publication date: Thursday, October 8, 2009 (part of Round XLI)

category: Piracy

clue: It's pretty hard not to be a pirate when your lover is the captain.

explanation: Bonny had an affair with pirate captain Jack Rackham and joined his crew. The word "pretty" was a play on her last name. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Tony Peters, Ryan Dunn, Walter Chesser, Elaine Beckland, and Melissa Anderson

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