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Shirley ___, first Black woman in Congress

Last seen in Universal Crossword January 3, 2022 Answers

The crossword clue "Shirley ___, first Black woman in Congress" was featured in the Universal Crossword puzzle on January 3, 2022 and has been seen in crosswords before. We've compiled 192 possible answers from various sources. The leading candidate is CHISHOLM (8 letters), scoring a 99% match — the highest among all solutions we found.

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192 Other Potential Answers

99%
CHISHOLM
Shirley ___, first Black woman in Congress
Universal Crossword · Jan 3, 2022
6%
FEY
First woman to be head writer on "SNL"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
6%
MORENO
Rita who's the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
6%
PANDORA
First woman, in Greek myth
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 28, 2025
3%
NOBEL
Prize first awarded in 1901
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
3%
LEADS
Goes first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
3%
GORILLAMONSOON
Hall of Fame wrestler who was a commentator for the first eight Wrestlemanias
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
3%
CHECKINDESK
Conventioneer's first stop
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
3%
BREAKINGTHERULES
Cheating, or what the black squares in rows 3, 5, 11, and 13 are doing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
3%
STAR
Scrabble board symbol covered in the first play of the game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
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UNIT
Second, but not first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
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DRNO
James Bond's first movie foe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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BACKTOBACK
Consecutive, or a hint to what can follow the first parts and precede the second parts of 17-, 25-, 38-, 40-, and 49-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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MALL
Edina, Minnesota is home to the first U.S. indoor one
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2026
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JILL
Former first lady Biden
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
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GANGBUSTERS
Wildly successful, or what three black squares in this puzzle literally are
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
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EAST
Direction that plays first in mahjong
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
3%
EVE
41-Down woman
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2026
3%
AVOIDAVOID
Vague advice for space travelers worried about black holes?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
3%
ASK
The first "A" of Reddit's AMA
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
3%
NEWLY
For the first time
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
3%
IRS
Org. whose first commissioner was former treasury secretary George S. Boutwell
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
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WON
Was first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
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STE
Fr. holy woman
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
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YENTL
Film starring Barbra Streisand as a woman who pretends to be a yeshiva boy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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WIN
Finish first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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GNAR
Shred the __: crush a black diamond run, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 27, 2026
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MIAMI
Only major U.S. city founded by a woman
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2026
3%
ESSENCE
Magazine whose first editorial director was Gordon Parks
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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DON
Mattingly who was the Yankees starting first baseman for 12 seasons
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
3%
LED
Went first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
3%
APBIO
HS course whose first unit is Chemistry of Life
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
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GOTHS
Folks who may dress in all black
Universal Crossword · Apr 17, 2026
3%
YALE
Ivy that was the first U.S. school to issue a Ph.D.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
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CDS
Music holders first sold in '82
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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ANN
The first "A" in Michigan's A2
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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THEDEADMANSHAND
Black aces and black eights
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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LEAD
Go first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
3%
SOFTC
The first letter in "celery"
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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BASSALE
Beer whose logo was the U.K.'s first registered trademark
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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SEE
Last word of the first verse of "Amazing Grace"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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EMO
Subculture associated with black hair dye
Universal Crossword · Mar 30, 2026
3%
EMOHAIR
Choppy, layered style with black bangs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2026
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NUMBERSGAME
Illegal lottery (In this answer, note the first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
3%
CHILDHOODHOME
Nostalgic place to visit (... first three and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
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PIRATECOSTUME
Halloween outfit that may come with an eye patch (... first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
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MUSKPERFUME
Certain fragrance (... first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
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FLO
Progressive woman
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
3%
TRI
The first "T" of TNT
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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GAINSMASS
Grows, as a black hole
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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LASS
Young woman
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
3%
UVTATTOO
Skin art only visible in black light
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
3%
RASPBERRYBERET
1985 Prince hit about a woman in a French hat
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2026
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ANDYMURRAY
*2013 Wimbledon men's singles champion (In this answer, note the first letter and the last 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
3%
PHONEJACK
*Connection spot for a landline (... the first letter and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
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GROWINGUP
*Maturing (... the first 3 letters and the last 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
3%
BINGEWATCH
*Get through a whole season in one sitting, say (... the first letter and the last 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
3%
NAPA
California valley that was one of the first American Viticultural Areas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
3%
IROBOT
Asimov collection first published in 1950
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
3%
OHARE
Home of the first jet bridge
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
3%
NOTETOSELF
Personal reminder ... or a hint to how the first letters of the starred clues' answers change
Universal Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
3%
FARRAR
Margaret who was the first editor of the New York Times crossword
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
3%
ELEANOR
Roosevelt who was first lady for 12 years
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
3%
EMMY
Statuette first awarded in 1949
Universal Crossword · Feb 18, 2026
3%
INDIRAGANDHI
*Only woman to serve as prime minister of India
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
3%
ALL
Bailiff's first word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
3%
EVO
Former Bolivian president Morales whose first name is hidden in "the vote"
Universal Crossword · Feb 16, 2026
3%
PRINTERINK
It can be cyan, magenta, yellow or black
Universal Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
3%
AVRIL
Singer Lavigne whose first name is a French month
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
3%
ERIC
George Orwell's real first name
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
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ONE
Measure's first beat
Universal Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
3%
DENIM
Fabric first known as "sergé de Nîmes"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
3%
ADA
Programming language named for the first Countess of Lovelace
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
3%
DOUG
Pederson who coached the Eagles to their first Super Bowl win
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
3%
MISSEDTHEBOAT
Lost out on an opportunity (In this answer, note the first letter and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
3%
FEIGNSIGNORANCE
Acts unknowledgeable (... the first 2 and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
3%
WARTSANDALL
Including imperfections (... the first 2 and the last 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
3%
HELDAGRUDGE
Harbored resentment (... the first 2 and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
3%
ESA
___ mujer (that woman, in Mexico)
Universal Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
3%
USA
Winners of the first FIFA Women's World Cup
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
3%
SEPARATE
With 65-Across, request from some diners, or what a black square creates in rows 3, 6, 8, and 10 of this puzzle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 29, 2026
3%
GERI
Ginger Spice's first name
Universal Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
3%
CINDERELLASTORY
Underdog's feel-good narrative, and where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 26, 2026
3%
OPS
Word with "black" or "special"
Universal Crossword · Jan 22, 2026
3%
MAKEMONEY
Turn a profit ... or what it sounds like the first two words of the starred clues' answers do?
Universal Crossword · Jan 16, 2026
3%
YORK
City where the Peppermint Pattie was first produced
Universal Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
3%
OCHOA
Astronaut Ellen who was the first Latina director of the Johnson Space Center
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 12, 2026
3%
DAISY
Princess who first appeared in Super Mario Land
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 10, 2026
3%
WREN
Bird whose first letter is silent
Universal Crossword · Jan 9, 2026
3%
AMARANTH
"Ancient grain" that's actually a seed (... the first 6 letters of this answer)
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
3%
TOONIE
Canadian $2 coin (... first 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
3%
HYDRATED
Having drunk enough (... first 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
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ERODE
Slowly undermine (... first 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
3%
ETSY
The first item sold on it was a flamingo-print zip pouch
Universal Crossword · Jan 3, 2026
3%
DEBATER
Person who may be the first affirmative speaker
Universal Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
3%
AGED
Like black vinegar
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 24, 2025
3%
ANDERSONCOOPER
CNN host and "60 Minutes" correspondent (In this clue's answer, note the last 4 letters and the first 1)
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
3%
POPSICLESTICK
Wooden piece in some DIY Christmas ornaments (... the last letter and the first 3)
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
3%
TALKAGOODGAME
Speak convincingly (... the last 2 letters and the first 3)
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
3%
OSWALD
The Penguin's first name
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 19, 2025
3%
TEN
Sum of the first three prime numbers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 17, 2025
3%
IDEA
Innovator's first step
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 17, 2025
3%
OUTOFRANGE
Unable to pick up a signal (In this answer, note the first letter + the last 5 letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
3%
PLANETARIUM
Theater where you can see all the biggest stars? (... first 2 letters + the last 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
3%
GRAPHICTEE
Shirt with a design (... first 4 letters + the last letter)
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
3%
PLAYITBYEAR
Deliver a scoreless performance? (... first letter + the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
3%
EID
Holiday that begins with the first sighting of the crescent moon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 14, 2025
3%
ERIK
Author Weihenmayer who was the first blind person to summit Mount Everest
Universal Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
3%
MUSEUM
The first "M" of MoMA
Universal Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
3%
FROZENACCOUNT
Inaccessible bank holding (In this answer, note the first 3 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
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PRESENTTENSE
Conjugation category (... first 3 letters + the last 5)
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
3%
ILLUSTRATION
Children's book feature (... first 5 letters + the last 3)
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
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CHARACTERCODE
Letter's numeric value, in computing (... first 5 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
3%
ENEMY
Glinda, to Elphaba, at first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
3%
FINGERWAVE
*S-shaped hairstyle (In this clue's answer, note the first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
3%
SELFDRIVEN
*Intrinsically motivated (... the first two and last three letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
3%
NICELYDONE
*"Great job!" (... the first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
3%
MIXINGBOWLS
Places where ingredients become one ... and what the scrambled first words of 17-, 33- and 39-Across are doing?
Universal Crossword · Dec 1, 2025
3%
MOLENEGRO
Traditional black Oaxacan sauce
Universal Crossword · Nov 29, 2025
3%
SHE
That woman
Universal Crossword · Nov 25, 2025
3%
SSN
ID first issued in 1936
Universal Crossword · Nov 25, 2025
3%
TARS
Covers with black goo
Universal Crossword · Nov 22, 2025
3%
DOSA
Pancake that becomes a drink when its first and third letters are switched
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2025
3%
AGEONE
Timing of many first steps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 19, 2025
3%
EARVIN
Magic Johnson's first name
Universal Crossword · Nov 17, 2025
3%
OBAMA
Former first lady Michelle
Universal Crossword · Nov 15, 2025
3%
AMBI
Both, at first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 15, 2025
3%
SOUNDADVICE
Wise words ... or 17-, 28- and 44-Across, based on their first words?
Universal Crossword · Nov 12, 2025
3%
PLEASE
Polite word repeated in the Beatles' first album title
Universal Crossword · Nov 11, 2025
3%
SWAMI
Hindu title that becomes a sentence when its last letter is made first
Universal Crossword · Nov 6, 2025
3%
CONDO
Individually owned unit (... this answer's first four)
Universal Crossword · Nov 4, 2025
3%
UTENSILS
Sporks and chopsticks (... first three)
Universal Crossword · Nov 4, 2025
3%
URANUS
Planet beyond Saturn (... first two)
Universal Crossword · Nov 4, 2025
3%
PAIGE
Bueckers who was first overall pick at the 2025 WNBA draft
Universal Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
3%
SAGEKOTSENBURG
Winner of the first Olympic gold medal in men's snowboard slopestyle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 29, 2025
3%
AIGENERATED
Created by ChatGPT, say (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last letter)
Universal Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
3%
INERTIA
Subject of Newton's first law
Universal Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
3%
SUPERSPORT
Like some motorcycles (... first 3 letters + the last 4)
Universal Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
3%
BOOMORBUST
Like an extreme economy (... first 3 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
3%
BATTERYPACK
RC car's power source (... first 2 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
3%
POND
*With 13-Across, deeply missed (Hint: Start by reading the first letter of this answer and the second letter of 13-Across)
Universal Crossword · Oct 24, 2025
3%
ALTON
Rocksteady pioneer Ellis whose first name is an anagram of "tonal"
Universal Crossword · Oct 24, 2025
3%
AFTERYOU
"Please, go first"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 24, 2025
3%
OBAMAS
44th first family
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 22, 2025
3%
SCORCH
Leave a black mark on, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 18, 2025
3%
CHEERSQUAD
Pom-pom posse (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Oct 15, 2025
3%
HELEN
Beautiful Trojan woman
Universal Crossword · Oct 15, 2025
3%
SPACEMOUNTAIN
Magic Kingdom coaster that turned 50 in 2025 (... first 3 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Oct 15, 2025
3%
CHICKENNOODLE
Comforting kind of soup (... first 3 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Oct 15, 2025
3%
GREENJUICE
Healthy drink (... first 4 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Oct 15, 2025
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RESEAT
Upgrade to first class, perhaps
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2025
3%
TERSE
*Far from wordy (... the first 3 in this one)
Universal Crossword · Oct 8, 2025
3%
WAGEGAP
*Pay equality issue (... first 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Oct 8, 2025
3%
CHATEAU
*French manor (... first 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Oct 8, 2025
3%
SIPANDSEE
*Shower alternative? (... first 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Oct 8, 2025
3%
MUSICTASTE
Tendency to like rap, say ... or a hint to the playable first words of 17-, 24-, 36- and 47-Across
Universal Crossword · Oct 7, 2025
3%
OPENS
Works the first shift at a café, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2025
3%
HER
That woman
Universal Crossword · Oct 5, 2025
3%
STEPS
Toddlers' first ones are big news
Universal Crossword · Oct 4, 2025
3%
PSALM
Biblical song whose first letter is silent
Universal Crossword · Oct 3, 2025
3%
KEA
Mauna __: alphabetically first of two Hawaiian volcanoes with similar names
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 1, 2025
3%
ILLSTART
"Let me go first"
Universal Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
3%
ENOS
Seth's first son
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2025
3%
THEDIVINECOMEDY
Dante work whose first section is "Inferno" (... letters 7-8 and 10-13)
Universal Crossword · Sep 23, 2025
3%
DRAFT
Writer's first effort
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2025
3%
HEX
Bit of black magic
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2025
3%
EASE
Word that sounds like its first and last letters
Universal Crossword · Sep 20, 2025
3%
MECCA
Site where the Quran was first revealed to Muhammad
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2025
1%
ADAM
Guy known for his first-person perspective?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
1%
ONYX
Semiprecious stone with black-and-white bands
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 2026
1%
ACE
One at a blackjack table, perhaps
Universal Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
1%
IVE
K-pop girl group, or a first-person contraction
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
PENGUIN
"Batman" villain named after a black-and-white bird
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
1%
OREO
It is black-and-white but might get twisted
Universal Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
1%
UCONN
NCAA school with the most first-round WNBA draft picks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
1%
CASTRO
Texas congressman Joaquin
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
1%
AOC
N.Y. congresswoman
Universal Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
1%
LAST
__-in first-out
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
1%
CAIN
Eve's firstborn
Universal Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
1%
STOAT
Weasel with a short black-tipped tail
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
1%
DIVE
Go in headfirst
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
1%
BUST
Get three eights in blackjack, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 9, 2026
1%
ATEIT
Fell face-first
Universal Crossword · Dec 4, 2025
1%
INKY
Jet-black
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 30, 2025
1%
ONA
__ first-name basis
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
1%
ALTEREGO
Catwoman, for Selina Kyle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 17, 2025
1%
TEENAGER
Many a first-time voter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2025
1%
ESTEE
Businesswoman Lauder
Universal Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
1%
LIEU
California congressman Ted
Universal Crossword · Oct 16, 2025
1%
OBOE
Instrument commonly made from African blackwood
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 9, 2025
1%
ERASE
Clear, as a blackboard
Universal Crossword · Oct 3, 2025
1%
CASINOGAME
Roulette or blackjack
Universal Crossword · Sep 27, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Shirley ___, first Black woman in Congress" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 192 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is CHISHOLM (8 letters).
What is the best answer for "Shirley ___, first Black woman in Congress"?
The best answer for "Shirley ___, first Black woman in Congress" is CHISHOLM with 8 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Shirley ___, first Black woman in Congress" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on January 3, 2022.
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