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Puzzle #114: “A View to a Keel: The Pirate Puzzle, Episode III”

keeper — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:42:44 +0000

Ahoy, mateys. In case ye be forgettin’, September 19th be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Like always, we beekeepers bee celebratin’ with the rest of the scurvy crew, by givin’ ye a special pirate themed crossword puzzle. Now, if ye be sailin’ in from foreign ports, ye should take heed — this be no lily-livered classroom puzzle. This be a fearsome barrage of crossed words such as ye’d find in yer favorite newspaper, if’n ye weren’t using it to line yer parrot’s cage. So take a plunge in to the sea of piratical puzzling and see if ye have what it takes to swim with the sharks.

If ye be hankering to sample our other forays into these treacherous waters, chart yer course to “Talk Like a Pirate” and “The Pirate’s Revenge”.

Title: A View to a Keel: The Pirate Puzzle, Episode III
Difficulty: Wednesday
Download: Across Lite or printable PNG (w/ solution)

Puzzle #63: “The Pirate’s Revenge”

keeper — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:00:37 +0000

Ahoy, mateys. Today be the 19th of September, and that means we be celebrating International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Yarrrr!!! Blow me ta the bilges if this weeks puzzle be not filled with properly piratical and nicely nautical turns of phrase. And, of course, ye can bet your favorite Long-Johns against a chest of Silver that ye’ll be able to chart course with an appropriately adventurous theme ta boot. Be that not a bonny treat for ya?

Also, for you scurvey sea-dogs what might ha’ missed it, ye can also be hunting down last year’s swashbucklingly salty entry. Ye’ll be glad ye did.

Title: The Pirate’s Revenge
Difficulty: Wednesday
Download: Across Lite or printable PNG (w/ solution)

Placeholder: This week’s puzzle deferred till Friday

keeper — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:48:33 +0000

This Friday will be September 19th. As many of you know, this makes it International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Since we plan to commemorate the day with a special pirate-themed puzzle (as we did last year), we’re going to wait to post the puzzle until Friday morning. Hopefully, you’ll find it worth the wait. Yarrr!

Puzzle #11: “Talk Like a Pirate”

keeper — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:24:17 +0000

Avast, ye slavering sea-dogs. Prepare to be cast ASEA. In case ye didn’t be knowin’ already, September 19th be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. And so, for all of my fine cruciverbilizin’ cronies, I be casting out a crossword challenge. Hoist the JIB, watch out for the stray ERNE, and join me in a piratical themed puzzle. I’ll not be having no lily-livered land-lubbers be squalling for mercy, however — this ain’t no sissy classroom puzzle. This is a full-fledged Times-style crossword puzzle such as Peter PAN might have suffered at the hands of the dreaded CAP’N Henry Hook. Stock up on grog, sharpen your sword, and heave to, for there will be no quarter given today, me lads.

You may find the puzzle in Across Lite format (ye’d best be using version 2.0, if’n ye don’t already have it), or ye can download both the puzzle and the solution in printable PNG format.