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

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      You're looking at the 09 / 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 09 / JUL / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. A deck fitting — most commonly a horned or jam cleat — designed to hold a line under load (5) — CLEAT
      2. The direction the bow is pointing, expressed in degrees (7) — HEADING
      3. Automatic Identification System — a VHF-based transponder network that continuously broadcasts a vessel's identity, posi… (3) — AIS
      4. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      5. A secondary anchor, smaller than the bower, carried for manoeuvring or for kedging the boat off a grounding (5) — KEDGE
      6. (Also 'bottlescrew') A threaded fitting at the lower end of a stay or shroud that allows precise rig tuning (10) — TURNBUCKLE

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      1. The sideways lean of the hull caused by wind pressure on the sails (4) — HEEL
      2. The condition of a vessel whose keel or hull is in contact with the seabed (7) — AGROUND
      3. Afloat with no means of propulsion or attachment, carried along by wind, current, or tide (6) — ADRIFT
      4. United States Coast Guard — the US federal service responsible for maritime safety, security, and SAR (4) — USCG
      5. The marine term for a pulley — a sheave in a housing through which a line runs (5) — BLOCK
      6. A global satellite network (e (7) — IRIDIUM
      7. 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
      8. Any space inside the vessel that is beneath the deck (5) — BELOW
      9. To put away neatly and securely (4) — STOW

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