Liquor possibly named after this famous New Orleans street
10A
Using a car after drinking will get you one of these - if you switch the second and third letters around; else it’s also an island off India’s coast (sorry)
11A
Generic term for the liquor types in 1A, 9A, and 8D
15A
A couple words you may see on your local diner’s signage
16A
A type of job at a hair salon?
17A
A tree’s lifeblood
Verticales
1D
Basketball stat that can be offensive (or defensive)
2D
Naval petty officer: Abbr.
3D
Synonyms include learned, educated, and scholarly
4D
Admonishes
5D
Prefix for "bar" - weather, not drinking related
6D
Lead in to Dew
8D
This style of 11A, aged in the country it’s named for, pairs well with a ginger ale mixer
11D
"With this ring, I thee __"
12D
As my dad would say, it’s for horses
13D
The formula for this stat is "9 x earned runs / innings pitched"
14D
How I would casually answer if someone asked whether I would like a glass of 1A, 9A, 11A, or 8D (assuming that it’s 5:00 somewhere)