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

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      You're looking at the 28 / 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 28 / SEP / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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

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      1. The compartment in the bow below deck — in cruising yachts often a cabin, in older designs a stowage void (8) — FOREPEAK
      2. The upward force exerted by water on a submerged body — the property that lets an object float (8) — BUOYANCY
      3. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      4. A deck-mounted fairlead, often smoothed or rollered, through which docklines and anchor rode are led cleanly (5) — CHOCK
      5. Maritime Mobile Service Identity — a unique nine-digit number issued to each DSC-VHF/HF radio, EPIRB, or AIS transponder… (4) — MMSI
      6. To reduce effective sail area in strong wind by rolling, folding, or partly lowering a sail (4) — REEF
      7. (Pronounced 'gunnel') The top edge of the hull where deck meets topsides (7) — GUNWALE

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      1. The incoming phase of the tide, when water level is rising and the flow runs landward (5) — FLOOD
      2. Personal Locator Beacon — a small 406 MHz satellite distress beacon registered to an individual (not a vessel), carried… (3) — PLB
      3. A fabric and framework spray hood forward of the cockpit that shelters the crew from wind and spray (6) — DODGER
      4. The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (1972, amended) — the body of rules governing rights of w… (7) — COLREGS
      5. To put away neatly and securely (4) — STOW
      6. A raised lip around the edge of the cockpit or a hatch, designed to keep out water (7) — COAMING
      7. The mostly horizontal upper surface of the hull (4) — DECK
      8. Everyone aboard besides the skipper who helps sail and run the boat (4) — CREW

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