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