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Across
  1. 1. The marsupial to which you, Chinju, are most alike
  2. 4. Midwest city where Shibu suffered a tear
  3. 7. what we had for dinner the day we went to the DIA
  4. 8. indispensable bathroom item i introduced to you
  5. 9. movie we watched our first Valentine's day that we STILL haven't finished
  6. 11. first night out restaurant
  7. 13. vegetation often on top of baby chinju's head
  8. 15. love language #1
  9. 17. my level of nothai spice
  10. 21. a long and important amalgam of nicknames
  11. 24. TV show where we first heard jellybean
  12. 27. my favorite bollywood movie to date
  13. 30. Surname of a GOP Senator who came up early in our acquaintance
  14. 32. Beloved snack accompaniment which is also the basis for our royal mandate
  15. 33. Aidan loves you...
  16. 34. My first Madras order during our time together
  17. 36. District of Mumbai, Maharashtra; also the title of a range extender and one of many nicknames for a cutie
  18. 37. origin country of the most annoying four dudes of all time
  19. 39. concern which kept us awake all night long one time
  20. 40. wet and wild - we collided here
  21. 41. our first photoshoot location
  22. 42. our caffeine go-to during senior year
Down
  1. 2. what you always need
  2. 3. Our first Netflix Series
  3. 5. love language #2
  4. 6. the first time i complimented your beauty
  5. 10. what I need right this instant
  6. 12. We first met in person at the corner of the two...
  7. 14. you are...
  8. 16. epicenter of yogurt in Mumbai
  9. 18. location of my final birthday scavenger hunt clue
  10. 19. subject of the french tin sign you got me
  11. 20. canadian treat that you love
  12. 22. debaucherous playlist
  13. 23. the saying goes "Chinju is..."
  14. 25. our favorite place in windsor
  15. 26. your alibi for flying back to the US and surprising me in March 2021
  16. 28. location of my first foray into pay bhaji
  17. 29. love language #3
  18. 31. Purveyor of Borscht and other Eastern European delights
  19. 35. the best chocolate lava cake is at...
  20. 38. Where we ate bagels together for the first time in May 2021 (the morning after the first time we *made* bagels)