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Hmm that's an interesting one. In the original recording was there a gap between the time he cleared the Learjet for takeoff and when he issued to the runway crossing instruction to Southwest?
The controller's curt replies to the Southwest crew might have to do with denial or anger/guilt but at the same time it sounded like he had a lot on his plate with the airport traffic and needed to keep on top of things until he was relieved (which happened just a few minutes later).
I'm not blaming the pilot, but if it was real time, then they definitely have a lack of situational awareness...like most crews. Especially if they were on the same frequency.