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Afloat Xword 112
Compiled by John Gray
Athwart
1. Sailing term for a sail or a pennant which has been raised up (7)
5. Said of a vessel which has sunk lower in the water – or a tackle or fall which has been eased slightly (7)
9. The colloquial term used to describe the red ensign flown by all British merchant ships (3,6)
10. To lay out cable or chain on deck for inspection of weak links (5)
11. An aquatic marine animal hunted for its fur, hide, and oil (4)
12. Long-bodied marine fishes having a long whip-like scale less body and sharp teeth (9)
14. Said of a body which emerges in front of another, thus hiding it from view (7)
16. Wire stays or ropes used to support ships' masts athwartships (7)
18. A wooden or rubber fender fitted around a yacht to safeguard against rubbing or chafing (7)
20. Insignia for international collision regulations at sea. The navigation rules or rules of the road (7)
21. Lines passed around a bollard ashore with both ends secured on board, ready to let go one end and retrieve it by the other (4,5)
22. Middling crab legs will describe a seaworthy sailor (4)
25. The call sign for "A" in the International Phonetic Alphabet (5)
26. Name for one common Australian catfish, of dams and waterways, known to be sold as "jewfish" or "mulloway" (3,6)
27. What a sailor is said to do when he sails his yacht too close to the wind (7)
28. Turns out ‘a dose of’ this might be edible shellfish, fish, abalone etc. (3,4)
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1. A mariner’s term for areas of distortion in the smooth shape of a sail (4,5)
2. The call sign for "I" in the Phonetic Alphabet (5)
3. Seaman's term for being stretched as tightly as possible (4)
4. Throws away overboard or discards cargo overboard – into narrow channels? (7)
5. These are narrow channels of the sea joining two larger bodies of water (7)
6. To do a 360 degree turn, or to turn completely over horizontally (4,6)
7. Used to define the East /West location of a point on the surface of the earth (9)
8. Ocean trenches which have exceptional depths of water over 3,000 fathoms (5)
13. The point of sail between a beam reach and close-hauled (5,5)
15. Term for a pin that secures one fitting to another (6,3)
17. A word which might describe a lure or body that is neutrally buoyant in the water (9)
19. Short lengths of braided ropes used to bind the anchor cables temporarily to the messengers (7)
20. Definitive term for the poop decks, and forecastles, of ships of the 15th and 16th centuries (7)
21. To completely fill with water – as a boat (5)
23. A shackle which was used to confine sailors, being a long bar with a padlock at its end (5)
24. Vasco Da . . . . Portuguese navigator and conquistador, first European to discover the sea route to India (4)
Solution to Afloat Crossword 112
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