"I was preparing for my party on February 30th!", e.g.
10A
Inspirations for a Star Trek: The Next Generation character?
12A
Source of stress for a high school student
13A
Piece of intra-office communication
14A
Most popular name for American girls born in 2008 and every year from 2014 to 2018
18A
Gentlewomen
20A
Important weapons?
23A
Not quite right?
24A
Purpose
25A
Officially project
26A
Dog or cat, perhaps
Verticales
1D
Address for 18-Across
2D
In awe
3D
Object of spiritual value
4D
Some banking fraud!
5D
Word that means the same thing if its first two letters are swapped, but in an old-timey Christmasy way
6D
Japanese leader assassinated in 2022
7D
Criticize, casually
9D
Lawyers' org.
11D
"As legend has it, the __ is the Aztec god of fire and lightning ... which disguised himself as a salamander to avoid being sacrificed" —National Geographic
15D
Miscommunication
16D
Matt from Studio C whose last name looks like it could be the plural of an animal