It's Elemental

A puzzle that's periodically brilliant.
This puzzle features clever wordplay where answers contain hidden chemical element symbols. A fun challenge for science and language lovers.
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Across

  • 3A
    Jeweler's magnifying glass
  • 6A
    Study with close attention (over)
  • 7A
    Barely adequate in amount
  • 10A
    Radio part that homes in on a station
  • 11A
    Hearty one-dish baked meal
  • 14A
    President who signed the Affordable Care Act
  • 15A
    Relating to musical key
  • 16A
    Look intently or searchingly
  • 17A
    Devoid of movement

Down

  • 1D
    Fuzzy, orange-hued stone fruit
  • 2D
    A skilled crafter of bread or cheese, say
  • 4D
    Happen or take place
  • 5D
    A discussion group of experts
  • 7D
    What an incredible bargain might be called
  • 8D
    ___ one bites the dust (Queen hit)
  • 9D
    Underground shakings
  • 12D
    Approximately, or 'on the subject of'
  • 13D
    Like the print on a medicine bottle