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⚓ Daily Maritime Crossword

11 / JUN / 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 — 10 / JUN / 2026

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

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      1. A fixed vertical fin ahead of the rudder, protecting and supporting it (4) — SKEG
      2. Any sail set forward of the mast — jib, genoa, staysail, or code zero — typically attached to the forestay (8) — HEADSAIL
      3. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      4. Length Overall — the maximum fore-and-aft hull length, excluding bowsprits and pulpits unless specifically included (3) — LOA
      5. Length Waterline — the fore-and-aft length of the hull measured at the waterline; a major factor in hull speed (3) — LWL
      6. The greatest width of the vessel measured at its widest point (4) — BEAM
      7. To adjust a sail's controls to produce optimum drive and lift (4) — TRIM

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      1. 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
      2. To tie down, lash, or make fast (6) — SECURE
      3. To bind or secure with line or webbing (4) — LASH
      4. To lead a line through a block, ring, or eye (5) — REEVE
      5. Lying on a line perpendicular to the vessel's centerline — directly off her side (5) — ABEAM
      6. Weight — usually carried low in the keel — that lowers the centre of gravity and gives the boat stability and righting moment (7) — BALLAST
      7. Short, steep, broken waves — typically caused by wind over a shallow or restricted fetch (4) — CHOP
      8. A two- or three-hook safety line attaching a crew member's lifejacket/harness to a jackline or strongpoint, preventing s… (6) — TETHER

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