A Few Notes from Thirty Years

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Across
  1. 3. Inspired by Det. Dupin, Sir Littlejohn, and Dr.Bell.
  2. 6. Perhaps this regal, missing beauty should have waited to change her name until after her step-son married her daughter?
  3. 8. An unlucky prisoner here would need an 1800ft golden stair, at least!
  4. 11. Precocious adoptee, or precious keepsake?
  5. 12. A pit-stop (or check-point?) on your way to the famous lovers, maybe after a sweet fritule.
  6. 13. This palindrome will make you laugh AND fix your booboos.
  7. 14. This is by far the most sinister of the five, although we found it quite refreshing.
  8. 15. A great little place to play or work or party, if it's too cold for the beach or camping.
  9. 19. Ziggy sang about this animal's diverse neighbourhood.
  10. 22. A main theme of this tour de force, which features a captivating cast of characters young and old.
  11. 25. It's capital's barri, though not entirely "Gotic" is a big tourist draw anyway.
  12. 26. Where a lazy French potato might find employment?
  13. 28. These albino mermaids are often sought by other beauties.
  14. 30. This hidden gem is fun and oddly educational.
  15. 33. It's not about money or wanderlust, this is the true key to travel.
Down
  1. 1. Two awesome square kilometers in the Fathom Five.
  2. 2. Greyhounds are couch potatoes, but Dalmatians often skedaddle here for fun.
  3. 4. Who asked for this wake-up call?
  4. 5. What a brilliant writer, they say.
  5. 7. Her partner wasn't her baby-daddy, but at least he's her kid's half-bro, right (I think)?
  6. 9. One translation of "Onguiaahra" is "point of land cut in two" - but I'm not falling for that.
  7. 10. It's a good place to start, but tough to endure.
  8. 16. A black, wingless angel.
  9. 17. Can you also measure your life in coffee spoons?
  10. 18. Preferably you're awake for this event.
  11. 20. Hold the KitchenAid! I'll whip this up before you can find the sprinkles.
  12. 21. The only one of our group who sticks to the xmas budget - until morning, anyway.
  13. 23. A mere thing, until tasted!
  14. 24. The calcified remains of a dramatically long spiritual debate between colleagues.
  15. 27. Where Ms. Hathaway toiled and loved, alas!
  16. 29. Mr. Lucas' name for an Alaskan, or perhaps a former shovelbum?
  17. 31. Spend your afternoons here with Patty.
  18. 32. These birds made Britannia cool again, yet were once portrayed by sugar lumps.