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2 results for BLACKBEARD from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Nov 29, 2006	32D	See 5-Down	Barbara Olson	Shortz
Fri May 31, 1996	1A	Edward Teach, familiarly	J. S. Marrone	Shortz

4 results for BLACKBEARD from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 13, 1986	3D	Pirate Edward Teach	Patterson Pepple	Maleska
Tue Dec 10, 1985	18A	Edward Teach, notorious pirate	Frank Geary	Maleska
Mon Jan 13, 1964	18A	Captain Edward Teach.	Walter Colt	Farrar
Tue Oct 17, 1961	3D	Edward Teach, the pirate.	Unknown	Farrar

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