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Arcane Nautical Orders of Yore
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. To bring a ship’s head up sharply from the wind’s eye (archaic helm call)
- 2. Command to fasten rigging—securing sails in bygone maneuvers
- 4. To slacken or let out line, a reversed tack in ancient commands
Down
- 3. Old order to haul on a rope, often with coordinated effort
- 5. To give way or slacken the sail, a now-disused helm instruction
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