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⚓ Daily Maritime Crossword
12 / JUN / 2026 — archive puzzle. The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus.
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- The forward end of the vessel (3) — BOW
- The sideways lean of the hull caused by wind pressure on the sails (4) — HEEL
- The marine term for a pulley — a sheave in a housing through which a line runs (5) — BLOCK
- A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
- A magnetic instrument indicating the vessel's heading relative to the Earth's magnetic field (7) — COMPASS
- A drum with a handle (manual) or motor (electric/hydraulic) that provides mechanical advantage when sheeting or hoisting… (5) — WINCH
- A fabric sun awning stretched over a stainless-steel frame above the cockpit to shelter the crew from sun and light rain (6) — BIMINI
- One nautical mile per hour — the standard unit of speed at sea (4) — KNOT
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- A windshift in which the wind moves forward on the boat, forcing the helm to bear away or the sheets to be eased (6) — HEADED
- The lowest internal part of the hull, where water inevitably drains and collects (5) — BILGE
- The steering control — tiller or wheel (4) — HELM
- Afloat with no means of propulsion or attachment, carried along by wind, current, or tide (6) — ADRIFT
- The enclosed interior accommodation of the vessel (5) — CABIN
- A deck-mounted fairlead, often smoothed or rollered, through which docklines and anchor rode are led cleanly (5) — CHOCK
- Multi-Function Display — a large chartplotter screen able to show radar, AIS, sonar, engine data, camera feeds, and char… (3) — MFD
Great for studying COLREGs, VHF procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary — or just as a spoiler if you got stuck.