Clues for the word "SPUTNIK"
We've had 33 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 38 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on November 21, 2025.
Referring Clues
- Literally, "traveling companion"
- Newsmaker of October 4, 1957
- Satellite from southern place over northern relative (7)
- First man-made space satellite
- Launch of October 4, 1957
- First satellite
- Early space traveler
- It means "traveling companion" in Russian
- Subject of the 2001 book subtitled "The Shock of the Century"
- Laika's carrier
- It was launched the same day that "Leave It to Beaver" premiered
- Traveler in 1957 news
- Image on a 1957 Soviet stamp
- Subject of the book "Red Moon Rising"
- First man-made satellite
- First artificial satellite
- News sensation of 10/4/1957
- Soviet satellite
- First Soviet satellite
- First launch in the space race
- Orbiter in 1957 news
- Satellite launched 10/4/57
- First artificial earth satellite
- UK pints (anag)
- Soviet revolutionary family has sex in a revolutionary way
- Backwards family with sheep triggered the space race
- Soviet space orbiter
- First man-made satellite to orbit the earth
- First Russian satellite
- Big launch of 1957
- Soviet satellite launched in 1957
- First human-made space satellite
- "Fellow traveler," in Russian
Last Seen In
- New York Times - November 21, 2025
- LA Times - January 04, 2025
- Family Time - September 30, 2024
- Family Time - July 07, 2024
- Daily Quick - July 06, 2024
- New York Times - September 21, 2022
- Daily Quick - July 06, 2022
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - September 03, 2017
- USA Today - July 24, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 12, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 10, 2016
- New York Times - January 31, 2016
- Universal - November 05, 2014
- Guardian Quick - September 01, 2014
- Jonesin - July 22, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - May 15, 2014
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - January 12, 2014
- Universal - November 13, 2013
- Guardian Quick - July 18, 2013
- Guardian Quick - March 01, 2013
- Guardian Quick - November 16, 2012
- New York Times - August 24, 2012
- Netword - July 28, 2012
- Guardian Quick - July 28, 2012
- New York Times - June 22, 2012
- Post Puzzler - April 08, 2012
- New York Times - September 30, 2011
- LA Times - February 12, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - November 24, 2010
- New York Sun - April 30, 2008
- And in 8 more crossword puzzles...