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

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      You're looking at the 12 / 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 12 / JUL / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      Yesterday's clues & answers — 11 / JUL / 2026

      Newspaper-style: today's page publishes the full solution to Saturday's puzzle (15 maritime terms). Today's answers stay hidden until tomorrow — play the grid above, or replay Saturday's grid.

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      1. To turn the bow through the eye of the wind so the boat changes from one close-hauled course to the other (4) — TACK
      2. To let a sheet, halyard, or other line run out in a controlled manner (4) — EASE
      3. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      4. Everyone aboard besides the skipper who helps sail and run the boat (4) — CREW
      5. A horizontal strut projecting from the mast that redirects the shrouds outboard, increasing the staying angle and latera… (8) — SPREADER
      6. To propel a boat with a single oar worked side-to-side through a notch or rowlock in the transom (5) — SCULL

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      1. To tip a vessel so far that it rolls over onto its side or beyond (7) — CAPSIZE
      2. The direction (usually in degrees true) in which a current flows (3) — SET
      3. Toward, at, or behind the stern (3) — AFT
      4. A ring-shaped fitting on the transom into which a rudder's pintle pin drops, allowing the rudder to swing (7) — GUDGEON
      5. A reinforced ring — usually brass or stainless — set into a sail or cover to accept a line or fastening (7) — GROMMET
      6. A large, usually closable opening in the deck or coachroof for access, ventilation, or light (5) — HATCH
      7. In the IALA Region B system, a red even-numbered conical buoy marking the starboard side of a channel when entering from… (3) — NUN
      8. Global Positioning System — the US satellite constellation whose signals let a receiver compute its position, heading, a… (3) — GPS
      9. To remove water from inside the vessel, traditionally with a bucket or scoop (4) — BAIL

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