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

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      You're looking at the 01 / JUN / 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 01 / JUN / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

      If you solved this Monday grid, don't stop — 31 / 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. Multi-Function Display — a large chartplotter screen able to show radar, AIS, sonar, engine data, camera feeds, and char… (3) — MFD
      2. An arrangement of blocks and line that provides mechanical advantage (6) — TACKLE
      3. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      4. To sail a course that will clear a mark or obstacle without an additional tack (3) — LAY
      5. A brand of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre; as strong as steel wire but a fraction of the weight… (7) — DYNEEMA

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      1. A quay, pontoon, or berth where a vessel ties up — and also the act of bringing her alongside (4) — DOCK
      2. The periodic vertical rise and fall of the sea surface caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun (4) — TIDE
      3. 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
      4. To tie down, lash, or make fast (6) — SECURE
      5. A position — latitude and longitude — stored in a GPS or chartplotter and used as a step in a planned route (8) — WAYPOINT
      6. A severe knock in which the boat is blown onto her side far enough that a spreader dips into the water (9) — KNOCKDOWN
      7. To route a line through a block, fairlead, or similar fitting (4) — LEAD
      8. The wires (standing rigging) and lines (running rigging) supporting and controlling the spars and sails (7) — RIGGING
      9. The outer edge of the deck, where the deck meets the topsides (4) — RAIL
      10. A two-masted rig similar to a ketch but with the (smaller) mizzenmast stepped aft of the rudder post; the mizzen is used… (4) — YAWL

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