⚓ Daily Maritime Crossword

20 / MAY / 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 — 19 / MAY / 2026

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

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To let a sheet, halyard, or other line run out in a controlled manner (4) — EASE
A microwave ranging system that bounces a rotating pulse off targets and displays their bearing and range; modern broadb… (5) — RADAR
To remove water from inside the vessel, traditionally with a bucket or scoop (4) — BAIL
A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
Any space inside the vessel that is beneath the deck (5) — BELOW
A patch of shallow water, often sand or mud, representing a hazard (5) — SHOAL
To tie down, lash, or make fast (6) — SECURE

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A vessel filled with water but still floating (7) — SWAMPED
The line on the hull where it meets the water surface at the design load (9) — WATERLINE
To reduce effective sail area in strong wind by rolling, folding, or partly lowering a sail (4) — REEF
A large, usually closable opening in the deck or coachroof for access, ventilation, or light (5) — HATCH
The forward end of the vessel (3) — BOW
The direction, expressed in degrees, in which the vessel is being steered (6) — COURSE
To sail a course that will clear a mark or obstacle without an additional tack (3) — LAY
In the IALA Region B system, a red even-numbered conical buoy marking the starboard side of a channel when entering from… (3) — NUN

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