Ily Mike <3

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Across
  1. 1. Our favorite state
  2. 4. Will he ever read it? Can he ever read it? Or will he sink into the endless void of hipsters and wanna-be whizzes who keep it for prideful display? Time will tell.
  3. 7. Devon’s second favorite thing to hear Mike say
  4. 10. Where one can find Mike’s fondest memories
  5. 12. The victim of our SNEAKY tom-foolery
  6. 13. Devon’s favorite past-time with friends (and Mike)
  7. 15. A tree of a man
  8. 18. Devon’s favorite thing to hear Mike say
  9. 19. Iowa’s new resident commie- a result of an inaccurate prediction
  10. 21. Something Mike does not own but pretends he does
  11. 22. Mike’s second favorite talking (and arguing) category
  12. 23. Our old apartment number… have you forgotten it yet?
  13. 25. Devon’s sole personal property in the car
  14. 29. Devon’s primary 2021 woe
  15. 30. Where Mike saves not just the gays, but the whole world
  16. 32. Our landlord’s odd affliction
  17. 33. Work bestie supreme
  18. 34. A demon cat
  19. 36. Where Mike never wants to be lonely…
  20. 38. Unfortunately NOT our state (though Mike would like it to be)
  21. 40. Devon and Mike… sittin’ in a tree… _ _ _ _ _ _ _
  22. 43. The gritty, granular bane of Mike’s existence
  23. 46. Our romantic origins
  24. 47. The world’s cutest boy
  25. 48. Devon’s favorite holiday
  26. 54. Our lunchtime past-time
  27. 56. Fast casual, or fast committed relationship with Mike Hall?
  28. 57. One of our favorite things to do together (prior to October 2021)
  29. 59. The subject of Mike’s first presidential biography
  30. 60. It probably broke because it knew we were coming…
  31. 62. Scientific name of our hanging plant
  32. 65. The abstract adroit behind Mike’s favorite piece
  33. 66. Our most recent addition to the family
  34. 70. According to Mike, $180 is the appropriate amount to spend on this item
  35. 72. Mike, you need to be nice to your _____.
  36. 73. Our first D.C. museum excursion
  37. 77. The first place we moved together
  38. 78. A very glamorous state (or so Devon tends to say in her work meetings)
  39. 79. Mantra for Mike’s ball-throwers
  40. 80. Mike’s favorite holiday
  41. 81. Devon’s favorite past-time with Mike
Down
  1. 1. Mike’s little fetish (emphasis on little)
  2. 2. Our first spicy friend
  3. 3. Bloody, gory, dramatic and no longer watched by us
  4. 5. Mike’s office
  5. 6. Mike likes to talk like a _____
  6. 8. You tell me every day
  7. 9. The target of a crosscountry move with a full car, 2 screaming cats, and a plant
  8. 11. Mike hasn’t read it- but funnily enough, 11% of the population has
  9. 14. Where Devon became an expert in automobile insurance
  10. 16. Mike’s favorite past-time
  11. 17. A LARGE Christmas mishap
  12. 20. Another one bites the dust at the ACLU…
  13. 24. Devon’s favorite pal amongst Mike’s current coworkers
  14. 26. Devon’s office
  15. 27. A meaningless chore that we now perform on occasion
  16. 28. Mike’s favorite talking (and arguing) category
  17. 31. It’s coming for us. Around every street corner, every shopping mall, every grocery store. Imminent death awaits.
  18. 35. Devon loves it when he shows her ___ to his coworkers
  19. 37. Can we please go to his wedding?
  20. 38. A demon dog
  21. 39. Our second new friend in DC
  22. 41. Mike spends hours looking at this…but it’s ok, because it’s not tiktok
  23. 42. A heart-wrenching tale of poverty and trailer parks
  24. 44. Mike’s master trivia category
  25. 45. The first street we lived on together
  26. 49. The number of rooms in our apartment
  27. 50. An innocent detour that cost us 3 hours
  28. 51. Cause of the elephant man debacle
  29. 52. Our stinky visitor
  30. 53. Where Mike suffered the brunt of his gastrointestinal trauma
  31. 55. Mike’s primary 2021 woe
  32. 58. What Devon says when she has a BAD attitude
  33. 61. How many months we’ve known each other (and lived together)
  34. 63. Where Devon saves the gays
  35. 64. Mike is _____ because he’s a Cornell man
  36. 67. We thought we’d crack it… we were high spirited… believed in our own ingenuity… oiled and greased our brains in preparation... alas…
  37. 68. He’s very concerned with his own mortality
  38. 69. The sounds Mike makes to get his mother’s attention
  39. 71. Writer of what Mike has dubbed, “the most realistic fiction”
  40. 74. Our first new friend in DC
  41. 75. A flatulent dispensary for your sandwich delight
  42. 76. Yummy yummy in Mike’s tummy… it’s all he wants for breakfast! And lunch!