ASL Valentine's Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Point out your thumb and index finger to form an ā€œLā€. While keeping them extended, lift your little finger. Your middle and ring finger keep touching your palm. Finally, direct your hand towards the person you are talking to.
  2. 5. The dominant hand in "V" handshape moves counter clockwise on the back of the palm of the non-dominant "S" hand.
  3. 8. Relax the dominant hand with the thumb beneath the other fingers. Bring the hand up to the forehead and tap the thumb against the underside of the other fingers, like gripping a ballcap then the index fingers of both X-handshape hands clasp together after "ballcap" and then clasp again in the opposite direction.
  4. 13. Dominant upright "B-thumb" handshape, palm in, in contact with the chin with the tips of the fingers, brush down once, becoming bent "B-thumb" or "15" handshape
  5. 15. Making your dominant hand into a C-shape. Take your non-dominant hand and lay it flat with palm down in front of your body. Take the C-shape and move it in a circle, with the side of your thumb circling on top of the palm of your non-dominant hand.
  6. 17. Bring the hands together in ASL letter 'D' - to touch at the fingertips, then pull apart about an inch-and-a-half then bring together again. Use a small quick movement.
  7. 18. Take your open hand (or both hands) and brush up your chest a couple of times
  8. 20. You simply form the shape of a heart using both middle fingers, with the rest of the fingers splayed open. Start at the top and finish by having your fingers meet in the pointy end of the heart, making the sign around the center-left side of your chest, where your heart is located.
Down
  1. 1. The thumb of the dominant "10" handshape moves down once on the cheek + the index fingers of both X-handshape hands clasp together after cheek and then clasp again in the opposite direction.
  2. 2. Make a fist, and open the index finger by pointing upwards. Bring the finger in front of the chin and slide it down.
  3. 4. Hold your fingers and thumb together, move your pinched fingers from one side of your nostril to the other.
  4. 6. The fingers go up and down together and fingers uses an alternating movement.
  5. 7. "K" handshapes rotate around each other - dominant hand starts on top of the non-dominant hand and ends on top of the left hand.
  6. 9. Form both hands into fists, then have them cross each other in front of you and move them apart intermittently a couple of times.
  7. 10. Placing your left hand in front of you, palm up and moving the flat palm of your right hand across your left hand.
  8. 11. We begin by making fists with both hands and bringing them together. Once the hands are together meeting fist to fist, we do little circles as if we were mixing cake batter.
  9. 12. Sign the ASL letter R with your dominant hand, sign by moving your 'R' hand from one side of your nostril to the other.
  10. 14. Place your hand on your upper chest, with fingers extended. Move your hand away from the chest while pulling all fingers together, so that you have all your fingertips touching.
  11. 15. Taking your index finger and touching it just under the mouth area on one side of your chin. Twist the finger back-and-forth.
  12. 16. Placing both hands in front of your face, palms in. Bring both of your hands down the length of your face.
  13. 19. Form the letter 'P' in ASL, then touch your middle finger to your lips a couple times.