⚓ Daily Maritime Crossword

29 / 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 — 28 / 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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An electronic self-steering system that uses a heading or GPS input to drive a hydraulic ram, linear drive, or wheel mot… (9) — AUTOPILOT
To adjust the tension and alignment of the standing rigging so the mast stands straight and the sails set correctly (4) — TUNE
The lowest internal part of the hull, where water inevitably drains and collects (5) — BILGE
A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
Forward, or toward the bow (4) — FORE
To adjust a sail's controls to produce optimum drive and lift (4) — TRIM
See boom vang — the tackle or rigid strut that pulls the boom down to control mainsail twist (4) — VANG

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Toward the bow. (7) — FORWARD
The outgoing phase of the tide, when water level is falling and the flow runs seaward (3) — EBB
A buoyant horseshoe-shaped sling on a floating line, deployed to trail astern during a man-overboard recovery so the cas… (9) — LIFESLING
Of wind: a clockwise shift in direction (opposite of 'back') (4) — VEER
A sail that has been trimmed so the wind pushes against the reverse side of the cloth, filling it from behind (5) — ABACK
Secured — held in place, tied off (4) — FAST
The lower edge of a sail (4) — FOOT
The outer edge of the deck, where the deck meets the topsides (4) — RAIL

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