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Across
  1. 2. : What “tea” becomes at home
  2. 4. : What always shows up
  3. 5. : Catholic phrase that also works in moments of desperation
  4. 8. : What she never skips
  5. 9. : The place you go to while running a bath
  6. 10. : Family tradition involving cold air, warm hearts, and the car
  7. 11. : The novel that feels like your shared emotional homeland
  8. 14. : The name that made you both parents forever
  9. 19. : A book title that feels like both hope and warning
  10. 21. : The cost of making Christmas magical
  11. 22. : What she gives endlessly, especially when she's tired
  12. 23. : Island that still smells like incense and adventure
  13. 24. : How love lasts
  14. 27. : What family trips always include, no matter the destination
  15. 29. : Phrase that makes me laugh every time
  16. 30. : What Christmastime stubbornly refuses to give you
Down
  1. 1. : Three words that usually mean the opposite
  2. 3. : A place you keep going back to because it feels like home
  3. 6. : Book with the biggest surprise
  4. 7. : What she makes look effortless
  5. 9. : What you do when the world gets heavy — together
  6. 12. : Favorite Facebook saying
  7. 13. : Where love blossomed
  8. 15. : A drink that appears once a year and somehow becomes lore
  9. 16. : What December steals
  10. 17. : What she pours into elves every night instead of rest
  11. 18. : Book series that feels eerily familiar and quietly profound
  12. 20. : What this crossword is really about
  13. 25. : Where love started with a look
  14. 26. : Christmas drink, according to Everest
  15. 28. : What runs out before Christmas does
  16. 29. : The holiday responsibility that steals her evenings in December