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Across 1. paternal caring 4. jp presents... 5. 'big guns' 7. speech to exchange views and ideas 10. like many comic con attendees 14. deep throat 19. wit, funniness 20. honorable, secure, unfailing 22. family jewels 24. well-mannered thoughtful 25. sharp as a tack 26. list of musical selections with a theme 27. hardens with excitement 28. person in charge

Down 2. daring, brave, open minded 3. lovey dovey meal 6. ganja 7. lick the kitty' 8. canine's keen scent 9. skyscrapers 11. thing to eat, special gummy 12. giant herbivorous horned ungulate that can use its horn for defense, foraging, or stripper penetration 13. sex position crouched on all fours, 15. think nineteen 16. enjoy a joke 17. of the soul 18. irresistible seductive hot 21. close affectionate prolonged embrace 23. citizens of Calabria