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2 results for PRIVATEER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Aug 13, 2018	36D	Nongovernmentally owned ship decked out for war	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Sun May 13, 2001	84D	Sea raider	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz

6 results for PRIVATEER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jun 6, 1975	34D	Former harasser of enemy shipping	Alice H. Kaufman	Weng
Wed Dec 13, 1972	11D	Early war vessel	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jul 17, 1957	29D	Type of armed vessel.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Thu Mar 22, 1956	20A	Type of armed ship.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Tue May 20, 1952	12D	Non-government vessel permitted to war on enemy, before 1856.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 18, 1944	51D	Vessel sailing under letters of marque.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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