Cryptic

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Across
  1. 2. Garden item used by our favourite Irish singer
  2. 3. Spiritual leader in the first half of one of our favourite cities
  3. 5. 10101111110
  4. 6. Dahl, Fitzgerald, or Shakespeare, as stylised by Paolo
  5. 8. Affric, Coe, or Douglas; and a song by Beluga Lagoon
  6. 10. Song by JOEL
  7. 12. Dairy producer + years (French), or our favourite (?) teacher
  8. 14. A pitted delight, or our favourite canine companion
  9. 17. Mode of transport used by our favourite song’s singers
  10. 18. Where it all began, almost 11 years ago
Down
  1. 1. Sticky stuff + X in Roman
  2. 2. Big woofer, or my best friend
  3. 4. System of beliefs lost by Rapid Eye Movement
  4. 7. Absolute temperature, or river near our home
  5. 9. An old Ford, or our best-ever holiday day
  6. 11. The best character in the last film we watched together
  7. 13. A favourite hill of ours (2nd part), or a film in which Jennifer Anniston comes along
  8. 15. An idyllic Slovenian lake, but in the present
  9. 16. Quizmaster, or singer holding back the river
  10. 18. Greek letter at the start of our favourite wine region