Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Arcane Techniques in Nautical Engineering
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Defensive wall sideways on ship, but also a sheltering guard (7)
- 2. Essential pipeline on vessel to fight flames, a life-saving main (7)
- 3. Timber dimensioning for frame strength, hinting at scant measure (10)
- 7. Streamlining shape to reduce drag, like smoothing the surface (7)
Down
- 4. Internal beam reinforcing backbone, though it’s not the keel itself (7)
- 5. A battleship type that made older ones obsolete, dread in its name, but spelled differently (10)
- 6. Longitudinal support in the hull, also a rope but framed here differently (8)
- 8. Vertical support post holding up decks, a steadfast pillar (9)
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