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In the test kitchen

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Sentence 1 Even the cheese ____ needed a second taste to identify the youngest wheel. (11 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents expert, discerning judge, aficionado

Sentence 2 The producer refused to ____ the costly saffron with dyed fibers. (10 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents debase, dilute, taint

Sentence 3 One sniff of the ____ walnut oil convinced Marta to open a fresh bottle. (6 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents rank, spoiled, off

Sentence 4 A ____ of summer berries covered the pastry so completely that no cream showed. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents abundance, wealth, plenty

Sentence 5 A few drops of acid made the proteins in the warm milk ____. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents congeal, curdle, set

Sentence 6 The label promised ____ maple syrup with no corn sweetener added. (13 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents pure, unmixed, undiluted

Sentence 7 By the time the bread came out of the oven, the overnight crew was ____. (8 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents famished, starving, voracious

Sentence 8 A fruit considered ____ at the northern market grew in nearly every yard back home. (6 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents foreign, unfamiliar, out-of-the-ordinary