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Phantom Tides and Nautical Omens
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Superstitious ritual warding off evil spirits on deck
  • 2. Avian herald whose call supposedly predicts tempestuous seas
  • 3. Rear sail mast avoided on certain unlucky voyages
  • 4. Hermit sailor who must not be disturbed on sacred shifts
  • 6. Skull-and-crossbones flag said to summon ill fate at sea
  • 7. Unexpected bird landing interpreted as an omen of mutiny
  • 12. Ghostly vessel seen as a harbinger of doom to sailors
  • 15. Mysterious mist thought to confound navigation and fate
Down
  • 5. Wicked sea breeze believed to drive ships onto reefs
  • 8. Pernicious sea creature believed to cause a ship’s sinking
  • 9. Festive tribute to the sea god to avert watery wrath
  • 10. Floating weed whose presence foretells storm or disaster
  • 11. Wax source that, when lit, repels wraiths from the hull
  • 13. Calm period named after mythic bird, considered too rare to trust
  • 14. Incantation or gesture to protect against seabird curses

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