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Vanished Flags and Forgotten Codes
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. Obsolete nautical term for a warning signal emblazoned on flags
- 2. Early light-based signal device now rendered obsolete
- 4. Third mast historically used for distinctive signals aft
- 7. Signal flag style that droops from yardarm
- 10. Crow’s nest or platform for signaling spot above the foremast
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- 3. Weight for converting distress to stability, historically in signals too
- 5. Two-masted craft once signaling via sail positions
- 6. Arm signals once waving secrets across decks
- 8. Old maritime instrument often implicated in signaling angles
- 9. Signal that ship’s movement is uncontrolled or unpowered
- 11. Life-saving line conveying emergency signals in early navies
- 12. Streamlined flag symbolizing fleet formation order
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