Inspection preceding a pirate punishment? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLANKCHECK Inspection preceding a pirate punishment? (10) Wall Street Journal Feb 24, 2018
6% AUDIT Inspection (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 6, 2025
6% EXAMINE Inspect (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 26, 2025
5% FOREGO Precede (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
5% AYES Pirates' yeses (4) USA Today Oct 12, 2025
5% PSI Omega preceder (3) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
5% ARR Pirate's cry (3)
5% EVES Preceding periods (4) New York Times Oct 10, 2025
5% AYE "Yes," to a pirate (3)
5% POETICJUSTICE Fitting punishment (13) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 5, 2025

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