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

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      You're looking at the 31 / AUG / 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 31 / AUG / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. A point of sail with the wind coming from dead astern (3) — RUN
      2. Secured — held in place, tied off (4) — FAST
      3. A deck fitting — most commonly a horned or jam cleat — designed to hold a line under load (5) — CLEAT
      4. To propel a boat with a single oar worked side-to-side through a notch or rowlock in the transom (5) — SCULL
      5. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      6. The crew member steering the boat at a given moment (8) — HELMSMAN
      7. Global Navigation Satellite System — the umbrella term covering all satellite positioning constellations: GPS (USA), GLO… (4) — GNSS
      8. The left side of the boat when facing forward (4) — PORT
      9. The whole line-and-chain assembly linking the anchor to the boat (4) — RODE

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      1. A point of sail with the wind forward of, abeam, or aft of the beam but not dead astern — close, beam, or broad reach (5) — REACH
      2. To sail a course that will clear a mark or obstacle without an additional tack (3) — LAY
      3. A horizontal handle (or extension) fixed to the rudder stock, used to steer a smaller yacht (6) — TILLER
      4. Short strands of wool or ribbon on a sail (or shrouds) showing airflow — a practical guide to sail trim (9) — TELLTALES
      5. The ratio between the length of anchor rode paid out and the depth of water (plus bow height), e (5) — SCOPE
      6. Global Positioning System — the US satellite constellation whose signals let a receiver compute its position, heading, a… (3) — GPS

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