Happy Birthday Mother Dear

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Across
  1. 1. her hobby is a chip of the old block 8
  2. 5. "esther ouzo" anagram of work place with garden 5 5
  3. 6. his nibs 7
  4. 10. boisterous Cretan peasant 5
  5. 12. Essex seasoning 6
  6. 13. "my poor hare" anagram sibling 4 6
  7. 18. her diluted medium of choice 11
  8. 20. her favourite spherical treats 7 5
  9. 22. fat cat 5
  10. 24. "techie harpooner" anagram of you before 9 6
  11. 25. her ladyship 7
  12. 30. nosey pests proved the earliest trade route to Italy 4 7
  13. 31. "from cesspool chat" anagram early education 6 6 4
  14. 34. she studied their music 5 7
  15. 36. another pottering pet 4 6
  16. 38. "humored soprano" anagram sibling 8 6
  17. 39. new beginning in the south 6 4
  18. 40. "hammering jab violence" anagram of someone who always leaves something behind 8 7 5
  19. 41. "choirs hog pervert" anagram spouse 11 5
Down
  1. 2. living the life of 5
  2. 3. she cooks these for Friends 5
  3. 4. home by the sea 9 5
  4. 7. helpful distraction when ironing 3 6
  5. 8. "glamorize every bath" anagram 1st of a new generation 9 4 5
  6. 9. her triangular treat at school 8
  7. 11. essential for successfully recording her research 7
  8. 14. her growing, never ending interest 9
  9. 15. acronym for green buddies 3
  10. 16. "hi ape groomer" anagram sibling 5 6
  11. 17. feline friendly ghost 6
  12. 19. if you listen carefully you still can't hear them 7
  13. 21. moody bad mother 5
  14. 23. she got this in Sheffield 3
  15. 26. pet prohibited or restricted by social custom 5
  16. 27. location for a working holiday in her youth 7
  17. 28. camping friends 3
  18. 29. pottering pet 7
  19. 32. she taught this in the evening 7
  20. 33. northern city by degree 9
  21. 35. her old and dirty job 10
  22. 37. not the best teachers 4