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

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      You're looking at the 08 / 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 08 / JUN / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

      If you solved this Monday grid, don't stop — 07 / JUN / 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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      Yesterday's clues & answers — 07 / JUN / 2026

      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. The small triangular headsail set forward of the mast, tacked to the stemhead and hanked, bolted, or furled onto the forestay (3) — JIB
      2. Personal Locator Beacon — a small 406 MHz satellite distress beacon registered to an individual (not a vessel), carried… (3) — PLB
      3. A sail that has been trimmed so the wind pushes against the reverse side of the cloth, filling it from behind (5) — ABACK
      4. The outer edge of the deck, where the deck meets the topsides (4) — RAIL
      5. A pyrotechnic distress signal — handheld red flares are for close-range visibility, parachute red flares for long-range,… (5) — FLARE
      6. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      7. A large headsail whose clew overlaps the mast, giving extra upwind drive compared with a working jib (5) — GENOA
      8. The outer sides of the hull between the waterline and the deck (8) — TOPSIDES
      9. See boom vang — the tackle or rigid strut that pulls the boom down to control mainsail twist (4) — VANG

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      1. An electronic device that converts the boat's 12/24 V DC supply into 120/230 V AC mains for running domestic appliances… (8) — INVERTER
      2. Length Overall — the maximum fore-and-aft hull length, excluding bowsprits and pulpits unless specifically included (3) — LOA
      3. The lowest internal part of the hull, where water inevitably drains and collects (5) — BILGE
      4. To make fast — attaching a sail to a spar or stay, or tying a line to a sail (4) — BEND
      5. Working to windward by sailing a succession of close-hauled tacks (7) — BEATING
      6. The greatest width of the vessel measured at its widest point (4) — BEAM

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