| DAMPIER | William --, 1652-1715, English navigator, pirate and travel writer (7) |
| TATE | Nahum _ (1652-1715), Irish dramatist and poet appointed Poet Laureate in 1692 (4) |
| DURRELL | Lawrence -, 1912-1990, English novelist, poet and travel writer (7) |
| THEROUX | Paul --, US novelist and travel writer who wrote 'Waldo' (7) |
| JAFFREY | Madhur ___, cookbook and travel writer who has championed Indian cuisine (7) |
| BELLINI | Vincenzo ___, Italian composer of operas Zaira, The Pirate and Norma (7) |
| CUTLASS | Short sword, once used by pirates and the navy (7) |
| FRANCIS | 16c English navigator who commanded a fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588 (7) |
| LAFITTE | Jean ___, French pirate and privateer in the Gulf of Mexico after whom a town in Louisiana is named |
| GILBERT | Sir Humphrey, 16c English navigator who founded the colony of St. John's, Newfoundland (7) |
| RALEIGH | English navigator executed for treason in 1618 |
| TILMAN | Bill, English mountaineer, explorer and travel writer noted for his Himalayan climbs and sailing voyages (6) |
| MADHURJAFFREY | Indian actress, food and travel writer and TV personality named a CBE in 2004 |
| MORRIS | Jan, Welsh historian and travel writer (6) |
| THESIGER | Wilfred, British soldier and travel writer (8) |
| BASHO | 17c Japanese poet and travel writer known for his haiku (5) |
| FREYA | ____ Stark, explorer and travel writer born in 1893 (5) |
| CULPEPER | English botanist and astrologer whose 1652 work The English Physician is credited with popularising herbalism (8,8) |
| NICHOLAS | English botanist and astrologer whose 1652 work The English Physician is credited with popularising herbalism (8,8) |
| CAPTAINCOOK | English navigator and pirate chief using the other tap? (7,4) |
