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

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      You're looking at the 25 / MAY / 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 25 / MAY / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

      If you solved this Monday grid, don't stop — 24 / MAY / 2026's puzzle is waiting with a fresh layout from the same nautical vocabulary. Warning: some clues lean on COLREGs Rule numbers and IALA buoyage — brush up if you're rusty.

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

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      1. To make fast — attaching a sail to a spar or stay, or tying a line to a sail (4) — BEND
      2. A nautical map showing coastlines, depths, aids to navigation, and hazards (5) — CHART
      3. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      4. Automatic Identification System — a VHF-based transponder network that continuously broadcasts a vessel's identity, posi… (3) — AIS
      5. A tapered hardwood or metal spike used to open the strands of a rope when splicing (3) — FID
      6. The underwater surface of the hull (6) — BOTTOM

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      1. The forward end of the vessel (3) — BOW
      2. A quay, pontoon, or berth where a vessel ties up — and also the act of bringing her alongside (4) — DOCK
      3. To bind or secure with line or webbing (4) — LASH
      4. A three-hulled vessel: a central hull (vaka) flanked by two amas (8) — TRIMARAN
      5. A drum with a handle (manual) or motor (electric/hydraulic) that provides mechanical advantage when sheeting or hoisting… (5) — WINCH
      6. A small boat, sailed or rowed, used for pleasure or as a yacht's tender (6) — DINGHY
      7. Multi-Function Display — a large chartplotter screen able to show radar, AIS, sonar, engine data, camera feeds, and char… (3) — MFD
      8. A global satellite network (e (7) — IRIDIUM
      9. A fixed vertical fin ahead of the rudder, protecting and supporting it (4) — SKEG

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