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

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      You're looking at the 14 / 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 14 / OCT / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. The left side of the boat when facing forward (4) — PORT
      2. Multi-Function Display — a large chartplotter screen able to show radar, AIS, sonar, engine data, camera feeds, and char… (3) — MFD
      3. To remove water from inside the vessel, traditionally with a bucket or scoop (4) — BAIL
      4. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      5. To tie down, lash, or make fast (6) — SECURE
      6. Toward the bow. (7) — FORWARD
      7. A long cone or series of small cones streamed on a bridle from the stern in very heavy weather to slow the boat, keep he… (6) — DROGUE

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      1. An arrangement of blocks and line that provides mechanical advantage (6) — TACKLE
      2. Tangled, jammed, or caught up (6) — FOULED
      3. One nautical mile per hour — the standard unit of speed at sea (4) — KNOT
      4. The small triangular headsail set forward of the mast, tacked to the stemhead and hanked, bolted, or furled onto the forestay (3) — JIB
      5. The condition of a vessel whose keel or hull is in contact with the seabed (7) — AGROUND
      6. To lead a line through a block, ring, or eye (5) — REEVE
      7. On a four-sided fore-and-aft sail, the spar that supports the sail's upper (head) edge (4) — GAFF
      8. The spars, standing rigging, and sail plan collectively — or the act of rigging the boat for sea (3) — RIG

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