To Daddy

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Across
  1. 4. Standard in golf or life’s expectations
  2. 8. Job requiring coordination of aisle traffic and ceremonial grin
  3. 9. Where questions meet beats
  4. 10. Sunday ritual with touchdowns, couches, and Coke
  5. 12. Signed jersey owner and Browns fan favorite
  6. 15. Digital living room where memes and mayhem coexist
  7. 16. Textual reaction to a dad’s comedic peak
  8. 17. Groom who infiltrates trivia ranks
  9. 19. Fantasy football identity
  10. 21. Informal fatherly title
  11. 22. December Venue
  12. 26. Golf beginning or metaphorical launchpad
  13. 29. City of heartbreak, loyalty, and iterative hope
  14. 30. Digital nod of approval from @BigKeith himself
  15. 34. Formal name for the family’s fluffiest member
  16. 35. Roman arena admired by architects and dads alike
  17. 37. Your Pub pours
  18. 38. Band behind a childhood dance anthem
  19. 40. Projects refused to outsource
  20. 41. Format making a comeback
  21. 42. Life-long partner on baseball diamonds and beyond
  22. 43. Song that triggered giggles
Down
  1. 1. Breed that defines the family dog lineup
  2. 2. Groaner that earns an eye roll
  3. 3. Fiery name that brought third-place glory
  4. 5. retriever of yesteryear
  5. 6. Syrupy concoction Mom calls diabetes
  6. 7. Physical manifestation of this gift
  7. 11. 5 letters, daily obsession, universal frustration
  8. 13. Surname soon to exist only in memory and grids
  9. 14. Fast-food rival of Wendy’s — or of “Daddy”?
  10. 18. Alma mater, init.
  11. 20. Obsession he keeps clipped with obsessional precision
  12. 23. Golf accolade or crossword triumph
  13. 24. Central figure, unsolved mystery and solved devotion
  14. 25. Wednesdays; Now Thursdays
  15. 27. Daily grid not missed
  16. 28. Fictional venture with boats, hoes, and laughs
  17. 31. Time chunk or decade-defining rock period
  18. 32. Frozen nightly snack with milk on standby
  19. 33. Daughter of blue-heart group name
  20. 36. Table-order description, not just a nickname
  21. 39. Like a long guitar solo