Across
- 4. Someone who collects stamps—the passport kind, not the post office kind (9)
- 6. A series of steps, or what a computer does to cheese? (7)
- 9. Someone who doesn't know the meaning of "quitting time" (4,6)
- 10. A town in Berkshire, or what you’re doing to these clues right now (7)
- 11. The art of getting what we need without breaking the bank (11)
- 12. Is it a toggle? No, it’s the smart way to heat the home (8)
- 13. A series of links that shouldn't be broken, from source to shelf (6,5)
- 14. A self-evident truth, or just a really "principled" partner (5)
- 15. Sounds like a coffee pro, but they’re actually tech-networking royalty (6)
- 16. A fine tea set, or the massive neighbor where the making happens (5)
- 17. Full of ideas, or just someone who remembers your birthday (10)
- 24. Two wheels, one Lycra-clad hobby (7)
- 25. What the stork and the courier have in common (8)
- 28. A big smoke where the clock towers tall (6)
Down
- 1. To err is human, but in QC, we just call them these (6)
- 2. Feeling for others; it’s a "passion" that’s "com"-pletely heartfelt (13)
- 3. Weather-man's hobby or a supply chain's crystal ball (11)
- 4. A loud peak? No, just our explosive partners in assembly (3,4)
- 5. Taking a long walk to find a view (and maybe a blister) (6)
- 7. Large boxes on large boats (9)
- 8. Turning raw bits into big hits; the art of making stuff (13)
- 18. The three letters that tell us if we’re winning our goals (3)
- 19. From the cradle to the grave, or just a very long bike ride? (4,5)
- 20. To give way on the road, or the percentage of "good ones" left at the end (5)
- 21. Sounds like a cheering exclamation, but they’re actually our LCD experts (5)
- 22. A type of something, or just being a lovely human (4)
- 23. A maritime navigator? No, the group keeping our electronics on course (7)
- 26. Breaking it down to build it up; what Freud and data scientists share (8)
- 27. Digging past the leaves to find why the plant died (4,5)