Happy B-day!

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Across
  1. 1. Dad's birth-month gemstone (a shade of green)
  2. 5. Dad likes to read about....
  3. 8. A fun after-dinner activity with Dad
  4. 10. an important symbol related to "Dad likes to read about...."
  5. 12. a food Dad really likes (that goes with almost anything)
Down
  1. 2. One of Bowie's nicknames
  2. 3. Dad's Chinese zodiac animal
  3. 4. 2000+____. (Hint: it was an important year.)
  4. 6. when CJ was little, Dad used to lie down on the floor with her and tell her stories about--
  5. 7. Dad's non-Chinese zodiac animal
  6. 9. Dad's nickname
  7. 10. Abbrev., the day Dad gets to see Aubrey YAY!
  8. 11. One of Artie's nicknames