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Across
  1. 1. He once walked out of here with a broken leg, but hey, he got out of carrying the canoe (abbr.)
  2. 3. Most-admired architect
  3. 5. Favorite magazine
  4. 7. Favorite Saturday morning activity with homies
  5. 8. Current size of 4th grandchild
  6. 11. Where he met Pat in a seedy bar and asked her to dance
  7. 12. Lucy's country of origin
  8. 16. Rarely reads this
  9. 18. Younger brother and "black sheep" of the family
  10. 20. He’s one of these; only 2% of people are
  11. 21. Mascot at his undergrad school
  12. 22. Peruvian desert where he slept under the stars with hydrogen canisters
  13. 23. His shameless "step goal" (abbr.)
  14. 24. Undergraduate major at Syracuse
  15. 27. Younger sister, by 3 minutes
  16. 28. Buddy he's known since Syracuse
  17. 29. Must-have car feature
  18. 32. Go-to radio sta.
  19. 34. His first MN job was Research Fellow at this UofM school
  20. 35. Years of marriage in June
  21. 36. He taught here for many yrs.
  22. 38. His baby
  23. 39. Illinois childhood residence he loved
  24. 42. East Bay school where his sister, Chris, is a Business History prof.
  25. 43. Ohio city of birth
  26. 44. His sailboat
Down
  1. 2. He'll have a self-driving one by the time he needs it
  2. 4. Pounds at birth (or pitchers he & Pat could down in a night of dancing)
  3. 6. His first job was in this Woolworths department
  4. 7. One and only granddaughter
  5. 9. Not his first love, but hopefully his last
  6. 10. His mom was an accomplished one
  7. 12. Star attraction at Woolworth's
  8. 13. Where he swung to Queen Ida, Shangoya, and Mary Jane Alm
  9. 14. Firstborn son
  10. 15. Favorite comic possum
  11. 17. Company he started
  12. 19. He rarely misses this important Monday morning "meeting"
  13. 25. Preferred brew (abbr.)
  14. 26. First dog
  15. 30. Curly-haired grandson
  16. 31. First grandchild
  17. 33. His long-time paramour
  18. 37. Color of his dad's Fiat Spider
  19. 40. First car model (a Pontiac)
  20. 41. Italian high school buddy