Melissa

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Across
  1. 5. Band whose ballad “Iris” soared with *City of Angels*
  2. 8. Phillies catcher who joined Harper and Schwarber in the 2022 World Series lineup
  3. 9. It’s my party
  4. 11. Nickname when Melissa’s mood turns stormy
  5. 12. Woman’s name hidden in *ameliorates*
  6. 14. Sent to your phone
  7. 16. “Drive” band that isn’t about cars
  8. 19. Jersey Shore city of the first date
  9. 20. Road to my heart
  10. 21. Bitter mix-up when Ron ignored gin initially!
  11. 23. City of Brotherly Love
  12. 24. Delaware brewery known for 60 Minute IPA
Down
  1. 1. Citizens Bank Park regulars
  2. 2. DJ with a name that sounds like a tropical parasite
  3. 3. Colonial watering hole still pouring in Center City
  4. 4. Fraternity for nerdy sheep
  5. 6. Applying color where expression begins
  6. 7. Nittany Lion turned NFL star Saquon ___
  7. 10. Sport I flounder in
  8. 11. Where the Nittany Lions roar
  9. 13. A grassy white wine
  10. 15. Three dots of suspense
  11. 17. AI sidekick named like a Backstreet Boy
  12. 18. Christmas critter met remote oddly
  13. 22. A reason to cut ties