Happy New Year 2022!!!

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Across
  1. 3. to stay extra safe, we took this
  2. 4. valley where we live towards the end of the Oregon Trail
  3. 6. Antonea is a 2nd-year police officer in this proudly “wierd” city
  4. 8. a model of working part-time from home
  5. 11. Steph is here, she’s there, she’s every f-ing-where in this role
  6. 12. TV series we enjoyed, with a Wichita State reference
  7. 16. We wish you this type of Trading Places’ style of New Year
  8. 18. Allegra works on this hill for a congressperson
  9. 21. a graduate university in D.C. where Allegra attends
  10. 22. a word for group of islands where Antonea and Allegra enjoyed a Hawaiian sister’s vacation
  11. 23. a biennial Swedish festival Darlene (mom/grandma) celebrated with family and friends
  12. 24. animated movie for which our kitties (Berlioz and Toulouse) were named
  13. 26. our Oregon family gathered for this type of mystery party
  14. 27. South Asian peoples and our food theme for our this year’s Christmas with family: Steve, Duane, Devon, Zaelia, Gracie, Finley, Allegra, Antonea and Ivan
  15. 29. be one these if you want to quickly forget 2021’s difficulties
  16. 30. a rover and the word of the year
Down
  1. 1. something you’ll have to do if you can’t figure out this crossword or you just want to reconnect
  2. 2. a way Daryl safely provides therapy services
  3. 4. something we drink to be merry, instead a homonym we might want to do instead
  4. 5. another word for Oregon hazelnuts
  5. 7. we built more of this during another challenging year
  6. 9. slang for something we got to protect others in 2021
  7. 10. Antonea and her Ivan bought a house across this largest PNW river
  8. 13. Darlene celebrated this birthday, (short for cancel that).
  9. 14. family and friends connected here this year
  10. 15. a type of hug we send to all of you from afar
  11. 17. Darlene prepared a variety of Swedish foods also known as this
  12. 19. our new address: 4319 SAGECREST DR NE 97322-4716 is in this Oregon city, also a city in New York
  13. 20. Steph made many calls asking school families to do this
  14. 25. Daryl in no Bjorn Borg, but did play this regularly
  15. 28. Steph and Daryl made their own chocolate in this Central American country