by Myles Mellor
| Across 1 Valentine’s Day fruits 8 Hawaiian dish 9 Prattle away 11 Pecan or macadamia 12 Bubbly drink for a Valentine’s Day date 15 Pedicure subject 16 Unagi at a sushi bar 17 Coffee based beverage, ice cream topped with espresso 19 “Betty Davis ___” 21 British “Thanks” 23 Printer paper size, abbr. 25 Wine aroma or Valentine’s Day flower arrangement 28 Emotional intelligence, for short 29 Web site address ending 31 ____ Layer cake, a decadent dessert for Valentine’s Day 34 Romantic shape for a Valentine’s Day cookie 35 Dry as wine 37 “Lord of the Rings” bad guy 38 Un petit ___ 39 Gooey chocolate dessert, 2 words 40 Check out |
Down 1 Ice cream dessert 2 Groove 3 Environmental watchdogs, down south 4 This romantic would have loved Valentine’s Day 5 Ready for picking 6 Nog or white starter 7 Japanese title 10 Honey makers 12 Toothed wheel 13 Passion 14 Stout 15 Sacher___, Austrian dessert 18 “The Sweetest,” for Sade 20 “She loves __” Beatles song 22 Anise flavored aperitif 24 Italian cheese 26 Pale syrup for a Brit. 27 Chocolate-flavored coffee 30 Pear-shaped tropical fruit 32 Tinhorn ___ Winery 33 Love so much 35 Soothing the body and soul center 36 Signal |