Cara's Retirement Puzzle - Can She Do It?

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Across
  1. 2. Vowels
  2. 8. Cara's Biggest Fans
  3. 10. Maternal palindrome
  4. 12. She creates Family
  5. 13. This puzzle
  6. 14. Conqueror of new places
  7. 15. Dark Side of the Force
  8. 16. He of refined taste
  9. 20. Love? Not!
  10. 21. Exotic windmill tilting
  11. 22. The older J
  12. 23. Between Major, and General
  13. 24. Our future
Down
  1. 1. Best Sundays Ever!
  2. 3. Arachnids!
  3. 4. WW Strategy
  4. 5. The youngest J
  5. 6. Best Dog Ever!
  6. 7. Clearly the "right" way!
  7. 9. Morning motivator
  8. 11. When your new life began
  9. 17. Origin Story
  10. 18. Home Base
  11. 19. Golden career path