First attempt

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Across
  1. 1. author, Edith or School of Business
  2. 4. french Santa Claus
  3. 8. no Skylar, __________
  4. 9. overwhelming success
  5. 11. scandinavian captol city
  6. 14. alien in a bicycle
  7. 15. children's literature-loving dog
  8. 18. constantly mispronounced French cookie
Down
  1. 2. still ticking
  2. 3. Australian desert or steak
  3. 5. poets "before"
  4. 6. pants traditionally for men
  5. 7. "just eight more minutes"
  6. 8. phoenecian capitol
  7. 10. essential when fishing; penguins down south
  8. 12. ore or blood
  9. 13. bass player Mark
  10. 16. when will you get here
  11. 17. not the only thing that glitters