Celebrating 45 Years of Pete's Amazing Friendship - Happy 65th!

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Across
  1. 1. The love of his life
  2. 3. His long-time hometown
  3. 5. His favorite New Year's Eve delicacy
  4. 6. With [z across/down], where he demonstrates his consummate professionalism and earns others' complete trust, day-in and day-out (even from the golf course)
  5. 11. baggy
  6. 13. They have no bigger die hard fan than him
  7. 14. As "Mr. Anytime, Anywhere, Always In", perhaps his only Achilles Heel
  8. 15. As Golf Trip Godfather, number of times he's missed one
  9. 17. He's the embodiment of it in everything he does
  10. 18. His convertible of choice
  11. 21. See [m across/down]
  12. 22. His Midwest hometown for a brief time
  13. 24. With [p across/down], it was so nice of him to make it possible for O'Knees to peek at her through the hotel room keyhole
  14. 26. One fourth of his annual NY-area buddies golf competition (which he somehow manages to win every year)
  15. 27. What he values second-most in his life
  16. 28. What he would take off his back for anyone because of how caring and generous he is
  17. 29. The beneficiary of his unrivaled, selfless attentiveness and dedication
  18. 30. With [b across/down], his first full-time employer
  19. 31. Shortest part of his golf game
  20. 35. See [r across/down]
  21. 36. His longest-tenured fantasy sport
  22. 37. ... strongest heartstrings tugger
  23. 38. His occasional alcohol of choice and what his friend, Brian, once threw away
  24. 39. Where it all began
  25. 40. It would be hard for anyone to show more of this to one's friends than he does
Down
  1. 1. See [g across/down]
  2. 2. baggy
  3. 4. Has there been a more creative and exciting engagement venue since?
  4. 7. ... most likely to nail this puzzle
  5. 8. See [q across/down]
  6. 9. His most impressive fantasy sport (perhaps due to his partner?)
  7. 10. Among his offspring... most frequent golf partner
  8. 12. The most memorable of several, multi-family Christmas-time trips
  9. 16. What he now is once again, relative to me :)
  10. 19. Hard to believe he has none and has witnessed mine... twice
  11. 20. See [y across/down]
  12. 23. Site of his annual buddies ski trip
  13. 25. Winning two of these with his partners has only served to further enable his gambling habit
  14. 28. ... most traveled
  15. 32. With [h across/down], these too shall pass
  16. 33. Did this grandpa really pour used cereal milk back in the carton?
  17. 34. His highest priority... always
  18. 35. With [x across/down], at Volume 42, Issue 3, "labor of love" can't begin to do it justice... a truly extraordinary commitment
  19. 39. Without her matchmaking skills, who knows what might have happened...