A Jewish businessman, a shoe heiress, and some Irish blokes walk into a wedding…

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Across
  1. 1. Five of us have been professionals in it, a few may have skirted it at times, and Howard Green has often laid it down
  2. 4. A revolutionary grape, also an Academy where Sam, Carol and Maya all crossed paths from 2000-2002 (unbeknownst to Sam…)
  3. 8. County from which the original McSherrys and Donovans came
  4. 9. Flower girl Lydia and her mom, Ana, travel to this Mediterranean country yearly
  5. 10. Howie Jr., Anne, and Carol’s grandpa (General McSherry) have all called this western state home
  6. 14. A nightmare of a Donovan dog, also a famous poet
  7. 16. Family seat of the Lazari, also Carol G’s favorite random US city
Down
  1. 2. The most popular zodiac element among us (explains our brilliance)
  2. 3. Multiple young, old and deceased canine family members are represented by this breed
  3. 5. Family members on both sides have traversed these iconic waterways of France
  4. 6. A seltzer often in Carol and Sam’s fridge, or a bear seen on Sam’s pajamas
  5. 7. Means Song of Joy; if not singing, both of these are likely joyful today
  6. 11. Sam and Carol’s first vacation took place in this Canadian province
  7. 12. Slovakian town where Monika, brides-mates Mark and Blake, and a former captain of the Bruins all find their roots
  8. 13. A 19th century Jones made these, while Lazarus forebearers sold them (or the equivalent)
  9. 15. Capital of a state important to the Greens, and the Ithaca-adjacent town Sam and Carol now call home