Old car named for an explorer Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old car named for an explorer last seen in New York Times 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 DESOTO.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DESOTO Old car named for an explorer (6) New York Times Apr 23, 2017
3% AUTOS Cars (5) USA Today Dec 19, 2025
3% INACCURATE Wrong copper parts in an old car (10) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 17, 2025
3% NAVIGATOR Sea explorer (9) (9) Puzzler Dec 15, 2025
3% SOTO Explorer Hernando de __ (4) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
3% GRIPPE Old name for influenza (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
3% SUVS Explorers, e.g. (4) USA Today Dec 11, 2025
3% AZOTE Old name for nitrogen; at Zoe (anag.) (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
3% LEIF First name in Norse exploration (4) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
3% BARD Old poet, or the old name for Google's Gemini (4) Universal Dec 6, 2025

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