Across
- 1. Number of cousins
- 5. Of (Sp) a red wine minus the T
- 8. Largest North American state
- 9. 'Gift of God' in Hebrew (very apt)
- 11. 8th of 12 in the year
- 12. Largest Iberian state
- 13. Old time religion
- 17. Largest Baltic state
- 18. Virtuous+Wise (Ko)
- 20. First 'best friend'
- 22. Lifetime
- 25. A sign of natural leadership, per the Chinese
- 26. Biggest fan of 9-across
Down
- 2. The 6ix, but 4th largest city in North America
- 3. A giant mouthful of sweet and chewy delight
- 4. Point of origin (bldg)
- 6. Girl+for each+popular
- 7. First country visited
- 10. Frère né en hiver
- 14. Soeur née au printemps
- 15. No time religion?
- 16. A 'green'(but not eco!) occupation
- 19. Father's nickname for 3rd cherub
- 21. A giant handful
- 23. Under which logical and practical people are born
- 24. Last in the alphabet, but first 'digital natives'