Penguin named for a French explorer's wife Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADELIE Penguin named for a French explorer's wife (6)
6% DORA Nick Jr.'s "___ the Explorer" (4)
5% ETRE To be: French (4) Commuter Oct 16, 2025
5% FRAU Herr's wife (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 14, 2025
5% ERIC Explorer __ the Red (4) Newsday Oct 13, 2025
5% SOTO Explorer Hernando de ___ (4) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
5% LEIF Explorer Erikson (4) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
5% UNE French "a" (3) TV Oct 12, 2025
5% MARKSWOMEN Good shots of wife sitting under M&S sign (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 10, 2025
5% MACARONI Penguin or peacock? (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 9, 2025
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