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

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      You're looking at the 07 / JUL / 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 07 / JUL / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      Yesterday's clues & answers — 06 / JUL / 2026

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      1. Multi-Function Display — a large chartplotter screen able to show radar, AIS, sonar, engine data, camera feeds, and char… (3) — MFD
      2. The vertical spar — originally timber, today commonly aluminium or carbon — from which the mainsail is hoisted (4) — MAST
      3. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      4. A nautical map showing coastlines, depths, aids to navigation, and hazards (5) — CHART
      5. To turn the bow through the eye of the wind so the boat changes from one close-hauled course to the other (4) — TACK
      6. In the water behind the vessel, or moving backwards (6) — ASTERN

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      1. To adjust a sail's controls to produce optimum drive and lift (4) — TRIM
      2. Tangled, jammed, or caught up (6) — FOULED
      3. To adjust the tension and alignment of the standing rigging so the mast stands straight and the sails set correctly (4) — TUNE
      4. Of wind: a clockwise shift in direction (opposite of 'back') (4) — VEER
      5. The outgoing phase of the tide, when water level is falling and the flow runs seaward (3) — EBB
      6. A microwave ranging system that bounces a rotating pulse off targets and displays their bearing and range; modern broadb… (5) — RADAR
      7. A deck fitting — most commonly a horned or jam cleat — designed to hold a line under load (5) — CLEAT
      8. Wear on a rope, sail, or sheet caused by repeated rubbing against another surface (5) — CHAFE
      9. Toward, at, or behind the stern (3) — AFT

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