Alicia's 49 Years, In Clues

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Across
  1. 2. A chain restaurant with surprisingly permanent consequences
  2. 7. The study that might have been Alicia’s secret second career
  3. 8. The sport that preceded the marathons
  4. 9. The first appointment on Alicia’s daily calendar
  5. 10. Because apparently exercising every day wasn't enough
  6. 14. A Thai connection, despite the New York-sounding name
  7. 16. A childhood song worth lobbying strangers to play
  8. 18. The place where Alicia’s parents put down their Missouri roots
  9. 21. A childhood pastime involving considerable airtime
  10. 22. A Ford with an unfortunate chapter in Alicia’s teenage years
  11. 25. A mispronounced and misunderstood line with four silent letters
  12. 27. The sport that once involved spelling with Alicia’s entire body
  13. 28. The Gomez responsible for making Alicia dance
  14. 29. The disease that made philanthropy personal for the family
Down
  1. 1. Bay’s feline partner in crime
  2. 3. The city where a college dining hall changed two lives
  3. 4. The distance twice conquered by Alicia
  4. 5. The room about to receive a fall makeover
  5. 6. The high-school distinction involving considerably more sunshine
  6. 11. Trips once measured in miles, campgrounds, and four wheels
  7. 12. An Alabama escape surrounded by water
  8. 13. The store where athletic wear becomes a personality
  9. 14. The cat who turned a squirrel into dinner
  10. 15. A first job spent keeping others afloat
  11. 17. A flower, a Greek goddess, and Alicia’s favorite
  12. 19. The annual autumn activity involving three-dimensional gourds
  13. 20. A family tradition best served flaky
  14. 21. Six letters, no pen or paper required to spell it
  15. 23. A profession with plenty of words, but not this particular one
  16. 24. The woman trusted with hair
  17. 26. A lifelong friendship that began at SLU
  18. 30. The thing every family trip requires
  19. 31. Annual victim of the indoor plant migration