All about the birthday girl!

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Across
  1. 1. outdoorsy quirky activity she has done a lot of (10)
  2. 5. her favourite snack ________ (7)
  3. 7. she can always watch this tv show (7)
  4. 9. her new favourite sport (10)
  5. 11. festive activity she is competitive about (6,3,4)
  6. 14. food she refuses to eat (9)
  7. 15. her favourite cocktail (9)
  8. 16. she is a _____ snob (6)
  9. 19. her first hiking trip with Verena was in _____ (5)
  10. 22. music artist she and Verena agree on – aha hank on (anag.)(4,5)
  11. 23. no. of countries visited by her in 2025 (6)
  12. 24. she is really good at planning _______ – deaf nuts (anag.) (3,5)
  13. 26. one of her and Verena's favourite things to do together (10)
  14. 28. her favourite cuisine (7)
  15. 29. country where she spent her second last birthday (5)
  16. 31. day of the week she was born (8)
  17. 32. dessert she cannot resist (6,4)
  18. 34. first Aussie TV show she introduced Verena to (4,3,3)
  19. 35. her favourite old people hobby (just called a hobby now!)(7)
  20. 36. country where she spent her last birthday (4)
  21. 37. type of genetic data she most commonly works with (8)
Down
  1. 2. her zodiac sign (6)
  2. 3. city where she and Verena met (6)
  3. 4. her alma mater (4)
  4. 6. she can spend hours with a ____, a podcast, and a glass of wine (6)
  5. 8. her birth place (11)
  6. 10. piece of clothing she has owned since she was 17 (8)
  7. 12. where she owns an apartment (8)
  8. 13. podcast she is addicted to – smash eels! (anag.) (9)
  9. 17. her late cat's name (4-3)
  10. 18. Sydney suburb she lived in during 2024 – a butchery truss (anag.) (11,3)
  11. 20. country she has visited the most (7)
  12. 21. nickname she does not like (5)
  13. 25. she ______ cooks (6)
  14. 27. medical icon her workplace is named after (6,5)
  15. 30. nickname she uses to annoy Verena – oh no, oboe boy! (anag.) (5,3,3)
  16. 33. she got her rings from ___ (3)