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

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      You're looking at the 03 / 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 03 / JUN / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. To lead a line through a block, ring, or eye (5) — REEVE
      2. In the IALA Region B system, a red even-numbered conical buoy marking the starboard side of a channel when entering from… (3) — NUN
      3. The fore-and-aft tilt of the mast relative to vertical (4) — RAKE
      4. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      5. The aft end of the vessel (5) — STERN
      6. The generic term at sea for any rope in use (4) — LINE
      7. A quay, pontoon, or berth where a vessel ties up — and also the act of bringing her alongside (4) — DOCK

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      1. To throw — usually a line (5) — HEAVE
      2. Heeling excessively because the boat is carrying too much sail for the wind strength (11) — OVERPOWERED
      3. The imaginary line running down the middle of the vessel from bow to stern (10) — CENTERLINE
      4. To make fast — attaching a sail to a spar or stay, or tying a line to a sail (4) — BEND
      5. The mostly horizontal upper surface of the hull (4) — DECK
      6. In the water behind the vessel, or moving backwards (6) — ASTERN
      7. A large headsail whose clew overlaps the mast, giving extra upwind drive compared with a working jib (5) — GENOA
      8. To remove water from inside the vessel, traditionally with a bucket or scoop (4) — BAIL

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