Across
- 1. His arms are open wide
- 2. The guy your sister told you not to worry about
- 3. Day for new babies and a celebratory hat
- 5. The only surefire way to disengage...
- 6. A creature which can resemble a penguinoid teddy bear
- 8. Sport, a little dirty
- 12. - A Musical
- 14. Credit card thief who values good rest
- 16. Command given in English in 24-Hr. Cinderella
- 18. The second part of 15-across to come into view
- 19. A conscience and advisor, often sassy
- 20. An important start to every day
- 21. An abominable crime against Shakespeare
- 24. The direction in which off-planet coitus may propel you
- 26. Tale of vegetable heroism
Down
- 1. An era that's also a potential career move
- 3. Basketball MVP and funky dancer
- 4. Do you like it? I do too.
- 7. Everything comes from here and ends up back here
- 9. Omnipresent, perhaps looking to spar
- 10. The best fuel for narrating
- 11. The first part of 15-across to come into view
- 13. You weren't expecting this
- 15. The evolution of 19-across
- 17. Glitchy stand-in for bread
- 22. The only thing to do when nervous
- 23. Two men who run into double trouble
- 24. His bark is much better than his bite
- 25. Insult of German origin; back at it again