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My spouse sent me this puzzle in a text message with the note: "For the solution look in the angle brackets". But IDK what they mean.

Two entries in the grid will make you :). 1 other entry is weird 2.
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1 Condition of 1 who can't focus* 
5 Like ppl who are pale 
8 US org w/ CEO Jeff Lyash* 
9 DIY items that deton8* 
10 It's hard to c in the ____  
11 Dylan, with songs like I Want U 
13 Wet tool to clean ^ 
15 Fe Man and Hawk I are part of it* 
16 It':(uration of time that is very long 
17 1st single from Lil' Romeo's Game Time 
18 A hyper one require:)s of track 
19 Like some1 who can't be trusted in Among Us* 
  
1 Frank Sinatra song "Young ___"* 
2 Modern alternative to VCR such as TiVo* 
3 The H in LHC 
4 It can be hard or floppy 
5 Beetle of the super fam Curculionoidea* 
6 Done 4 a purpose as needed 
7 US org w/ CEO Kevan Lawlor* 
10 A 2 person face off for 1's honor 
11 Like the i8 and the X3* 
12 Bs in TBYB and IITYWYBMAD 
13 Cow spk 
14 A network connecting =s* 

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(WARNING: THIS VIDEO WILL SPOIL THE PUZZLE)

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