First American in orbit
The crossword clue "First American in orbit" is answered by GLENN, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1991. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
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GLENN
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Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1991. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for GLENN
Every other clue in this collection answered by GLENN, most used first.
- Actress Close - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- First American orbiter - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Astronaut John - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- First American to orbit Earth - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Friendship 7 astronaut - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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