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⚓ Daily Maritime Crossword

03 / SEP / 2026 — everyone worldwide gets the same puzzle today. The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus.

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      Yesterday's clues & answers — 02 / SEP / 2026

      Newspaper-style: today's page publishes the full solution to Wednesday's puzzle (15 maritime terms). Today's answers stay hidden until tomorrow — play the grid above, or replay Wednesday's grid.

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      1. An arrangement of blocks and line that provides mechanical advantage (6) — TACKLE
      2. United States Coast Guard — the US federal service responsible for maritime safety, security, and SAR (4) — USCG
      3. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      4. Maritime Mobile Service Identity — a unique nine-digit number issued to each DSC-VHF/HF radio, EPIRB, or AIS transponder… (4) — MMSI
      5. To sail a course that will clear a mark or obstacle without an additional tack (3) — LAY
      6. The outer edge of the deck, where the deck meets the topsides (4) — RAIL
      7. A traditional Arabian sailing craft, typically single- or twin-masted and carrying lateen sails, still seen throughout t… (4) — DHOW

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      1. Any sail set forward of the mast — jib, genoa, staysail, or code zero — typically attached to the forestay (8) — HEADSAIL
      2. The outer sides of the hull between the waterline and the deck (8) — TOPSIDES
      3. The aft lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail; on a mainsail it is tensioned by the outhaul, on a jib by the sheets (4) — CLEW
      4. The greatest width of the vessel measured at its widest point (4) — BEAM
      5. A sudden, unintended round-up into the wind, usually while running or reaching in strong breeze and waves (6) — BROACH
      6. The floor of a cockpit or cabin (4) — SOLE
      7. A point of sail with the wind coming from dead astern (3) — RUN
      8. Length Waterline — the fore-and-aft length of the hull measured at the waterline; a major factor in hull speed (3) — LWL

      Great for studying COLREGs, VHF procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary — or just as a spoiler if you got stuck.