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Cryptic Corsairs: Lexicon of High Seas Heists is a hard crossword puzzle with 18 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.

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Cryptic Corsairs: Lexicon of High Seas Heists
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Skull-and-crossbones emblem of dread on a pirate’s standard
  • 2. Dashing pirate known for bravado and swordplay theatrics
  • 3. Ship’s hatch letting in mist or daylight, portal belowdecks
  • 6. The very act that pirates covet amid sails and cannon fire
  • 8. Deserting punishment that strands on an isle, literally cast away
  • 10. Temporary pardon or delay from a pirate’s fatal sentence
  • 13. Curved naval sword favored for boarding and close combat
  • 17. Oceanic merchant turned prize for bullion-hunting privateers
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  • 4. Noose technique infamous for dispensing swift pirate justice
  • 5. Armored coat protecting pirates in scrimmages and boarding frays
  • 7. Small, nimble vessel favored for swift raids on merchantmen
  • 9. Crew member revolting against command on the rolling deep
  • 11. Crown-commissioned marauder authorized to prey on enemy commerce
  • 12. Marine adherent that clings like a ship’s unwanted passenger
  • 14. When mercy’s granted, a pirate spares these from violent fate
  • 15. Brutal maritime punishment dragging beneath ship’s hull
  • 16. Ruthless seizure of goods with plunder and spoil as endgame
  • 18. Confident stride or manner typical of a pirate’s bravura
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