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Across
  1. 2. Michael’s favorite cold beverage.
  2. 4. Both fans of the weird and whimsical, Julia’s favorite shirt of Molly’s features this furniture item.
  3. 7. Coworkers Julia and Katie had a customer call their Genomics Core after a harrowing experience with an extra-terrestrial. Luckily they figured out the creature wasn’t an alien, but this Earth-borne animal.
  4. 9. Lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! Julia’s Dad (Drew) got her the first of many panda stuffed animals, which she named after this real panda bear.
  5. 11. This word can mean a little blur, or a very cute cat in Debbie’s house.
  6. 13. See clue #.
  7. 17. Laurie kept Luke and Kate in line during car rides by warning them against this non-standard seat feature to blast them out of the skylight.
  8. 19. The Fallout 4 faction that inspired David and Sam's first nerf group
  9. 22. For a memorable birthday, Julia’s late Nana dressed up as a spy in a cafe to give the kids clues for a scavenger hunt! She wasn’t given a shoe-phone, however, as popularized in this spy-comedy tv show.
  10. 25. In honor of her late grandfather: Julia’s Grandpa Schneider showed the kids a black and white movie featuring old women who drank tea and murdered people. Aspirational. (Clue is first word of movie title)
  11. 27. Every year, Julia’s Mom Ann fended off backyard squirrels over these fruits to make delicious jams.
  12. 28. Both a popular instrumental song by Darude and (sort of) what happened the day before Alex and Galen’s wedding.
  13. 29. Full of interesting travel stories, Tami and Eric once stayed at this RV campground that had to ban a group from animal sacrifices. Named after a cute animated animal!
Down
  1. 1. Thanks to Luke’s sister Kate, hidden around her hometown are these tiny whimsical items.
  2. 3. Jen has been showing Julia popular Studio Ghibli movies! The clear favorite so far features this main character.
  3. 5. Julia’s parents (Ann and Drew) were somehow ok with this bold color choice for her childhood bedroom walls.
  4. 6. When she lived in Vermont, Toni’s trees helped make this sweet breakfast staple.
  5. 8. GrandMary’s house was full of fun and firsts for her grandkids; this was even the first place Luke watched the classic fantasy film series.
  6. 10. Uncle Paul helped fix this part of Julia’s car. He claims it was a temporary fix; Julia says it worked great.
  7. 12. If there’s a court nearby, Traci’s probably playing this sport!
  8. 14. Eric’s getting his PhD in this type of science! Let’s all ask him nonstop questions about it! :)
  9. 15. Hannah and Julia run in a yearly race where contestants have to stop halfway through to eat these confectionary treats.
  10. 16. Alex can be seen sporting a fishing hat with a memorable quote on it. We’re going to make her remember it exactly. Fourth word in the quote is this clue!
  11. 18. Props Master Chris knows that the most realistic type of fake blood is __ Blood. Unrelated to this crossword, he is also carrying around an important prop for today’s event!
  12. 20. Hearing double? There are two sets of people with the same name on tonight’s guest list! One name here, the other in clue #.
  13. 21. Fenny and Jay have an intricate mobile in their living room made predominately of this material.
  14. 23. Grandma Schneider astounded the public with singing, dancing, and even autoharp tunes at the Annual ___ Festival.
  15. 24. As kids, Ryan and Julia made a great song for bathtime, starting strong with the lyrics, “It’s bathtime, __!”
  16. 26. It’s highly likely that Tyler will know this board game rule (no pressure Tyler)! In Mysterium, the ghost can trade in their vision cards by using tokens shaped like this ominous bird.