Merry Christmas, Ben!

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Across
  1. 7. cafe; home of famous thrower rolls
  2. 9. use rocks as tools to crack open oysters and other food sources
  3. 10. alan of mash
  4. 11. home of the gateway arch
  5. 13. down to ski
  6. 15. title character in Charles Dickens' novel about a poor orphan living on the streets of London
  7. 19. closures that may thwart intimate moments
  8. 21. zodiac sign of bull
  9. 22. Pound, Klein, Keats, Lambert
  10. 24. helmed ill fated bomb vessel
  11. 26. _____ nagila
  12. 27. surname of a famous Jo(h)n who knows nothing; celebrates birthday 12/26
  13. 30. born to
  14. 32. one who's always hamming it up
  15. 33. megalithic structure found in Wiltshire and Odessa
  16. 34. light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak
  17. 35. famed Birmingham entertainer who is (thankfully for the kids) always full of air
  18. 36. first syllable of fiery Pokemon
  19. 38. know for its escargot and whiskey sprites
  20. 40. provides emotional support to your wife
  21. 41. grub
  22. 42. of grateful dead fame
Down
  1. 1. current home of Ice and Skuja
  2. 2. woodworking joints
  3. 3. 2000 album with tracks including "we never change" and "sparks"
  4. 4. State bird of Alabama
  5. 5. site of King's former home
  6. 6. ingredient in famous Cuban pastelitos
  7. 8. dallas cowboys running back Emmit Smith scored 175 of them; abbr.
  8. 12. no longer relevant
  9. 14. love; in a romance language
  10. 16. full service hotel in Davis Mountain State Park
  11. 17. spicy lamb curry
  12. 18. sci-fi author Butler
  13. 20. fly fishing gear
  14. 23. greed
  15. 25. doctor; personal example of 22 down
  16. 27. autumnal equinox
  17. 28. direction pointing straight up from the Equator
  18. 29. we're not in ________ anymore
  19. 31. saga sage since 1980
  20. 37. hardwood used primarily for flooring
  21. 39. commonality shared by Magdalene, Brandan and (formerly) Georgia