The Final Clue

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Across
  1. 2. ___ House
  2. 4. Happy ____!
  3. 5. One who once said, “give your heart to somebody soon” in his monosyllabic solo record.
  4. 6. A beloved Holling’s phrase.
  5. 7. Buscemi or Bannon.
  6. 8. A monosyllabic month
  7. 11. Hit pop single from 2004 (or, how this puzzle began).
  8. 12. A chemical process for determining acidity.
  9. 14. A rare genetic disease effecting the stomach, or a punny farewell.
  10. 15. A place to stay, for some students.
  11. 17. #1 in government spending.
  12. 18. Word found before cart, or after gold.
Down
  1. 1. New York’s hottest new band.
  2. 3. Having or demonstrating merit.
  3. 5. To overcome.
  4. 7. A sandwich break, or, a reference to the six circled letters in the clue.
  5. 9. Popular Digital Audio Work Station.
  6. 10. My brother’s ____.
  7. 13. The greatest amount.
  8. 14. Inventor of the first at home video game console in 1972.
  9. 16. Bellybutton, or the subject of an Emmy award winning TV show.