Crossword by the Sea

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Across
  1. 2. Favored ice-cream topping (and Bakes!)
  2. 4. Laid-back LBI town
  3. 6. What grows on dunes to help them do their job
  4. 10. Must-visit arts org on LBI (abbr.)
  5. 11. What locals call day-trippers with beach badges
  6. 14. Storm that rearranges your beach
  7. 15. “Pearl of the Jersey Shore”
  8. 16. Barnegat Lighthouse nickname
  9. 17. Lifeguard’s perch
Down
  1. 1. Footwear that always vanishes by day’s end
  2. 3. Mainland town you pass on the way in
  3. 5. Where sand meets sea
  4. 7. Borough where the causeway lands
  5. 8. Accessory Kevin never puts down
  6. 9. LBI Weekly newspaper
  7. 12. Turtles that nest on Jersey beaches
  8. 13. Where awkward teens pretend to talk about music