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

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      You're looking at the 05 / SEP / 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 05 / SEP / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      Yesterday's clues & answers — 04 / SEP / 2026

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

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      1. The outer sides of the hull between the waterline and the deck (8) — TOPSIDES
      2. Standing rigging running from the bow (or stemhead) up to the mast, to which the foresail is hanked or furled (8) — FORESTAY
      3. The vertical spar — originally timber, today commonly aluminium or carbon — from which the mainsail is hoisted (4) — MAST
      4. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      5. The outgoing phase of the tide, when water level is falling and the flow runs seaward (3) — EBB
      6. The left side of the boat when facing forward (4) — PORT
      7. The fitting (on deck or on the keel) into which the foot of the mast is stepped (8) — MASTSTEP

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      1. A vessel filled with water but still floating (7) — SWAMPED
      2. A fabric sun awning stretched over a stainless-steel frame above the cockpit to shelter the crew from sun and light rain (6) — BIMINI
      3. A severe knock in which the boat is blown onto her side far enough that a spreader dips into the water (9) — KNOCKDOWN
      4. The grooved wheel inside a block or at the head of a mast over which a line runs (6) — SHEAVE
      5. The disturbed water and trailing waves left behind a moving vessel (4) — WAKE
      6. To remove water from inside the vessel, traditionally with a bucket or scoop (4) — BAIL
      7. To adjust a sail's controls to produce optimum drive and lift (4) — TRIM
      8. The direction (usually in degrees true) in which a current flows (3) — SET

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