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Across
  1. 2. thee, historically
  2. 3. @
  3. 7. Ancient kings in denial
  4. 8. What you would do after not beating them
  5. 11. Schatzki found this mucosal ring that develops in the distal esophagus at the gastro-esophageal junction
  6. 12. Embarrassing foul in the NBA
  7. 14. Partner for Fro
  8. 16. One's an insult, two's a joke
  9. 17. The participant (and loser) in this viral challenge about not laughing
  10. 18. The alternative is the highway
  11. 20. Overeager gambler asks for change?
  12. 22. A common favorite show on Tinder
  13. 26. It may include a dash or swim
  14. 28. Popular singer Sheeran was required
  15. 29. Final say legally, in a way
  16. 30. Introspection at the end of a pool
  17. 32. Give satisfaction, if you don't mind!
  18. 33. You're not born here, but when you die, you lie here, to a "t"
  19. 35. Shared word in this 2002 film directed by Chris Columbus
  20. 38. A very common usage of Ser to denote country of origin, translated of course
  21. 39. A group of ferrets is my concern
  22. 44. Makings of a military man
  23. 47. An inebriated runner?
  24. 48. Often tags along with Al
Down
  1. 1. The type of district a hometown hero would be found in
  2. 2. What the clue "Are you happy?" was originally supposed to be for
  3. 4. A pearl anniversary celebrates this many years of marriage
  4. 5. Where this Jackson 5 hit will be
  5. 6. Cornerstone of most pirate jokes
  6. 9. Make accessible, in a way
  7. 10. Snubbed at best pet awards in favor of dogs
  8. 13. The greatest puzzler grandmaster of all time!
  9. 15. One of 10, then one of 12, then one of 12 again
  10. 17. No apostrophe needed!
  11. 18. Your Name
  12. 19. Optimist's favorite verb
  13. 21. How one would finish a tarot reading?
  14. 23. Land called Mizraim in the Bible
  15. 24. Shared word in this 1996 film directed by Mike Leigh
  16. 25. How Pop Star Ariana Grande would finish showing gratitude
  17. 27. Often mistaken for a baker's dozen
  18. 31. This one is kind of meta
  19. 34. Dangerous thing to tempt
  20. 36. Group of buildings is hard to understand
  21. 37. Rudyard Kipling poem
  22. 40. How one would start a complaint about the absence of the phrase "adventure" in this puzzle
  23. 41. The place the flipside calls home base
  24. 42. In between zero and thirty
  25. 43. There are 10,080 of them this week
  26. 44. What writers always strive for
  27. 45. Current demands of the impatient
  28. 46. What generic male edgelord protagonists refuse to ask for