Fun in the SUN!

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Across
  1. 3. Holds back erosion, home to #9 (2 words)
  2. 4. Never got revenge on that sandbar
  3. 7. Welcome to the __________ __________
  4. 8. Retired five-sided protector (2 words)
  5. 9. Beacon for the coast (3 words)
  6. 12. Loses its velvety skin and color in the sun (2 words)
  7. 15. Quiet in the middle, historic fishing village (2 words)
  8. 18. Nests on our beaches and leaves tire-like tracks behind
  9. 20. Lives in the brightly colored, fan-shaped shells
  10. 21. Home to the Theodore Roosevelt Natural Area (3 words)
  11. 23. Big Rock Tournament (2 words)
  12. 26. Wave back at the ocean in the wind (2 words)
  13. 27. Popular EI area (2 words)
Down
  1. 1. Popular fry candidate, one eye moves to the other side of its head as it ages
  2. 2. Crossed by the bridges
  3. 5. Buckets of fun, for now
  4. 6. Spanish settlers still running free
  5. 10. Lots of horsing around (2 words)
  6. 11. Boardwalk with a view at the end of the Causeway (2 words)
  7. 12. Tiny but plentiful menu favorite
  8. 13. A toothy, popular sight to see while scuba diving in the shipwrecks
  9. 14. You’ll see this animal smiling as it cruises and surfs the waves
  10. 15. Laughs, dives and floats
  11. 16. Walking on water
  12. 17. #27’s favorite town to visit
  13. 19. Plaid snail house (2 words)
  14. 21. Hangs out on the docks with friends
  15. 22. Long nose, big fin, treasured catch
  16. 24. Spanish or King
  17. 25. Graceful and bright white, lounges in the marsh grass