First English captain to sail round the world — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “First English captain to sail round the world”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Quick on 8th Jan 2011. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “First English captain to sail round the world” is DRAKE (5 letters).
We last saw “First English captain to sail round the world” in Guardian Quick on 8th Jan 2011.
The 5-letter answer for “First English captain to sail round the world” is DRAKE.
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