Hettie's Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. When I was 3, one of the first pop songs I sang along to was by this Irish girl group [8]
  2. 5. My favourite Disney film, mostly because of the sassy dragon sidekick [5]
  3. 9. Friends still laugh about the fact I used to wear a neckstrap to play this instrument, even though I stopped wearing it well before taking my Grade 8 [8]
  4. 10. The Hogwarts house I would belong to [10]
  5. 12. My favourite mixer for vodka at university. I still ask people to bring a bottle from the UK if they visit me nowadays. (Thanks to cousin Tess and Ben for the most recent delivery in February)[6]
  6. 14. The number of boys I braved living with in my second year of uni. (Shout out to Jess Gill for braving them with me)[4]
  7. 15. My favourite colour [6]
  8. 17. Family party tradition is to sit on the floor to dance to Oops Upside Your Head by this group. (Shout out to The Andrews family for always sitting alongside us)[3,3,4]
  9. 18. Gertrude was the childhood pet that lived the longest. What animal was she? [7]
  10. 19. Bigby was the name of the giant stuffed animal I kept on my bed at school. What animal was he? [3]
  11. 20. My university college football team was named after this large North American animal [5]
Down
  1. 1. In which city am I currently in week 6 of lockdown (leading me to make this crossword)? [6]
  2. 2. When I was 11, a group of us put on a sketch to encourage classmates not to give into this. It included the memorable line "We told you to eat your bag!" (Shout out to fellow actors, Amy, Louise & Susie) [4,8]
  3. 3. When I was 16, I swam 8,525m to raise money for a children's home in this country, which I visited that summer. (Shout out to my swimming partner, Emily Monk) [9]
  4. 6. I was in my school's 1st team for this sport when I was 14. Yes, there was only one team [8]
  5. 7. The first name of my maternal grandfather, famed for accidentally getting my teenage friends drunk. (Shout out to Sabrina Morse and her introduction to Pimms) [7]
  6. 8. After A-levels, rather than the stereotypical trip to Magaluf, my housemates and I went on a 2k12 trip to this English county [8]
  7. 11. "Did you know I used to be a _______ instructor?" (As Everest Marshall knows very well) [7]
  8. 13. My favourite fruit. Currently in season in India! [5]
  9. 16. The Netflix TV show I was an extra in while living in Colombia [6]