The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BUCCANEER which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1970.
17th-century sea menace crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BUCCANEER | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: 17th-century sea menace
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- buccaneer
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- netherlands
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- kidd
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- hungary
Crossword Answer definitions
BUCCANEER noun- Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century, who were similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
- A pirate.
- To engage in piracy against any but one's own nation's ships.
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