The Metropolis Connection: Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. The city where lasers, light, and metropolitan dreams live.
  2. 5. Small-town reporter who grew up to stand beneath a cape.
  3. 7. Superman’s secret by name; also a Daily Planet byline.
  4. 9. Where city news is printed, and scoops are born.
  5. 10. Daily Planet’s newsroom favorite, also a crossword answer.
  6. 13. The flightless club owner of a certain Iceberg Lounge.
  7. 14. Bruce’s family name that echoes through Gotham’s alleys.
  8. 16. The “I” in our paper and a friend to the front page (short form).
  9. 17. Edward’s chosen family name (truth in small letters).
  10. 18. Where the Penguin keeps a centerpiece cold and dramatic.
Down
  1. 1. The great alliance of heroes — two words combined (no space).
  2. 2. The Man of Tomorrow, flying over both skylines.
  3. 3. The team that brings heroes together across cities.
  4. 6. Billionaire whose name appears in our headlines and in our courts.
  5. 8. The Dark Knight by night, headline magnet by day.
  6. 11. What both Batman and Superman fight for.
  7. 12. The stone that spells danger to one but power to some.
  8. 15. What superheroes bring to fraught cities: fairness and ___.