Happy Yam Day

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Across
  1. 2. phonetically correct east coast city
  2. 3. true mvp of august 2023
  3. 4. emotive rodent(?)
  4. 5. this creature does not honk and yet
  5. 7. daijoubu
  6. 8. a menace from the north
  7. 9. pixelated feline pet
  8. 12. shared favorite from evermore
  9. 14. nail clipping song
  10. 15. aladdin's friend but cutesy
  11. 16. directed by taika waikiki
  12. 17. nathan's drug
  13. 18. number one ramen
  14. 19. pre-bedtime attack
  15. 20. love letter sender
  16. 21. hey, jason!
Down
  1. 1. spell his name right
  2. 2. a piece of louisiana in sf
  3. 3. iconic awkward silence
  4. 6. "do not ever call me that again"
  5. 10. diabetes medication
  6. 11. a fluffy friend who made it on main
  7. 13. ___ cookie
  8. 14. "not me calling the annotate function on zoom ___"