Beach

4. Swim parallel to shore if you get caught in one of these. (two words)
5. This Spielberg film might make some folks wary about getting in the ocean.
8. These feral creatures are all over the island, but you shouldn't feed them.
10. Hunting for calcium carbonate collectibles.
14. Mostly made of pulverized feldspar and quartz.
15. This branch of the military has a station in Hatteras. (two words)
16. These translucent treasures can be found in the ocean most commonly in green, blue, brown, and clear. (two words)
19. "It's coarse and rough and irritating — and it gets everywhere."
20. This long-nosed fish is quite the badge of honor for fishermen who catch one.
21. Samuel Taylor's poem, "The ___ of the Ancient Mariner" contains the line, "Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink."
22. You can do this in the ocean, but please don't do it in the pool.
23. The natural cycle of the ebbing and flowing of a body of water.
24. Fish might stop by this sediment deposit for a drink.
25. Though referred to by this name for quite some time, the Post Office adopted the name Avon for the village in 1883.
26. These creatures make 80% of Earth's oxygen.

1. You wouldn't want to see these rolling in while you are down on the beach. (two words)
2. Men in grey suits.
3. The study of fish.
6. These flat bits of ocean currency are very rare to find, especially intact. (two words)
7. Formed in 2011, the newest inlet on Hatteras Island - located between the Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe - is referred to by this name by locals.
9. SPF for short.
11. Andy Griffith owned a house in this OBX town.
12. This 183-foot vessel is the newest in NCDOT’s Hatteras-Ocracoke fleet and is also named after the beach town 35 miles north of Hatteras.
13. The chicken of the sea.
17. The stingray's harmless cousin.
18. These named storms can be very devastating to coastal towns.