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

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      You're looking at the 29 / 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 29 / SEP / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. To adjust a sail's controls to produce optimum drive and lift (4) — TRIM
      2. The generic term at sea for any rope in use (4) — LINE
      3. Everyone aboard besides the skipper who helps sail and run the boat (4) — CREW
      4. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      5. To let a sheet, halyard, or other line run out in a controlled manner (4) — EASE
      6. To propel a boat with a single oar worked side-to-side through a notch or rowlock in the transom (5) — SCULL
      7. Secured — held in place, tied off (4) — FAST

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      1. The aft edge of a fore-and-aft sail (5) — LEECH
      2. A secondary anchor, smaller than the bower, carried for manoeuvring or for kedging the boat off a grounding (5) — KEDGE
      3. The shorter mast stepped aft of the mainmast on a ketch or yawl (10) — MIZZENMAST
      4. An electronic device that converts the boat's 12/24 V DC supply into 120/230 V AC mains for running domestic appliances… (8) — INVERTER
      5. A drum with a handle (manual) or motor (electric/hydraulic) that provides mechanical advantage when sheeting or hoisting… (5) — WINCH
      6. Personal Locator Beacon — a small 406 MHz satellite distress beacon registered to an individual (not a vessel), carried… (3) — PLB
      7. In the IALA Region B buoyage system (USA, parts of the Americas, Japan, Korea, Philippines), an odd-numbered green cylin… (3) — CAN
      8. A short-lived increase in wind strength (4) — PUFF

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