Dad's Birthday

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Across
  1. 2. (6, 8)Favourite female singer
  2. 3. (3,3,6) Favourite tipple
  3. 5. Electronics company where Dad worked
  4. 9. (4,3) A favourite comestible
  5. 11. (3,7,3) Mr & Mrs Willard's pub
  6. 13. The location of his stories
  7. 16. (5,5) The Cuban Social Club
  8. 17. (5,4,5) Favoured Christmas viewing
  9. 18. What you do until you drop
  10. 20. RAF base he was stationed at when living in Kevelaer
  11. 22. (5,5 )UK-based musician friend
  12. 23. (6,5) Favourite Californian resort
  13. 24. (3,7) US-based musician friend
Down
  1. 1. Where Dad played his rugby
  2. 4. Where Dad was based in Oman
  3. 6. Obscure RAF base he was stationed at in the Blackdown Hills
  4. 7. Dad's favourite vape flavour
  5. 8. The town he and your Mum got married in
  6. 10. (3,8) His sandwich leftover was appropriated by Dad at an airport
  7. 12. (3,8) Of October
  8. 14. (2,6) Musically, THE man
  9. 15. Bernard's nickname
  10. 19. (4,8)An old friend of Dad's
  11. 21. (3,5) 60s pop combo favured by Dad