Birthday Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. Mario’s green lizard friend
  2. 5. Special place in Australia with lots of drugs
  3. 8. Not graceful, easily injured
  4. 10. Video game console (think square-shaped)
  5. 12. Best vulgar cookbook ever
  6. 16. Sweet birthday treat with candles
  7. 17. Place where you pet kangaroos
  8. 18. Popular retirement destination among French retirees
  9. 19. French dish with beans. Also, the place where your Brother in Law is from
  10. 20. Better than average Thai restaurant
  11. 22. City in Quebec where it is really, really cold
  12. 24. Aire’s rock
  13. 26. Watch out for gangs of kids! They like to steal this useful item that goes on your back
  14. 27. Special fat cat
  15. 28. Cool aquatic hobby favored by one Jean Luc
Down
  1. 1. Capital of France
  2. 2. Scary place in the bush that serial killers frequent
  3. 3. French for wife-to-be
  4. 6. State that contains Sydney and Newcastle
  5. 7. Large, beautiful attraction in Byron Bay
  6. 9. Bar where we first pretended to be engaged
  7. 11. Colorful bird at Cantin’s place who likes to perch on shoulders
  8. 13. Place where the whales weren’t at the end
  9. 14. State south of Arkansas
  10. 15. US states. Also a good name for a dog
  11. 21. Sustainable, Eco, Film Festivals, Thesis
  12. 22. Racing game you are really good at (allegedly)
  13. 23. Koala friend
  14. 25. Choo! Choo! Handy transportation to and from Sydney
  15. 29. Gelato and friends