Today we are going to start off with a crazy criss cross.

Can you solve the tricky clues below to figure out the words in this crossword? Make sure that you spell your answers correctly to reveal the secret hidden word.

Next, I want you to imagine that you are on the beach and a message in a bottle has washed up on the shore… but it is nonsense!
Your job this summer is to decipher the message. Break the code using the information below. Find the letter from the code word on the top row and swap it for the letter below it. What hidden words are being spelled?

Can you write a paragraph that contains all of the hidden words?