What pirates used to do — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 15–letter crossword clue “What pirates used to do”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 13th June 1996. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “What pirates used to do” is SAILTHEHIGHSEAS (15 letters).
We last saw “What pirates used to do” in NYT Crossword on 13th June 1996.
The 15-letter answer for “What pirates used to do” is SAILTHEHIGHSEAS.
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