Steve Turns Sixty

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Across
  1. 4. – Home improvement without outside help
  2. 5. – Gift received on a birthday
  3. 7. – Contest that brings two opponents together
  4. 8. – Party decorations filled with air
  5. 9. – Anniversary or age symbol, valued at 60
  6. 12. – What hides a gift until opened
  7. 15. – Month that bridges winter and spring
  8. 17. – Begrudging sort, unimpressed by celebrations
  9. 18. – Centrepiece of many birthday tables
  10. 21. – Classic “bah humbug” character
  11. 23. – Famous guitar-makers, informally
  12. 25. – Party kept secret until the door opens
  13. 27. – What remains after the party ends
  14. 28. – Stockport side, or people driven mad
  15. 31. – Time just before Christmas or the first woman
  16. 32. – Name shared by a plant and a film actress
  17. 35. – Bootmakers — or something that isn’t true
  18. 36. – They multiply with age on a cake
  19. 38. – Surname of an Irish political campaigner
  20. 40. – Toast heard at celebrations
  21. 41. – Something given before cutting the cake
  22. 42. – Birthday greeting, often signed by many
  23. 43. – Request to attend a party
  24. 44. – Milestone age, often celebrated in style
  25. 45. – City known for a famous opera house
Down
  1. 1. – Person who says “bah humbug” to festivities
  2. 2. – Content rather than ecstatic
  3. 3. – Significant birthday marker
  4. 6. – One who begrudges spending, even on a birthday
  5. 9. – Space cleared once the music starts
  6. 10. – Girl’s name meaning lovable
  7. 11. – Sound that fills a good party
  8. 13. – Music chosen for a celebration
  9. 14. – Male name meaning “supplanter”
  10. 16. – Those who arrive bearing gifts
  11. 19. – Sport whose courses have 18 holes
  12. 20. – Word meaning “against”, often shortened
  13. 22. – Day that comes around again each year
  14. 24. – Name of a king and a martyr
  15. 26. – Game where promotion and relegation matter
  16. 29. – Greater Manchester town once famed for hat-making
  17. 30. – Age between sixteen and adulthood
  18. 33. – Country associated with kangaroos and the Outback
  19. 34. – Something served in courses
  20. 37. – Midlands town with a boot-making past
  21. 39. – Raise glasses for this
  22. 40. – Small pieces scattered in celebration