The Donkey's in the Ring

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Across
  1. 2. Adrian's favorite video game
  2. 8. Daily question
  3. 10. Standard won't cut it*
  4. 11. Hollow tree dwellers
  5. 14. Shoes for all seasons
  6. 15. Letters in a yellow fruit
  7. 16. Nina, e.g.
  8. 20. Julia in a past life
  9. 22. Weekly trashy event
  10. 26. Contains lots of lime
  11. 27. Special surprise for 1st place
  12. 28. Unseeing penguin
  13. 29. He's from Sweden
  14. 30. Page, Moose, Werniuk
  15. 32. Be warned, they can arrive overnight
  16. 33. Spawn
  17. 36. Capital city of Tajikistan
  18. 37. Not one, but two magical beasts
  19. 38. Give it some
  20. 39. Just having fun on the stage in my heels
  21. 40. Take the shortcut!*
Down
  1. 1. giant violin
  2. 3. Boopsnoot
  3. 4. Victor's school
  4. 5. We all have two of them
  5. 6. Simon's dad runs it
  6. 7. Hiro's brother
  7. 9. Carroll of the Bandersnatch
  8. 12. Keeps ya cool (abbr.)
  9. 13. She knows her way around the stars
  10. 17. The strangest grass you ever did see*
  11. 18. Daily dark drink
  12. 19. His wife is Celeste
  13. 21. It's super cozy
  14. 23. Thnx for a wk's worth of fries
  15. 24. Shopping guide
  16. 25. Unrestrained stanzas?
  17. 31. House of Lords, briefly
  18. 34. Frondy friend
  19. 35. Opposites of 7-11
  20. 38. I need to capture the avatar