____ 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% STINT Limited assignment (5) New York Times Oct 18, 2025
2% ASEA On the ocean (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 16, 2025
2% TIDE Ocean movement (4) USA Today Oct 16, 2025
2% AEGIS Protection (5) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
2% CASEMENT Roger -, Irish nationalist hanged by the British for treason in 1916 (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Oct 10, 2025
2% SUSPEND Hang (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 9, 2025
2% FLOPPY Hanging loosely (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
2% ESSAY Written assignment (5) Commuter Oct 4, 2025

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