Birthday Boy

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Across
  1. 2. Begin again
  2. 5. Snack wrap supplier
  3. 6. Love of wisdom
  4. 7. Together, regardless
  5. 8. First fight
  6. 9. Fixity
  7. 11. Socratic dialogue participant
  8. 13. Preferred floor
  9. 14. Work in progress
  10. 15. Not a boat's
  11. 16. Solar benefaction
  12. 18. Circular bliss
  13. 20. Pilgrims, formerly
  14. 21. More caffeine
  15. 24. Fifty hours per year
  16. 26. Country Music Capital
  17. 28. Bench of nine, abbreviated
  18. 29. Birthday cake flavor
  19. 30. Two of your degrees
  20. 31. That fateful day in
  21. 32. Also means pursue
  22. 34. Five at a time
  23. 39. Swing and a miss
  24. 40. Game animal
  25. 41. Mathematics prodigy
  26. 43. Family of three
  27. 44. Versatile adjective
Down
  1. 1. Save room, or else
  2. 3. So 2023
  3. 4. M&M one
  4. 6. Ten total there
  5. 9. Comedian candy
  6. 10. Multiple of 7
  7. 12. Frozen anthem
  8. 14. Chuck, formal
  9. 17. Important building, type
  10. 19. Seasonal joy thief
  11. 22. Everything's alright when
  12. 23. Excellent resource
  13. 25. Fuzzy top
  14. 27. Clarification
  15. 32. Stand your ground, inside
  16. 33. Pale shade of blue
  17. 35. Visually unclear channel
  18. 36. Prone to sue
  19. 37. "Nice _____."
  20. 38. "_____ on Earth."
  21. 42. More than in California