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Across: | |
| 3. | If you live in the US, China is ___way around the world. And vice versa. |
| 5. | When people think of the state of ___, they think of Disney World, Miami, hurricanes, and alligators. |
| 8. | If you could ___ the winner of a horse race (like the Kentucky Derby), you could make a lot of money. |
| 10. | The sun rises on the ___ and sets on the ___. So does the moon, usually. |
| 13. | People who see sea___s at the seashore often pick them up and take them home. |
| 14. | At the beach, people walk, run, fall, jump, or ___ into the waves. |
| 16. | People who live in Florida are used to hearing the ___ of thunder in the distance. |
| 19. | Some people like chicken breasts, some like wings, and some like ___s. (Many people like chicken feet!) |
| 20. | Summer is the ___son when people go to the ___shore, collect ___shells, and go deep-___ fishing. |
| 21. | A popular saying: ___ is what happens when you have other plans. That is, ___ is unpredictable. |
| 23. | The food industry decided to ___ 'prunes' because too many people think prunes are for old people. (The new name is 'dried plums.') |
| 26. | Most people come home from the beach with ___ towels, ___ clothes, and ___ shoes. |
| 29. | Some stores sell 'ir___s,' which are clothes that have slight imperfections and sell at a discount price. |
| 30. | Poor neighborhoods often have more ___ stores than all other stores combined. |
| 32. | Most people, and almost all children, hate the smell of cigar and ___ smoke. |
| 35. | Florida is the ___ and lightning capital of the US. |
| 36. | When the wind blows hard, you'll see and hear the flags ___ping. |
| 37. | A ___ is a very common gray and white seabird that you see at the beach. |
| 38. | If you have a ___ life, it's up to you to make it interesting. |
Down: | |
| 1. | About 78 percent of our planet Earth is ___. So is about 78 percent of newborn babies! |
| 2. | 'A wonderful bird is a peli___; his bill will hold more than his beli___.' --D.L. Merrith, 1910 |
| 4. | In the summertime out West, a smoker who ___ his cigarette out the car window might start a huge fire. |
| 6. | An ___cast sky is totally gray. It looks like there is just one huge, gray cloud overhead. |
| 7. | People who live near the ___ can go swimming, boating, fishing, and surfing anytime they want. |
| 9. | When I was young, I ___ I knew everything. Now that I'm older, I realize I knew nothing. |
| 11. | People like to take an air mattress to the beach and ___ on the water. |
| 12. | A person's drive and ability to succeed often come from ___in him. |
| 13. | In a powerful hurricane, the only things that remain ___ary are roads and swimming pools. |
| 15. | Most airline passengers prefer ___ the aisle seat or the window seat. No one likes the middle seat. |
| 17. | California has many two-___ mountain roads that motorcyclists enjoy racing on. |
| 18. | Some ___fish are so small and transparent that you can hardly see them. But they will sting you! |
| 22. | ___ is a popular alcoholic drink. The most popular brand in the US is Budweiser. |
| 24. | ___ everyone suffers vision and memory loss as they get older. |
| 25. | Anyone with common sense won't get too close to the ___ of a cliff. |
| 26. | Fishermen know where the fish are when they see a ___ in the water. |
| 27. | A ___ thunderstorm will scare many pets and many people, too. |
| 28. | No matter where you are from, you love to see people waving the ___ of your country. |
| 31. | If you take a ___ off a cigarette, you inhale the tar, nicotine, and smoke. (And carcinogens!) |
| 33. | A ___tide is dangerous because it is a current that can easily drag you out to sea. |
| 34. | A small dog might ___ at your pants leg with its mouth. |