Recipient of the first crossword I ever made when we were dating in 2007 (it was a 7×7 grid with this exact configuration of black squares and her name in this spot)
11A
Affectionate greeting near (but not on) the cheek
13A
Provide a rented space for
14A
Hole-punching tool
15A
"Belinda Blinked 1; A modern story of ___, erotica and passion ..." (start of a long title of a Rocky Flintstone book that's read on the podcast "My Dad Wrote a Porno")
Down
1D
Deorbited space station of March 2001
2D
Trailer, e.g.
3D
Generate high interest and shares?
4D
Toys originally from England, informally
5D
Virtuoso
6D
"___, and ..." (improv comedy principle)
8D
Long body parts for brachiosauruses
11D
Chicken-king tie
12D
Either of two AL teams eliminated by the Astros in the 2021 MLB playoffs
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