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Silent Flags and Secret Maritime Codes
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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  • 1. Short for a device used for distant visual signaling
  • 3. Colorful nautical flags used for signaling or decoration
  • 4. A rarely used signal flag indicating shifting anchorage
  • 7. Old signal flag used to indicate quarantine or illness aboard
  • 9. A narrow tapering flag used for special signals or ranks
  • 10. Horizontal spar from which signal flags are traditionally hung
  • 11. Term for a buoy signal to indicate sealed cargo holds
  • 12. Emergency distress signal using bright flames or lights
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  • 2. Mechanical device used to produce noise as a signal aboard ship
  • 5. A command to secure a ship firmly; also a signal of caution
  • 6. Sound signal used by ships to indicate maneuvers or warnings
  • 8. Derived from tarpaulin, sometimes signaled for cargo covering needs
  • 13. Signal flag representing recognition or permission granted at sea
  • 14. Code using dots and dashes for transmission of messages
  • 15. Rope used to hoist flags or sails, often involved in signaling
  • 16. Obsolete maritime signal flag used to indicate a pilot on board
  • 17. Historical messenger used for delivering maritime messages

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