1A: Long, drawn-out story
Answer: SAGA
5A: With 6-Down, become hopelessly infatuated
Answer: CRUSH
7A: Unsettled feeling
Answer: AGITA
8A: Back tooth
Answer: MOLAR
9A: Passionate student, perhaps
Answer: NERD
1D: A text saying “Congratulations! You’ve won a $1,000 gift card,” typically
Answer: SCAM
2D: Element between chlorine and potassium on the periodic table
Answer: ARGON
3D: Craftiness
Answer: GUILE
4D: “___ Is Born” (film)
Answer: ASTAR
6D: See 5-Across
Answer: HARD