First English sea captain to circumnavigate the globe — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 12–letter crossword clue “First English sea captain to circumnavigate the globe”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Quick on 23rd Apr 2021. 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 sea captain to circumnavigate the globe” is FRANCISDRAKE (12 letters).
We last saw “First English sea captain to circumnavigate the globe” in Guardian Quick on 23rd Apr 2021.
The 12-letter answer for “First English sea captain to circumnavigate the globe” is FRANCISDRAKE.
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