UTAH

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Across
  1. 4. Ubiquitous gas station
  2. 6. You gotta really be part of the "in" crowd to get an invite to this body of water
  3. 8. Mountains west of UT's population center, tree-less because humanity blows
  4. 10. Professional sports franchise determined to cause emotional distress (and now in HORRIBLE new uniforms!)
  5. 11. Street layout used in most cities/towns but especially SLC; revered by the intelligent
  6. 14. White, uniform area off of I-80 west of SLC
  7. 15. Body of water eponymous to our capital, it'll be gone soon and bring us a host of problems :(
  8. 16. We don't actually eat this dessert very often but everyone thinks its our only food
  9. 17. One of only two mountain ranges in the US that run east-west
Down
  1. 1. Religious "rectangle" at the heart of downtown SLC
  2. 2. Former mining town turned ski/MTB paradise
  3. 3. Iconic landmark near Moab
  4. 5. Where most of the state lives
  5. 7. Spelled like a tropical storm but pronounced otherwise, much to Tim's chagrin
  6. 9. Nickname given to our National Parks as a collective
  7. 12. The moms there have their own stereotype at this point
  8. 13. THE Utah mountain range