Mother's Day 2023

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Across
  1. 2. XL vehicle
  2. 5. Famously once Bitten instead of Bounced
  3. 6. Older sis's street
  4. 11. North and South and down the block and European
  5. 12. Synge's islands
  6. 13. not Maria but...
  7. 14. Lord and/or Author who loves whatever is?
  8. 16. Route 45's parks first name
  9. 17. the Classic crossword clue
  10. 18. war escape for jewish Russian relatives
  11. 21. Al calls it 2 under
  12. 23. wee crossword king?
  13. 24. farmer cheese lover
  14. 25. Aya's least favorite dish, but without the greens?
  15. 27. You need this to Bee the Queen
  16. 28. For a while, Mendy's head was under it
Down
  1. 1. Eerie Zone
  2. 3. Most applied-to university in the U.S.
  3. 4. Brian asked her for help
  4. 5. partners with dreamy singing nightshade
  5. 7. Former Hunter prof
  6. 8. Friday cooked former waggler?
  7. 9. Tom not Santa
  8. 10. Chamie's place, in English
  9. 14. prank callee/clarinet player
  10. 15. Former name (until 1924) of the city with the current tallest building in Europe
  11. 19. McCartney's Belle
  12. 20. Gym exercise/ Fessler ultimatum
  13. 22. Would she smell as sweet if we called her something else?
  14. 24. cottage cheese lover
  15. 26. Goosie song/ meat dress wearer
  16. 27. Ilya illustrated the very best place for this