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Enigmatic Abyssal Oceanic Wonders
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Rare tidal phenomenon causing abnormal elevated floodwaters
  • 2. Salinity gradient layer separating oceanic water masses
  • 3. Dense, saline abyssal water body defying usual ocean mixing
  • 6. Glowing marine light from chemical reactions in abyssal fauna
  • 7. Gravity-driven cold wind influencing sea surface turbulence
  • 8. Named swirling vortex famously described by Edgar Allan Poe
  • 10. Nutrient-rich cold water rising phenomenon fueling ocean life
  • 13. Subsurface current dragging swimmers seaward, often unseen
  • 14. Rare ocean current named after a star, obscure and elusive
  • 16. Fine particles settled in deep currents, recording ocean history
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  • 4. Condition where two waves maintain fixed phase relationships
  • 5. Marine organism that emits light through chemiluminescence
  • 9. Temperature boundary layer where warm and cold waters meet
  • 11. Ocean wave point exhibiting zero vertical motion in oscillation
  • 12. Massive oceanic wave triggered by seismic underwater events
  • 15. Downwind atmospheric wave affecting ocean surface patterns
  • 17. Oceanic current or flow restarting a cycle, rare in deep sea
  • 18. Epic journey metaphorically akin to rare oceanic voyages

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