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

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      You're looking at the 03 / OCT / 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 03 / OCT / 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 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. To tie down, lash, or make fast (6) — SECURE
      2. Horizontal movement of water driven by tide, wind, river flow, or ocean circulation (7) — CURRENT
      3. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      4. A pyrotechnic distress signal — handheld red flares are for close-range visibility, parachute red flares for long-range,… (5) — FLARE
      5. Length Waterline — the fore-and-aft length of the hull measured at the waterline; a major factor in hull speed (3) — LWL
      6. Short strands of wool or ribbon on a sail (or shrouds) showing airflow — a practical guide to sail trim (9) — TELLTALES

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      1. The recessed working area of the deck where the helm, sheets, and instruments are usually grouped (7) — COCKPIT
      2. Of wind: a clockwise shift in direction (opposite of 'back') (4) — VEER
      3. The shorter mast stepped aft of the mainmast on a ketch or yawl (10) — MIZZENMAST
      4. A two-masted rig similar to a ketch but with the (smaller) mizzenmast stepped aft of the rudder post; the mizzen is used… (4) — YAWL
      5. The forward end of the vessel (3) — BOW
      6. A traditional Arabian sailing craft, typically single- or twin-masted and carrying lateen sails, still seen throughout t… (4) — DHOW
      7. To roll or gather up a sail so it stows neatly on a boom, stay, or inside a spar (4) — FURL
      8. Toward, at, or behind the stern (3) — AFT
      9. To sail a course that will clear a mark or obstacle without an additional tack (3) — LAY

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