alex's bday crossword

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Across
  1. 2. '80s' baby
  2. 3. Mode that's not light or dark
  3. 6. Winning streak*
  4. 8. Yung Gravy height
  5. 10. "Prodigious limb!"
  6. 13. NYT's competition, after this
  7. 14. French cat
  8. 15. They're despicable
  9. 17. Office state
  10. 18. They can be made of titanium*
  11. 20. Cartoon character first appearing in 1930*
  12. 22. Pocket pet
Down
  1. 1. LOTR author
  2. 4. Vladimir Nabakov novel, or Lana del Rey song
  3. 5. TV show, or thing there are four of
  4. 6. "Ah, squirmy thing"
  5. 7. What a red stick in a cartoon might represent*
  6. 9. Where one might work late one night?
  7. 11. Exploding boar head, for one
  8. 12. Third biggest city in Japan
  9. 14. Not a Leo, not yet a Virgo
  10. 16. Place where the starred answers hang out
  11. 19. Black-haired Powerpuff Girl
  12. 21. Clothing brand, or Sporcle specialty