Portuguese explorer who named the Pacific Ocean Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Portuguese explorer who named the Pacific Ocean last seen in Telegraph Cross Atlantic 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MAGELLAN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAGELLAN Portuguese explorer who named the Pacific Ocean (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 13, 2025
3% ELA "She," in Portuguese (3)
3% NORTHWEST The Pacific __ (9) LA Times Daily Jul 31, 2026
3% OLA Portuguese for "hello" (3) USA Today Jul 31, 2026
3% ANO Year, in Portuguese (3) USA Today Jul 26, 2026
3% MADEIRA Portuguese wine (7) Commuter Jul 24, 2026
3% NINO El ___ (climate phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean) (4)
2% TONGA Pacific nation named the Friendly Islands by Cook (5) The Times Specialist Aug 3, 2026
2% CAVER Underground explorer (5) LA Times Daily Aug 2, 2026
2% ISLES Dots in the ocean (5) USA Today Jul 29, 2026

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