____ was hanged for piracy after being assigned to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CAPTAINKIDD ____ was hanged for piracy after being assigned to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 6, 2019
3% KIDD Ship captain hanged for piracy (4)
2% ALLOT Assign (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 26, 2025
2% ICU RN assignment (3) Newsday Sep 26, 2025
2% BREATHEFREELY Relax after being tense (7,6) (13) Puzzler Sep 26, 2025
2% SRILANKA Indian Ocean island nation (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 22, 2025
2% SEA Ocean (3) The Telegraph Quick Sep 20, 2025
2% CASE Sherlock's assignment (4) USA Today Sep 19, 2025
2% DESKS Classroom assignments (5) New York Times Sep 17, 2025
2% SHIELDED Protected (8) The Times Concise Sep 17, 2025

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