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Cryptic Codes of Nautical Semaphore is a hard crossword puzzle with 11 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Cryptic Codes of Nautical Semaphore
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- 1. Short twisted fiber line used for splicing secret signals
- 2. Piping out nuanced signals lost to casual ears at sea
- 4. Act of elevating coded warnings in ship-to-ship parlance
- 7. Line that hoists secret messages aloft on signal flags
- 9. Flag hung for identification or distress, but dangling in wait
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- 3. Weight below decks, metaphorically stabilizing cryptic exchanges
- 5. Measurement encoded sometimes into signal flags for port lore
- 6. Visual signaling method waving flags like silent sentinels
- 8. Tactile communication not for the eye but hidden at sea
- 10. Long tapering flag confounding with near-homophone of identification
- 11. Material sometimes framing obscure signal staff assemblies
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