STEIN'S SEAFOOD HOLIDAY CHALLENGE

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  1. 4. This slow moving creature is also knows as a sea cow
  2. 5. Often served chilled as an appetizer with a bold dipping sauce
  3. 7. This crustacean is found in deep waters and "reigns" over the coldest of waters
  4. 8. This southern shellfish is also known as a crayfish
  5. 10. Al dente pasta tossed together in a garlicky white wine sauce
  6. 12. The organs that allows a fish to breathe
  7. 15. This upstream swimmer is often served poached
  8. 16. These "beefy" mollusks have more iron than a fillet steak
  9. 19. A spicy cocktail made with a shucked mollusk, vodka, tomato juice and horseradish
  10. 21. Restaurant chain known for its famed cheddar bay biscuits
  11. 23. This state produces 50% of the US seafood supply
  12. 24. Aquatic mammal whose ranks #1 on the food chain
  13. 25. This genetically diverse vertebrate is beautifully speckled like rainbow
  14. 27. Their stinging cells are used to subdue their prey and can injure humans
Down
  1. 1. Generally considered the best and costliest caviar in the world
  2. 2. Hawaiian swimmer is also knows as a Dolphin Fish
  3. 3. Native to the Chesapeake, they like to lie on the bottom of the sea, rather than burrow under the sand
  4. 6. Largest cultivated shrimp that can grow to be a foot long and weigh a pound.
  5. 8. An outing where food is cooked on heated rocks covered by seaweed
  6. 9. This squirmy blue blooded creature is on the of the smartest in the sea
  7. 11. A New England staple on a hoagie roll
  8. 13. This fish is no race horse
  9. 14. A "wintery" salty crustacean
  10. 17. Often flash fried and dipped in marinara sauce
  11. 18. Snakelike saltwater fish that can reach a size of over 170lbs
  12. 20. These "twinkly" brainless echinoderm has been in existence for 450 million years
  13. 22. A festive gathering that brings together the succulent flavors of the sea with added vegetables and spices
  14. 26. Ray-finned fish known to be a big mouth