Dad’s Birthday Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. Died of tirst
  2. 4. Crossword lover who shared her birthday with a bingo number
  3. 5. A religious dictionary entry?
  4. 7. Number that may or may not be good
  5. 8. What you shouldn’t go for
  6. 9. Animal with a recently famous run
  7. 11. Has a birthday on 1/17
  8. 13. Prison number-cruncher
  9. 15. Mom’s favorite day of all time
  10. 18. Where anything goes, if you’re a teacher
  11. 19. Breakfast of champions
  12. 20. It sways in perpetuity, with 12 down
  13. 21. The difference between you and me
  14. 22. Hi, I’m
  15. 25. Resourceful guy with arms outstretched
  16. 26. Sport’s kryptonite
  17. 27. Commonality between Pop’s profession and a Marvel superhero
Down
  1. 1. They baked it as they went
  2. 2. Azzarto S.J., or Keating, e.g.
  3. 3. Best way to let a stranger put excessive amounts of food on your plate, say
  4. 4. Baseball test of strength to a youngster, say
  5. 5. Don’t be surprised to see more than 50 of these huddled together in a room
  6. 6. It’s on the way
  7. 10. Emily’s favorite band
  8. 12. It’s lying out there like a killer in the sun
  9. 14. Doc that makes frequent house calls
  10. 16. More
  11. 17. Locale of seaglass beach
  12. 23. What the world needs more of
  13. 24. You know the answer, so you ask a question