Dedicated to Emily

ACROSS

1. Genre of music including “Bound 2” by Kanye West and “Best I Ever Had” by Drake

 

4. Body part of Adam used to create Eve, in the Book of Genesis

 

7. Generous giver

 

9. See 9-down

 

11. Question to ask a potential date on February 14

 

14. Online Q&A session

 

15. Marry

 

16. Nonchalant way to dance to 1-across

 

17. Cheek

 

18. Type of cake that’s rolled into a cylinder

 

19. Viva bus service operator

 

20. “Whoops,” in Midwestern slang

 

21. German indefinite article

 

23. Blue ___ Carter, daughter of Jay-Z and Beyonce

 

24. Pro partner

 

26. Surname before marriage

 

27. Activity after a cuddle, perhaps

 

29. Young chap

 

30. Shape of this puzzle

 

32. Like “The Kiss” (1908) by Gustav Klimt

 

DOWN

1. One may be a hopeless

2. “I’m okay with whatever”

3. Acronym at the beginning of many TikTok videos

4. Hermione’s boyfriend in the Harry Potter series

5. Suffix for “monogam-” or “polyamor-”

6. Fall head over heels for somebody

7. “Very ___, very mindful” (TikTok catchphrase)

8. Like one’s emotions after a bad breakup, perhaps

9. With 9-across, contents of a flower bouquet symbolizing passion and desire

10. Peanuts character with a girlfriend named Fifi

11. Justin Bieber mega-hit in which he asks, “Are we an item? Girl, quite playin’ ”

12. Idyllic spot to frolic with a beloved

13. Rim

22. 25-down, dans la langue d’amour

23. DIY bomb

25. Dreaded response to 11-across

26. Jazz artist King Cole

28. Idiomatic resident of a pod

29. Finch West Line or Eglinton Line, eg.

31. Like the path of Cupid’s arrow, perhaps

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