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Echoes of Forgotten Nautical Orders
A crossword exploring archaic maritime commands once vital for sailing ships but now largely obsolete.
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  • 1. Act of securing a line or stopping an order
  • 3. Old order to call crew to duty
  • 5. To throw or pull with effort
  • 6. Old command meaning to lower sails
  • 8. Rope for raising or lowering sails
  • 10. To reduce sail area
  • 13. Stop or cease (nautical command)
  • 17. Motion of the ship through the water
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  • 2. To tie or secure with rope
  • 4. To abruptly stop the rope
  • 7. To secure a rope or stop an order
  • 9. Obsolete term for a type of anchor cable
  • 11. Nickname for a swift sailing ship
  • 12. Outer end of a ship's yard where commands were often issued
  • 14. Towards the front of a ship
  • 15. To change a ship's direction by turning the bow
  • 16. To pack or arrange gear aboard
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