Kate Day!

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Across
  1. 3. You can never have too many (`・⊝・´).
  2. 5. A square to call home.
  3. 7. The subject of any good fit check.
  4. 9. A future CLE.
  5. 10. A well-deserved title.
  6. 12. The goodest boy.
  7. 15. The true national heroes c. 1776.
  8. 18. Used for a wake-up schooling (with this exercise often following).
  9. 19. An appropriate locale for a brief-writing competition.
  10. 20. She's a superfan of this who now competes using the mental variety.
  11. 21. Where one goes for a gorilla's grip.
  12. 22. A wise person wouldn't mess with these folk.
  13. 23. How one might respond to car trouble, or the cause of it.
  14. 25. It's her color.
  15. 26. It's best consumed raw.
  16. 28. A consequence for a split.
Down
  1. 1. An alter ego (used in deep cover, perhaps).
  2. 2. A legendary duo.
  3. 4. Promoting consistent communication.
  4. 6. [Ouch!]
  5. 8. The Mediterranean, brought to you with the help of the Metro.
  6. 11. The first stop on her authorized DC tour.
  7. 13. She's always deserving of one.
  8. 14. A nighttime tradition.
  9. 16. The most important number of this moon cycle.
  10. 17. What might cause a chuckle, perhaps by one lurking below.
  11. 24. Spoooooooooooky!
  12. 27. A frustrating--yet crucial--joint.