Alyssa’s Crossword Puzzle of Doom

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Across
  1. 4. A sty sound; or, an apt name for a patriarch?
  2. 5. The birthstone for a Halloween baby.
  3. 6. “In one motion, she threw away the letter and her only hope;” or, the prophecized name of Alyssa’s firstborn daughter
  4. 11. One who needs even more moisturizing?
  5. 14. Not-so renowned author of The Reign of the Kingfisher
  6. 15. This starsign translates to Jungfrau in German, which shares a definition with a much more intimate descriptor
  7. 16. The scent of a certain perfectionist’s favorite candle
  8. 17. One who needs moisturizing?
  9. 18. In fairy romance, this corresponds to the size of something else
Down
  1. 1. A term for the standard, tall, dark, and morally grey romantasy MMC
  2. 2. The unspoken subject of a famous Hemingway piece
  3. 3. The first murder weapon, or the name of a rarely-solved mystery book
  4. 7. They come in orange, yellow, red, and French varieties, to name a few
  5. 8. A certain dragster’s most ill-begotten desire?
  6. 9. The _______ Arboretum: A wedding venue to be
  7. 10. She died tragically of space STDs
  8. 12. In short, the series that started the fairy romance craze
  9. 13. A clever name for a rosey-hued waterfowl with a headpiece, or Ms. Greer’s short-lived hall pass?