First & Second Year Anniversary

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Across
  1. 5. Our new beginning behind these doors
  2. 6. Returning to a place where love was professed, and the beauty still leaves us impressed
  3. 7. October’s test to earn our stripes
  4. 9. A sudden call for change, a week to decide
  5. 10. Adopted feline ginger that turns purple in the right light
  6. 15. A slice of nostalgia topped with stolen sweetness
  7. 17. Land of dragons and song, where Welsh roots belong
  8. 18. Gondolas and gelato
  9. 19. At childhood's start, where lessons inspire, We returned to present, rekindling the fire
  10. 21. The deep end dive of May
  11. 22. Island port of flowers, where New Year blooms by the sea
  12. 24. A secret soirée to bid farewell to youth, with tapas and laughter, and a galactic treasure to uncouth.
Down
  1. 1. Sailing through history
  2. 2. In a city of sails, we wandered the shore, with festive lights and gardens galore
  3. 3. Highland holiday cheers
  4. 4. The smell of herbs, trails of mud, and rainy romance
  5. 8. A royal numeral among Waterberg’s wilderness
  6. 11. A launch celebration for a project well done
  7. 12. Casting our votes, a first-time delight, participating in democracy, future burning bright
  8. 13. In emerald and gilded hues, a tense contest yields a hard-fought conquest
  9. 14. Confusion or mistake on our anniversary date
  10. 16. A very important cafe
  11. 20. Uplifted at work or stuck in-between?
  12. 23. Our first 'I do'