The first European explorer to reach India by sea Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The first European explorer to reach India by sea last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is VASCODAGAMA.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VASCODAGAMA The first European explorer to reach India by sea (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 16, 2018
3% NEHRU India's first prime minister (5) Commuter Jan 2, 2026
3% EXE River that rises in Somerset and reaches the sea in Devon (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
3% GETTO Reach (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 29, 2025
3% NAVIGATOR Sea explorer (9) (9) Puzzler Dec 15, 2025
3% ATTAIN Reach (6) LA Times Daily Dec 9, 2025
3% CAPTAINSCOTT At sea, I contact past explorer (12) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
3% LEIF First name in Norse exploration (4) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
3% SNORKEL Explore the Balearic Sea, e.g. (7) LA Times Daily Oct 23, 2025
3% GAMA Vasco da ___, maritime explorer and first European to reach India (4)

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