legendary city (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 10, 2025
3% DORA "___ the Explorer" (4) TV Aug 24, 2025
3% DOUBLOON Old Spanish coin (8) Eugene Sheffer Aug 11, 2025
3% EDSELS Old autos (6) Thomas Joseph Jul 9, 2025
3% REO Old auto (3) Thomas Joseph Jul 7, 2025
2% INDIANAJONE *Ford explorer? (11) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
2% CON With, in Spanish (3) New York Times Oct 17, 2025
2% ESO Spanish for "that" (3) USA Today Oct 16, 2025

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