Real-life sailor on whom Crusoe was based — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 7–letter crossword clue “Real-life sailor on whom Crusoe was based”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 22nd June 1997. 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 “Real-life sailor on whom Crusoe was based” is SELKIRK (7 letters).
We last saw “Real-life sailor on whom Crusoe was based” in NYT Crossword on 22nd June 1997.
The 7-letter answer for “Real-life sailor on whom Crusoe was based” is SELKIRK.
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