New Year x Valentines Day crossword answers
Across
1 Plastic Another word for fake love, what many of the gifts given on Across 32 are likely made of, it’s also everywhere including in you
5 Envelope Used to send letters
8 Calla A type of white lily native to southern Africa representing innocence and meaning that you really love each other and being around each other, also said to convey admiration and appreciation, also often seen alongside tulips during Easter, and the traditional choice for funeral arrangements and expressions of sympathy.
9 Audio A type of message you send to your long distance relationship partner
10 Bangkok The capital, largest city and chief port of Thailand
12 Cupid Roman version of eros, in modern times depicted as a baby with wings holding a bow and arrow
15 Act Something you put on or do to hide your insincerity, especially if you’re playing a part, most movies can be broken into three of these
17 Seollal The annual Korean holiday celebrating the first day of the lunisolar calendar
19 Tet The annual Vietnamese holiday based on the lunisolar calendar
20 Clean Something you should do before inviting someone over tomorrow, or something you shouldn’t have done during Down 27
22 Rooster Male bird that had a comb AND a wattle, COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO
24 Snake An animal known for being deceitful and dishonest but historically have been a symbol for heath, medicine, pharmacy, mortality, among other things. Also the symbol of Taylor Swift’s Reputation Album, HISSSSS
25 Two A couple, a pair, a duo, deuce
26 Lupercalia Ancient roman festival celebrating the Roman god of agriculture and celebrated by sacrificing animals and hitting people with animal hide, which some believed helped with fertility that has traces to the origins of Across 32
28 Dog Supposedly man’s best friend, BARK BARK WOOF WOOF
30 Seat To be chivalrous, one pull this out for their date, a two person couch is also called a love____
32 Valentines Day about love
34 Horse Pegasus, Bojack, and Centaurs all are partially this animal, NEIGH
38 Eat Action usually done at a restaurant
39 Gains Something some people believe will get them more dates but actually only get them more compliments from other gym bros
41 Cat Zodiac animal honored in Vietnam instead of the rabbit, MEOW
42 Japan An east Asian country that doesn’t celebrate the new cycle of the moon
45 Hate Opposite of love, or how The Justice Photos editor Eliza feels about me perpetuating that cows are their favorite animal
46 Goat Makes a cow milk alternative, they also have rectangular pupils, BAAAA not a sheep
49 Irked Past tense of a word to describe something you can do to your partner if you put too much or too little effort into a holiday this week
50 Monkey Curious George, Abu, Rafiki are all of this species which also contains baboons, macaques, marmosets, tamarins, capuchins, and mandrills, OOH OOH AH AH
52 Lovebird Agapornis bird, one of the smallest parrot species
54 Thailand Southeast Asian country that will celebrating the year of the Naga this year
55 Honey A nickname given to a partner, brought to you by BUZZ BUZZ bees
56 Feud Something you need in order to start the enemies to lovers trope
Down
1 Pan Greek god famous for his sexual prowess, something in his pants and made a flute, also something you use to cook food for your date :)
2 Alibi Something you’ll need if you don’t have elaborate plans for your partner tomorrow, a legal defense for the accused to show they couldn’t have committed the crime
3 Hearts In humans, composed of four chambers and two valves, mainly composed of cardiomyocytes and connective tissue; plural
4 Altar Often below an arch where a couple exchange vows and get married
6 Pig Spidey Ham, Wilbur, and Pumbaa have this in common, OINK OINK
7 Europa Phoenician “seduced” by the god Zeus in the form of a bull because he fell in “love” with her
8 Conversation 8 billion of these heart candies are made every year and yet they have the same texture as chalk
11 Kumquat Tiny citrus fruit sometimes said to resemble a small gold nugget (in canto the literal translation is gold orange), and a symbol of prosperity
12 Chocolate The top export from Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Ghana which make up about 70% of the world's supply to make this product
13 Pileup Accident that might occur if one is distracted by a partner in a car
14 Dinner Meal name in the evening
16 XOXO Hugs and Kisses
18 Letters What you may write to your love, or even to Juliet (2010)
21 Rat The first zodiac animal to cross the finish line using its cunning intelligence, also allegedly infests Mods and some Zivs
22 Red Color shared by both holidays this week
23 Rose The first name of Gran’ma Ben, Thorn Harvestar’s grandma, in the Bone Series by Jeff Smith
27 Lunarnewyear Rings in the new year based on the cycles of the moon
29 Ooh Something you say after opening a present to express admiration of the gift
31 Isis The Egyptian goddess of fertility
33 Lion Dance accompanied by drums, cymbals, and gongs to bring good luck, can often be seen going into restaurants and eating from a bowl of cabbage
35 Orange Lucky fruit, also a color
36 Egg Auspicious to eat, especially when hard boiled and red, as they represent new beginnings, fertility and growth; singular
37 Knitwear Type of gift given by fiber artists that may lead to the “sweater curse”
40 Apology An expression of regret you probably give when you turn someone down
43 Dragon This year's zodiac animal
44 Buddy A nickname used to indicate someone is just a friend, also a name you call a dog
47 Tiger Striped beast
48 Nails Something you get done during a manicure or pedicure
51 Dove Past tense for jump into a pool, bird in the same family of pigeons, a British soap company’s namesake and logo, when found dead don’t eat
53 Dad Something a man may become if they’re not careful tomorrow
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