Thor Heyerdahl’s 1947 expedition from South America to the Polynesian islands Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KON TIKI Thor Heyerdahl’s 1947 expedition from South America to the Polynesian islands (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 8, 2021
7% TAHITI French Polynesian island (6) Commuter Dec 1, 2025
7% SAMOAN Of a Polynesian island (6) Universal Nov 24, 2025
7% THOR Heyerdahl of the Kon-Tiki expedition (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 28, 2025
7% KONTIKI Raft used by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in his 1947 expedition across the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands (7)
6% SAMOA Polynesian island nation (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 20, 2025
6% ACAI Antioxidant berry from South America (4)
6% BORA Repeated, a Polynesian island (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
6% THERA Heyerdahl's "___ Expeditions" (5)
5% LUAU Polynesian feast (4) Commuter Dec 8, 2025

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