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

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      You're looking at the 16 / 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 16 / JUN / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. Of wind: a clockwise shift in direction (opposite of 'back') (4) — VEER
      2. A patch of shallow water, often sand or mud, representing a hazard (5) — SHOAL
      3. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      4. A long cone or series of small cones streamed on a bridle from the stern in very heavy weather to slow the boat, keep he… (6) — DROGUE
      5. Length Overall — the maximum fore-and-aft hull length, excluding bowsprits and pulpits unless specifically included (3) — LOA
      6. A buoyant horseshoe-shaped sling on a floating line, deployed to trail astern during a man-overboard recovery so the cas… (9) — LIFESLING

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      1. The weighted vertical fin beneath the hull that resists leeway and, through its ballast, keeps the boat upright; modern… (4) — KEEL
      2. A U-shaped metal fitting closed by a threaded pin (D-shackle, bow shackle, snap shackle etc (7) — SHACKLE
      3. Automatic Radar Plotting Aid — radar software that tracks targets automatically and computes CPA (closest point of appro… (4) — ARPA
      4. A small boat, sailed or rowed, used for pleasure or as a yacht's tender (6) — DINGHY
      5. The forwardmost structural member of the hull — the bow's leading edge (4) — STEM
      6. The outgoing phase of the tide, when water level is falling and the flow runs seaward (3) — EBB
      7. The wires (standing rigging) and lines (running rigging) supporting and controlling the spars and sails (7) — RIGGING
      8. A large headsail whose clew overlaps the mast, giving extra upwind drive compared with a working jib (5) — GENOA
      9. Forward, or toward the bow (4) — FORE

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