Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Forgotten Flags and Semaphore Codes
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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- 1. Circular signal hoisted to indicate mourning or remembrance
- 2. Pole on the bow of a ship from which a jack flag is flown
- 3. Signal connoting urgent help, often shown by waving flags or objects
- 5. Sound signal used by ships to communicate in fog
- 6. Rope used to raise and lower sails or flags
- 7. Alternate spelling of rope used to hoist flags, common in sailing
- 12. A static arrangement of flags conveying a specific message
- 16. An old signal involving a loud firework to attract attention
- 17. Ship's instrument rung to signal time or warnings
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- 4. Heavy material used to stabilize vessels and sometimes to signal status
- 8. Visual signaling system using flags on poles
- 9. An obsolete maritime alert involving cannon blasts
- 10. A small, tapering flag used for signaling or identification
- 11. A handheld telescope used to spot distant ships or signals
- 13. The ship's side on which signal flags are often displayed
- 14. Light source once used for nighttime signaling at sea
- 15. Horizontal spar from which signal flags were traditionally hung
- 18. Systems of symbols or flags used to send secret messages
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