Answer:

COVE

AnswerCrossword Clue
COVECabot's ..., mystery setting
COVESmuggler's "port"
COVEPlace to moor
COVESheltered hollow
COVEShoreline recess
COVESheltered bay
COVEShoreline nook
COVEInlet
COVEShoreline shelter
COVESmall bay
COVESheltered inlet
COVE2009 Best Documentary Feature winner, with "The"
COVERecess
COVESheltered spot
COVEBay relative
COVEProtected inlet
COVESheltered nook
COVEShelter from the storm, perhaps
COVECabot ... ("Murder, She Wrote" locale)
COVEShoreline feature
COVESafe harbor
COVEPirates' refuge
COVEShore indentation
COVEBoater's haven
COVEPut-in place
COVERower's retreat
COVESheltered anchorage
COVEShelter along the shore
COVEYacht spot
COVESafe haven
COVESnug harbor
COVEShoreline indentation
COVEShoreline irregularity
COVEPirate's recess
COVEShelter from a storm, perhaps
COVECoastal irregularity
COVEArea with moorings
COVESheltered area
COVESmall inlet
COVEYacht haven