Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Esoteric Jargon of Buccaneer Lore
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Caribbean freebooter famous for smoking meat by campfire smoke
- 2. Salt-stained vernacular of scallywags and rogues at sea
- 3. Volleys of cannon fire hurled from mighty ships’ flanks
- 6. A bold fighter, clashing swords with flamboyant bravado
- 7. Licensed corsair, wolf in law’s clothing, hunting enemy ships
- 9. One who seizes treasure, leaving only broken bones behind
- 10. Large armed ships bearing silver and spice from the Indies
- 13. Spanish gold coins prized by privateers and pirates alike
Down
- 4. Skull-flagged ensign signalling doom and dread on open seas
- 5. Lookout's lofty perch, but also a bird’s domain aloft
- 8. Sternly elevated station where captains command the ship
- 11. Negotiating truce, a captain’s word amidst the gunpowder haze
- 12. Measurement deep and arcane, fathoms spun in nautical lore
- 14. Terror of the seas, a marauder feared and whispered about
- 15. Brutal punishment dragging a sailor beneath the ship’s belly
- 16. Stranded on a desolate isle, forsaken by one’s brethren
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