How well do you know the birthday boy? (trickier)

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Across
  1. 5. After winning big at the races in 1969, what did he buy?
  2. 8. A hobby he wishes he had taken up
  3. 9. Least fav music genre (5,5)
  4. 11. A fav music genre
  5. 12. What does he like a hot cup of?
  6. 13. Fav book (by James Mitchener)
  7. 18. Where will you find him in a casino?
  8. 19. Where did Neil first start school?
  9. 21. One of his fav movies (4,4)
  10. 22. Fav camping spot (4,9)
  11. 24. The drunkest ever, at this Dn venue
  12. 25. A wish-list concert (no chance now)
  13. 27. His regular drinking night with mates at the pub
  14. 28. The company where Neil spent most of his working life
  15. 29. Which railroad has he always wanted to visit?
Down
  1. 1. Fav childhood cartoon character
  2. 2. His secret talent, the ability to make good what?
  3. 3. One of Kate's nicknames for Neil
  4. 4. A song that gets him singing out loud (5,8)
  5. 6. Name of his first car (1960s Singer Vogue)
  6. 7. 1979 he won a trip to tour with this team around the UK.
  7. 10. He admires people who can make this.
  8. 14. Neil's height (---Foot-----) (3,5)
  9. 15. A cause he is passionate about. Dept of...
  10. 16. What does he have none of? (hint, not tangible)
  11. 17. The place he feels most at peace (4,5)
  12. 20. One of his fav childhood tv programs(3,3,2,3,__)
  13. 23. Neil's fav sport to play these days
  14. 26. Fav card game