| MAIN | A man's ship, wrecked in region once known for piracy (7, 4) |
| SPANISH | A man's ship, wrecked in region once known for piracy (7, 4) |
| TORTUGA | Caribbean island of Haiti off northwest Hispaniola once a centre of piracy (7) |
| PICARDY | Old French region drawn into wild piracy (7) |
| CAPTAINKIDD | ____ was hanged for piracy after being assigned to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean |
| PACORABANNE | Fashion designer once known for his metal couture |
| EASTPRUSSIA | Flying parasites biting us in Baltic region, once |
| APISH | A ship wrecked in beastly style |
| IRISHSEA | Raise most of ship wrecked in body of water (5,3) |
| OCEANLINER | Big ship wrecked in lone race (5,5) |
| INDIAMEN | Ships wrecked in mined area are nowhere to be seen |
| TAYSIDE | One stayed for a change in Scottish region once |
| KIDD | Captain William - - -, Scottish sailor tried and executed for piracy in 1701 (4) |
| WASPISH | Easily angered when one possibly saw a ship wrecked (7) |
| ESTONIA | Republic in the Baltic region, once part of USSR (7) |
| CARDIGANSHIRE | Problem I had raised in renting vehicles in Welsh region once |
| FRAYBENTOS | Uruguayan port city, once known for exporting corned beef - by seafront (anag) (4,6) |
| GROUPONS | Deals from a brand once known for requiring multiple buyers |
| HALIFAX | West Yorkshire town once known for its gibbet (7) |
| SWEDISH | A ship's wrecked going round the point: foreign (7) |