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29 / APR / 2026 — archive puzzle. The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus.

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      You're looking at the 29 / APR / 2026 daily maritime crossword — a free nautical puzzle drawn from our 259-term corpus of COLREGs rules, VHF radio procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary. Every daily puzzle is deterministic — players worldwide saw exactly the same grid on 29 / APR / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. A reinforced ring — usually brass or stainless — set into a sail or cover to accept a line or fastening (7) — GROMMET
      2. A nautical map showing coastlines, depths, aids to navigation, and hazards (5) — CHART
      3. The ratio between the length of anchor rode paid out and the depth of water (plus bow height), e (5) — SCOPE
      4. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      5. In the IALA Region B buoyage system (USA, parts of the Americas, Japan, Korea, Philippines), an odd-numbered green cylin… (3) — CAN
      6. A short-lived increase in wind strength (4) — PUFF
      7. A position — latitude and longitude — stored in a GPS or chartplotter and used as a step in a planned route (8) — WAYPOINT

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      1. Global Navigation Satellite System — the umbrella term covering all satellite positioning constellations: GPS (USA), GLO… (4) — GNSS
      2. A piece of standing rigging supporting a mast in the fore-and-aft direction (4) — STAY
      3. A thin strip of timber, fibreglass, or carbon inserted into a pocket along the leech of a sail to maintain its aerodynamic shape (6) — BATTEN
      4. A simple rig with a single mainsail stepped on an unstayed mast set well forward, with no headsail (7) — CATBOAT
      5. 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
      6. The sideways lean of the hull caused by wind pressure on the sails (4) — HEEL
      7. A long cone or series of small cones streamed on a bridle from the stern in very heavy weather to slow the boat, keep he… (6) — DROGUE
      8. To put away neatly and securely (4) — STOW

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