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Across
  1. 4. 1999: Long trench coats, bullet dodging, flip phones, silly sunglasses (3,6)
  2. 5. 2006: Our mutual friendship with this lovely lady proves vitally important (5)
  3. 7. 2023: Coastal path you did with our boy in Norn Iron (7)
  4. 9. 1989: This wall fell this year (6)
  5. 13. 1985: Massive festival, opened by Status Quo (4,3)
  6. 18. 2022: The theme for the world’s greatest 4th birthday party (7)
  7. 20. 2010: Our second house is on this fragrant close (11)
  8. 21. 1990: John became Prime Minister this year
  9. 22. 2009: We visit the subject of our favourite Christmas bauble this year (11)
  10. 25. 2017: MJ not as impressed with this HP castle as we were (7)
  11. 26. 2016: We visit this county for our first family summer holiday (7)
  12. 27. 2019: Joe gets this done; life is no longer quite the same (7)
  13. 28. 2005: Jamie wins the Oscar for this Foxxy film (3)
  14. 30. 1991: Best team in the world won Division One this year (7)
  15. 31. 1995: Pixar arguably peaks with their first attempt (3,5)
  16. 34. 1993: Problematic US president got inaugurated this year (7)
  17. 36. 2012: We move to a different close, soon to be the name of a pigeon (9)
  18. 37. 2013: One of the llamas we meet at Nidderdale (3)
  19. 38. 1992: Best Actor Oscar winner, for a serial killer you fancied (7)
  20. 39. 2007: You take a trip out east to this spicy country (8)
Down
  1. 1. 2014: We visit Malaysia and try this disgrace of a fruit (6)
  2. 2. 1996: This ‘Zoo’ were a one-hit wonder at number 1 this year (7)
  3. 3. 2000: Denise warmed up for her Couch-to-5k gig with a gold in Sydney (5)
  4. 6. 2018: Here comes the biggest heart, along with the biggest eyes (5-3)
  5. 8. 2011: This Point is just the place for a modest proposal this year (5)
  6. 9. 1997: Tony entered No.10 this year (5)
  7. 10. 2001: Daniel entered our lives as The Boy Who Lived on screen this year (9)
  8. 11. 1994: Elected South Africa President on my 10th birthday (7)
  9. 12. 2020: Elected this horrible, horrible year to rid us of Trump (5)
  10. 14. 2024: Canals and Stroopwafels in this lovely city (9)
  11. 15. 2004: Social media site founded; has not yet ruined the entire world (8)
  12. 16. 1998: Mezzanine is album of the year by this band (7,6)
  13. 17. 2003: Two literary geniuses unwittingly set off a chain of events at this university (9)
  14. 18. 2002: This currency debuted this year (4)
  15. 19. 1987: Famous Rick who will never (ever) give you up (6)
  16. 23. 2021: The subject of a very popular 3rd birthday cake (9)
  17. 24. 2015: Welcome, first born! (7)
  18. 29. 2025: The bravest little duckling that ever did live (11)
  19. 32. 2008: Yes we can!
  20. 33. 1988: A favourite sport of Mikey's that debuted at the 1988 Olympics
  21. 35. 1986: Argentine who used the Hand of God to knock England out of the World Cup (8)