MR. JOEL'S BIRTHDAY

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Across
  1. 2. Only series to feature the daughter of "Luther"
  2. 8. Sarah and Lisa's hometown
  3. 10. Solo star boy
  4. 14. What? Jewel is evolving!
  5. 15. Christopher called you a real this, ursine wrestler
  6. 16. My passcode... or a hint to this puzzle's theme
  7. 21. I had a love at first sight moment here, in this rodent's hollow
  8. 23. Muldoon's final words
  9. 25. A nacre rock, or the place we pinched cheeks
  10. 26. No. years we've been friends, according to FB
  11. 27. 7 across alternative (tape type)
  12. 28. 143, in middle school
Down
  1. 1. 1984 Winter Olympics host... or the capital of a "Heart Shaped Land"
  2. 3. Fictional city plagued by eddies
  3. 4. Emily's favorite physician
  4. 5. A bruised avian gem
  5. 6. Along with 19 down, a message for my bb!
  6. 7. We weren't "lovin' it" when we got pulled over in this lot
  7. 9. Joel's breed to beat, not eat
  8. 11. Your girlfriend's middle name
  9. 12. You can Go-Go pro with this team of ballin' Merlin-types
  10. 13. My eyes are a central example of this genetic chimerism
  11. 17. dark essences
  12. 18. Hot Rod's safe word, and Joel's drink of choice
  13. 19. Band that once sang of phantom mammals
  14. 20. Our first kiss was too suite!
  15. 22. Obvious song choice for our first dance, and a popular Cuban lullaby
  16. 24. You, or the place we almost got arrested