Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Haunted Tides: Maritime Superstition Legends
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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- 1. Rear of the ship; turning back here can bring bad luck
- 3. Shellfish believed to bring luck when eaten ashore
- 4. Symbol of safety and stability, avoids bad luck
- 5. Nautical unit also linked to binding luck
- 7. Another name for an osprey, symbolizing guidance
- 8. White froth on waves, sometimes seen as spirits
- 10. Word sailors use to describe cursed fate or misfortune
- 16. Bird whose call is thought to predict weather
- 18. Ancient instrument believed to soothe restless seas
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- 2. Object sailors believed could trap a soul at sea
- 6. Old term linked to bad luck or ill health aboard
- 9. Ship door considered unlucky if left open in bad weather
- 11. Bird whose death foretells bad luck at sea
- 12. Sailor's term for a mysterious curse or omen
- 13. Drink believed to bring good luck or calm storms
- 14. Prefix for noisy spirits said to haunt ships
- 15. Optical illusion seen by sailors, seen as trickery
- 17. Ship item rung to ward off ghosts
- 19. Part of ship where certain forbidden acts cause plagues
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