characters (the better one)

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Across
  1. 1. best friend of 10-down
  2. 2. brutally murdered by netanel and his goons during squish madness
  3. 3. he certainly runs the high school
  4. 5. main guy who killed 10-down
  5. 7. mother of 33-across
  6. 11. ruthless entrepreneur bearing the same nationality as 8-down
  7. 13. a very talented ambulance
  8. 15. 32-across really wants her to punch him or something
  9. 17. 21-down has to choose between him and 30-across
  10. 21. member of the 'white culture' in 'white culture vs. black culture'
  11. 22. he wouldn't object if you shoved him into a wall
  12. 24. coauthor of the best book along with 39-down
  13. 25. former partner of 13-across, sadly no longer with us :(
  14. 26. the loving pet that was brutally murdered by netanel
  15. 29. 5-down wrote lots of songs about him
  16. 30. writer of the Fourth Gospel of Jesus Christ
  17. 31. similar to 19-down but with more ties to the current president
  18. 32. former yeshiva student bearing the same name as 28-down
  19. 33. member of the 'black culture' in 'white culture vs. black culture'
  20. 35. the boss of 4-down's best friend
  21. 37. sidekick of 3-across
  22. 38. evil villain who sang 'get in the milk'
  23. 40. wtgapts!
  24. 41. a body swap between him and 40-across would be a really good place to start
  25. 42. his alleged last name means 'the people'
Down
  1. 1. she's super grateful the newts have free public healthcare
  2. 4. alias of barbecue chicken (452)
  3. 5. he can't control himself
  4. 6. thinks 27-down is super cool
  5. 8. indian lady being chased by 20-down
  6. 9. doesn't shop at chick-fil-a anymore
  7. 10. famous emperor of 42-across's favorite city
  8. 12. has the famous catchphrase 'poshanka'
  9. 14. tai's other favorite person, alongside 36-down
  10. 16. undertale character who probably would agree with 7-across about gay people
  11. 18. evil counterpart to BLAVINGAD
  12. 19. had parties in which he exhibited tendencies similar to 5-down
  13. 20. lurks in the background of the algae TMP
  14. 21. silksong provided an answer to her in the form of sherma
  15. 23. LOOK IT'S HER! LOOK! OH MY GOD THAT'S CRAZY!!
  16. 27. the most adult male
  17. 28. there's like a 99% chance he knows about the hit musical featuring 23-down
  18. 34. perpetrator/figurehead of 2-across's murder
  19. 35. shark friend of 18-down
  20. 36. he has SHOES!
  21. 39. god willing we're gonna write a musical about him