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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 45% | 8 | English explorer who sailed with Sir Francis Drake | |
3 | 37% | 7 | The first name of the English statistician and psychologist Sir Francis Galton's half-cousin, who co-authored papers with him | |
Explorer Sir Francis Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "DRAKE" which means:
- noun
- • Adult male of a wild or domestic duck
- • English explorer and admiral who was the first englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the spanish armada (1540-1596)
An example sentence would be:
- • "The drake swam gracefully across the pond."
- • "We spotted a beautiful drake in the park."
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New York Times19 Mar 2007 | Down 18 | |
New York Times10 Jun 2002 | Across 44 | |
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