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57 total results for PIRATES( score: 50 )
10 results for PIRATES from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Jan 10, 2020 | 17A | Steals | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun May 26, 2019 | 75A | 1979 World Series opponents of the 63-Downs | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | Shortz |
Sat Jun 3, 2017 | 8A | Team that last won the World Series in 1979 | Roland Huget | Shortz |
Thu May 14, 2009 | 1D | 1979 World Series champs (2) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Thu Nov 7, 2002 | 19A | With 28-Across, treasure locator | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Fri May 25, 2001 | 39A | Corsair crew | Bob Peoples | Shortz |
Sat May 11, 1996 | 40D | "Peter Pan" extras | D. Niles | Shortz |
Sun Nov 27, 1994 | 32A | Jean Laffite et al. | Jacques Liwer | Shortz |
Wed Apr 6, 1994 | 43A | Hook and crew | Ed Stein | Shortz |
Wed Mar 23, 1994 | 38D | 1979 World Series champs (2) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
3 results for PIRATES from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mar 14, 2021 | Acrostic | I | Team that last won a World Series in 1979 | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Dec 15, 2019 | Panda | 1A | Detective fees | Daniel Raymon | Shortz |
Apr 20, 2008 | Cryptic | 18D | Private eye ranks National League team (7) | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
44 results for PIRATES from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Thu Oct 1, 1992 | 12D | Corsairs | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Sat Apr 4, 1992 | 18A | Pittsburgh nine | Ernie Furtado | Maleska |
Sat Feb 1, 1992 | 52A | Three Rivers Stadium occupants | Ernie Furtado | Maleska |
Fri Mar 23, 1990 | 12D | Henry Morgan's men | Michael A. Rampino | Maleska |
Tue Aug 8, 1989 | 44D | Penzance group | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Sat Apr 1, 1989 | 1D | CORRIDOR | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Fri Feb 10, 1989 | 11D | Pittsburgh or Penzance group | Rhonda Kraus | Maleska |
Tue Mar 8, 1988 | 18A | Penzance natives? | Christopher Page | Maleska |
Mon Feb 20, 1984 | 7D | Freebooters | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Fri Jun 25, 1982 | 67A | ENCROACHES ON COPYRIGHTS | Bert Rosenfield | Maleska |
Fri May 16, 1980 | 26D | Infringes on a copyright | Jack L. Steinhardt | Maleska |
Fri Jul 16, 1976 | 9D | Jolly Roger fliers | John Prytz | Weng |
Thu Apr 8, 1976 | 49A | Baseball team | John Prytz | Weng |
Sat Dec 20, 1975 | 18A | Teach and Lafitte, e.g. | Hallie & Gerald Parsons | Weng |
Thu Jan 23, 1975 | 8D | Pittsburgh players | Sara V. Tuckerman | Weng |
Sun Dec 8, 1974 | 94D | Lafitte's crew | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Wed Oct 4, 1972 | 43D | Publishes without sanction | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Apr 26, 1971 | 24A | Penzance people | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Jan 2, 1969 | 13A | Penzance people. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 2, 1968 | 54A | Figures of the Spanish Main. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 7, 1967 | 22A | Clemente, Law, Veale, etc. | Manny Miller | Farrar |
Tue Oct 4, 1966 | 51A | National League contenders. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 31, 1965 | 40D | Ball team. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Mar 27, 1965 | 35D | Men of Penzance. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Dec 15, 1964 | 38A | National Leaguers. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Aug 19, 1964 | 31D | Baseball team. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Mar 15, 1963 | 64A | Spanish Main peril. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Sun Nov 25, 1962 | 10D | Famous nine. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Wed Dec 28, 1960 | 50A | Big name in baseball. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 17, 1960 | 42D | The Pride of Pittsburgh. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jun 26, 1959 | 23D | Forbes Field team. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Nov 24, 1958 | 9D | Gilbert & Sullivan characters. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Wed Apr 16, 1958 | 35D | Lafitte and Morgan. | Helen Bernard | Farrar |
Sun Nov 24, 1957 | 19D | Publishes without copyright. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Nov 6, 1955 | 26A | G and S characters. | Joseph LaFauci | Farrar |
Sun Aug 14, 1955 | 1A | Forbes Field players. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sun Nov 29, 1953 | 110A | Team that ended in the cellar. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Jul 5, 1953 | 32D | Forbes Field players. | Evelyn E. Smith | Farrar |
Sun Feb 15, 1953 | 33A | Copyright infringers. | Sergei Tilart | Farrar |
Fri Jan 11, 1952 | 3D | Branch Rickey's team. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 28, 1951 | 12A | Branch Rickey's men. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Mar 7, 1951 | 38D | Comic-opera characters of Penzance. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Aug 29, 1948 | 1D | Baseball team partly owned by Bing Crosby. | Charles Cross | Farrar |
Sun Mar 2, 1947 | 66D | The Smoky City's Buccaneers. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Anagrams: | PARTEIS, PARTISE, RASPITE, PAIREST, PRATIES, PIASTER, PIASTRE, SEATRIP, TRAIPSE, APRIEST, EARTIPS, PASTIER, SPIRATE, PARTIES |