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It seems the Sandmen have begun creating havoc at the beach, this morning when you went to go for a morning stroll you noticed the beach has ended up with a lot of signs listing dangers that can be found at the beach. These signs were not there yesterday. Solve this crossword puzzle to determine what the signs are warning about.

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Alternatively, tell us about 5 dangers you might find at the beach in 50 words or more.

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Due December 31, 2020 at 11:59 pm HOL time.

5 DANGERS YOU MIGHT FIND IN THE BEACH

1. Rip Current also known as riptides or undertow, rip currents are powerful channels of water near the shoreline that flow away from land. They're often difficult to spot, and to make matters worse, rip currents can race at dizzying, dangerous speeds of up to eight feet per second. 

2. Shore Breaks are waves that break directly on, or nearly at, the shore, rather than at the sand bar. 

3. Algal Blooms. Widespread blooms of algae, sometimes called red tides, can be extremely dangerous to people and animals. Algae aren't always harmful. But the toxins that are sometimes produced by naturally occurring, wildly flourishing colonies of microscopic algae can cause diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, and even death. 

4. Sunburn. It's safe to say that skin damage from ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the most common hazard at the beach.

5. Jellyfish. Some jellyfish are harmless. Others are tentacle-trailing monsters capable of ending human life.