Astronaut Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space

The answer to “Astronaut Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space” in the New York Times crossword is ELLEN — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 14, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 39-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Astronaut Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space” answer

ELLEN (5 letters)

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Why the answer is ELLEN

ELLEN is the 5-letter solution that fits "Astronaut Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 14, 2025 (39-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Astronaut Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

December 14, 2025 (most recent) → ELLEN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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