Nothing too unusual here, but I'm proud of how dense the theme is given the size. By the way, the clue for 26-Across was written by my mother; I think it's very good!
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That people swallow 8 spiders a year while sleeping, for one (there's a whole rabbit hole about who started this)
8A
Exam where the P is short for "preliminary"
10A
Capital of Italy?
11A
*General atmospheres
13A
*Farmland units
14A
__ throwing (sport)
15A
What i.e. stands for
17A
Suffix for proteins
19A
*Some computers
22A
Blackjack strategy tip...or a hint to the starred answers
24A
Brood
25A
Seventh most popular US street name
26A
Leaves home?
27A
Computing systems based on human brains (abbr.)
Down
1D
Movie-rating org.
2D
Mil. branch
3D
Gun-control advocate and former representative Giffords
4D
Of Mice and __
5D
Mexican subcuisine with Mayan influences
6D
"King tyrant lizard," for short
7D
"Mix it all together with a __ or a spoon. And you have to put in some water. That's why I said __." (from Dinosaur Soup (and Other Dubious Recipes Written by Children))
9D
1-1, maybe
12D
"Save me __"
16D
An email offering a large sum of money, probably
17D
Helper (abbr.)
18D
Horseback rider's implement
20D
Horseback rider's implement
21D
Nine-digit IDs
23D
Mike and __ (candy whose name's origin is unknown)