| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| HATCH | Deck opening | |
| HATCHWAY | A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a cellar. | |
| PARTNER | A framework of heavy timber surrounding an opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a mast, pump, capstan, or the like. | |
| SCUPPER | An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole. | |
| SCUTTLE | A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom of a ship. | |
| COAMINGS | Raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway, skylight, or other opening in the deck, to prevent water from running bellow; esp. the fore-an... | |