Daily Maritime Crossword
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The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus · – words in grid
Newspaper-style: today's page publishes the full solution to Tuesday's puzzle
(14 maritime terms).
Today's answers stay hidden until tomorrow — play the grid above, or
replay Tuesday's grid.
Across
The whole line-and-chain assembly linking the anchor to the boat (4)
— RODE
Differential GPS — a GPS that uses correction signals from ground or satellite-based reference stations to refine accura… (4)
— DGPS
A solid raised extension of the topsides above deck level, providing a barrier against falling overboard (7)
— BULWARK
A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11)
— CENTERBOARD
To reduce effective sail area in strong wind by rolling, folding, or partly lowering a sail (4)
— REEF
A short-lived increase in wind strength (4)
— PUFF
The principal sail set on the (main) mast of a sloop, cutter, ketch, or yawl (8)
— MAINSAIL
Down
A quay, pontoon, or berth where a vessel ties up — and also the act of bringing her alongside (4)
— DOCK
The floor of a cockpit or cabin (4)
— SOLE
Weight — usually carried low in the keel — that lowers the centre of gravity and gives the boat stability and righting moment (7)
— BALLAST
A line rigged through a cringle a short way above the tack of the mainsail and pulled down to increase luff tension, fla… (10)
— CUNNINGHAM
A deck fitting — most commonly a horned or jam cleat — designed to hold a line under load (5)
— CLEAT
The fore-and-aft tilt of the mast relative to vertical (4)
— RAKE
A short-lived dip in wind speed (4)
— LULL
Great for studying COLREGs, VHF procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary —
or just as a spoiler if you got stuck.
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