ahoy tis blackbeard

ye scurvy bears best be finding the answers to this puzzle or ye be waling the plank and getting flogged into the bargain!

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Across

3. lead ship of a fleet which carries the captain of the fleet

4. blackbeards first mate

8. the "hero" of the story known for his bushy whiskers

10. took black beard on as an understudy

11. where blackbeard met his fate

15. crooked governor

17. area of se controlled by spain

18. governor who sent maynard pirate hunting

19. ships second in command

20. foregiveness

Down

1. if you walked the plank this would happen

2. legal pirates

5. worst pirate ever

6. stranded on an island

7. unable to walk

9. the soldier who is credited with killing black beard

12. city in south carolina blackbeard held captive for a week

13. city in north carolina where blackbeard retired

14. short sword

16. surrounded

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