The first American to orbit the Earth Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JOHNGLENN The first American to orbit the Earth (9)
44% GGLLEENNNN First American to orbit the earth (10) New York Times Jan 24, 2024
44% GLENN First American to orbit the Earth (5) Wall Street Journal Jul 17, 2023
4% MOON Earth orbiter (4) Newsday Nov 16, 2025
3% APOGEE Term for the moon's furthest orbital point from Earth (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 30, 2025
3% ECOL Earth sci. (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 27, 2025
3% INORBIT Circling the earth (7) New York Times Nov 25, 2025
3% LUNA It orbits la Tierra (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
3% SCORCHED __-earth policy (8) Commuter Nov 21, 2025
3% COMET Orbiter with a tail (5) Newsday Nov 19, 2025
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