| STARCHART | Aid for Captain Blackbeard in night navigation |
| TEACH | Instruct Captain Blackbeard (5) |
| IAN | ___ Mcshane, actor who played Blackbeard in the fourth Pirates film (3) |
| PAN | Hugh Jackman plays Blackbeard in this fantasy adventure (3) |
| ANNES | Queen ___ Revenge (ship captured by Blackbeard in 1717) |
| MCSHANE | Ian ... plays Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (7) |
| TONGUE | Player included in England's XI for the first Test against India, providing bowling options for captain Ben Stokes.(Last Name) (6) |
| BRIDGE | Position for captain in game (6) |
| PIRATE | A tripe concoction for Captain Hook, for example (6) |
| OVERWHELMS | Becomes too much for captain after wicket in cricketing stints (10) |
| AHAB | Fictional captain who was the inspiration for Captain Hook |
| INITIALLED | Signified approval. In it, I called for captain's dismissal. (10) |
| DIMOUTS | Reductions in night lighting, in wartime |
| MAE | West in "Night After Night" |
| DOGSTAR | With Jack in tow, stalks in night-spot, getting high |
| ENNUI | Dissatisfaction in night in Paris finishing prematurely |
| STAR | Something in night sky seen in deserts to the west |
| BARKHADABDI | Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Captain Phillips (7,4) |
| ENTERPRISE | With a five-year trip in it, that was the zip for Captain Kirk! (10) |
| BERG | Austrian composer causes big problem for captain of ill-fated ship, in short |
