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

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      You're looking at the 04 / 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 04 / OCT / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. A permanent joining of two ropes, or a rope's end into itself, by interweaving the strands (6) — SPLICE
      2. (Pronounced 'gunnel') The top edge of the hull where deck meets topsides (7) — GUNWALE
      3. The aft lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail; on a mainsail it is tensioned by the outhaul, on a jib by the sheets (4) — CLEW
      4. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      5. Any space inside the vessel that is beneath the deck (5) — BELOW
      6. A through-hull valve that can be opened or closed to admit water to, or prevent water from entering, the boat through en… (7) — SEACOCK
      7. A drum with a handle (manual) or motor (electric/hydraulic) that provides mechanical advantage when sheeting or hoisting… (5) — WINCH
      8. A large, usually closable opening in the deck or coachroof for access, ventilation, or light (5) — HATCH

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      1. The lowest internal part of the hull, where water inevitably drains and collects (5) — BILGE
      2. The floor of a cockpit or cabin (4) — SOLE
      3. The imaginary line running down the middle of the vessel from bow to stern (10) — CENTERLINE
      4. Search and Rescue Transponder — an emergency device that, when triggered by an X-band radar pulse, replies with a 12-dot… (4) — SART
      5. Of wind: a clockwise shift in direction (opposite of 'back') (4) — VEER
      6. A quay, pontoon, or berth where a vessel ties up — and also the act of bringing her alongside (4) — DOCK
      7. Toward, at, or behind the stern (3) — AFT

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