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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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