Clue: The first letter of each answer spells out a clue

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Across
  1. 2. Mike's cooking spirit animal, Chicago culinary legend, and owner of Frontera
  2. 3. With #6, the full name of a former Bears WR who Mike still doesn't understand how he was not a hall of famer
  3. 4. Mike's favorite lite domestic beer
  4. 7. _____ State Beavers, Mike's favorite Pac-2 team
Down
  1. 1. The media company which produces the majority of the podcasts Mike listens to; Viva!
  2. 3. What Mike will most likely order at a coffee shop
  3. 5. One of Mike's favorite artists of all time and who Drake called when he didn't see the club
  4. 6. A betting side, what you most likely would wager on if you were betting on Iowa
  5. 8. Mike's favorite form of vacation, especially to national parks. Lot of driving