Polar penguin named for a French explorer's wife Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADELIE Polar penguin named for a French explorer's wife (6)
7% AMUNDSEN Polar explorer (1872-1928) (8) The Times Concise Oct 17, 2025
6% ARCTIC Polar (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 15, 2025
6% DORA Nick Jr.'s "___ the Explorer" (4)
5% ERIC Explorer __ the Red (4) Newsday Oct 13, 2025
5% ICIEST Most polar (6) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
5% LEIF Explorer Erikson (4) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
5% MACARONI Penguin or peacock? (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 9, 2025
5% ANDES Attaching a name of the French mountains (5) (5) The Guardian Quiptic Oct 5, 2025
5% ICECAP Polar feature (6) Universal Oct 2, 2025
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