Mother's Day 2020

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Across
  1. 2. The saint next door
  2. 4. Heavenly and alliterative little league champions
  3. 7. Type of pasta in a favorite TJ dish
  4. 8. Avenue that stretches from Highland Park to Squirrel Hill
  5. 9. Apropos nickname during these times of a global pandemic
  6. 11. Reason Tom doesn't know his state capitals west of the Mississippi
  7. 16. Former winger that shares his name with a rodent from center PA
  8. 19. Reason for the best and worst days of the year
  9. 21. worst hair in news
  10. 22. Hometown of 1974 Orange Bowl Losers
  11. 25. Meteorologist with a Member
  12. 27. Where Tom popped the question
  13. 32. Newly discovered one pot pasta recipe from this famous felon
  14. 34. Little dude born on a holiday for love
  15. 35. Total number of underages for ALL Chmill children
  16. 37. "Chances Are" you're a fan of this guy
  17. 38. New addition to Highland Terrace as a result of the Route 28 construction
  18. 39. Cosmo's legs-out sitting position mimics that of what dog breed (see February 2020 Cosmo Calendar pic)
  19. 42. Go-to chocolate and/or soap
  20. 43. Herbal beverage best for when its getting late
  21. 44. Alliterative orthodontist practice off Freeport Road
  22. 47. All us Chmill kids illegally participated in this yearly activity with you at Kerr Elementary
  23. 48. What Tom forgets every time he comes home
Down
  1. 1. Parts Vulgar and risque "first name" of a former Steelers' running back
  2. 2. Tom's most consumed candy
  3. 3. What animal says "Hello!" and pops out of Cosmo's electronic toy?
  4. 5. Years since Lydia became a vegetarian (not including drunken pepperoni pizza that, by the way, hasn't been consumed for YEARS!)
  5. 6. Fun name to shout during the Penguins' Stanley Cup runs
  6. 10. great addition to any glass of chardonnay
  7. 12. Backyard vernal harbinger
  8. 13. Parsons character from the Big Bang Theory
  9. 14. A vice no longer welcome on Highland Terrace
  10. 15. Pittsburgh Penguin who wore the number 66
  11. 17. Aspinwall pizza shop
  12. 18. Before and after: We hope this "plague" on the Chmill property was not the one described in the book of Genesis
  13. 20. Native American leader who's memorialized in bronze with George Washington atop Mt. Washington
  14. 23. Great way for a yinzer to start the day
  15. 24. Acronym for Tom's first Lacrosse league
  16. 26. where the almonds are burnt just right
  17. 28. Primetime MSNBC host with the fewest vowels in their full name
  18. 29. Goon who broke in through the kitchen window one night
  19. 30. Romantic and rotund fictional couple
  20. 31. E.g., "you know you can see a reflection of the earth on the moon"
  21. 33. Actor fired after doing something "Criminal" on set
  22. 36. Tallest educational building in the western hemisphere
  23. 40. Plentiful plant at Lydia's (thanks to your propagating)
  24. 41. Cheated out of candidacy by Clinton (in 2016)
  25. 42. Your favorite son (LOLOLOLOL)
  26. 45. Neil's moms first name
  27. 46. Holiday necessity and shoe-wearing mascot