| BLACKBEARD | Feared 18th century pirate and captain of the vessel, Queen Anne's Revenge |
| TINKERING | Abaft vessel, queen punches her husband for messing around |
| BLACKBREAD | *Early 18th-century pirate of the West Indies |
| READ | Mary, 18th-century pirate associated with Anne Bonny and John Rackham (4) |
| STRANGEQUARK | Rum on vessel - queen's pinched a tiny bit |
| FARRELL | Surname of father and son who have faced each other as coach of the Irish rugby team and captain of the English rugby team (7) |
| TEACH | English pirate (c.?1680-1718) nicknamed Blackbeard, captain of the Queen Anne's Revenge (5) |
| EDWARD | English pirate (c.?1680-1718) nicknamed Blackbeard, captain of the Queen Anne's Revenge (6) |
| DHONI | Icon and captain of the CSK since the IPL began |
| MAHREZ | Manchester City star and captain of the Algerian national team, this winger has helped both Leicester City (2015-16) and Manchester City (2018-19) win Premier League championships. (6) |
| ROOT | Joe ---, Yorkshire cricketer and captain of the England Test team (4) |
| PELEG | Co-owner and captain of the Pequod in "Moby-Dick" |
| DHULL | Yash ___, Indian cricketer and captain of the U-19 World Cup 2022 winning team |
| RAVI | ____ Shastri, former head coach and captain of the India cricket team (4) |
| RAHUL | ___ Dravid, former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national team, currently serving as its head coach |
| EDWARDTEACH | Pirate on the Queen Anne's Revenge |
| ABOARD | A plank on the Queen Anne's Revenge? (6) |
| WELCH | Pen name of a tank commander and schoolmaster who wrote the Carey Family cycle including Knight Crusader and Captain of Dragoons (5) |
| WASIM | ___ Akram, ex-left arm bowler and captain of Pakistan, nicknamed the Sultan Of Swing (5) |
| ENTERPRISE | The name of the vessel that propelled Captain James T Kirk and his crew of 438 to "boldly go where n |
