Riddle Me This

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Across
  1. 2. bird that one might fry with an absurdly long metal rod
  2. 5. one who observes and understands, but does not tell
  3. 6. somewhat of a proprietary eponym for cheesy holiday films
  4. 9. a relationship limited to the holidays
Down
  1. 1. la ___, la lune, le feu, l'orage
  2. 3. alone
  3. 4. a connector of words, or of "____ & Lily"
  4. 7. used for texting c. 2000; also, cipher for your next clue
  5. 8. recipient of two most "hideously deformed" proposals