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

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      You're looking at the 25 / 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 25 / JUN / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. The upward force exerted by water on a submerged body — the property that lets an object float (8) — BUOYANCY
      2. Any pole that supports a sail — mast, boom, gaff, sprit, yard, whisker pole, or spinnaker pole (4) — SPAR
      3. A single-masted rig with a mainsail and a single headsail — the commonest modern configuration (5) — SLOOP
      4. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      5. A tapered hardwood or metal spike used to open the strands of a rope when splicing (3) — FID
      6. A hybrid between a genoa and a spinnaker — an asymmetric downwind sail flown from a bowsprit or tack line, easier to han… (8) — GENNAKER

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      1. Automatic Identification System — a VHF-based transponder network that continuously broadcasts a vessel's identity, posi… (3) — AIS
      2. On, onto, or inside the vessel (6) — ABOARD
      3. A fast-moving, short-lived storm cell producing sudden strong winds and often heavy rain (6) — SQUALL
      4. The underwater steering foil hinged at the stern (or on a skeg) that, swung to port or starboard, alters the boat's heading (6) — RUDDER
      5. To make fast — attaching a sail to a spar or stay, or tying a line to a sail (4) — BEND
      6. An arrangement of blocks and line that provides mechanical advantage (6) — TACKLE
      7. A pyrotechnic distress signal — handheld red flares are for close-range visibility, parachute red flares for long-range,… (5) — FLARE
      8. Automatic Radar Plotting Aid — radar software that tracks targets automatically and computes CPA (closest point of appro… (4) — ARPA
      9. To roll or gather up a sail so it stows neatly on a boom, stay, or inside a spar (4) — FURL

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