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6 Across A knowledgeable judge of quality (11 letters)

Sentence hint Even the cheese ____ needed a second taste to identify the youngest wheel.

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Synonyms and close equivalents expert, discerning judge, aficionado

7 Across Make a substance impure by adding something inferior (10 letters)

Sentence hint The producer refused to ____ the costly saffron with dyed fibers.

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Synonyms and close equivalents debase, dilute, taint

8 Across Spoiled in the way old fats and oils can be (6 letters)

Sentence hint One sniff of the ____ walnut oil convinced Marta to open a fresh bottle.

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Synonyms and close equivalents rank, spoiled, off

1 Down An abundant quantity or display (9 letters)

Sentence hint A ____ of summer berries covered the pastry so completely that no cream showed.

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Synonyms and close equivalents abundance, wealth, plenty

2 Down Thicken from a liquid into a more solid mass (9 letters)

Sentence hint A few drops of acid made the proteins in the warm milk ____.

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Synonyms and close equivalents congeal, curdle, set

3 Down Pure and unmixed with other substances (13 letters)

Sentence hint The label promised ____ maple syrup with no corn sweetener added.

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Synonyms and close equivalents pure, unmixed, undiluted

4 Down Extremely hungry (8 letters)

Sentence hint By the time the bread came out of the oven, the overnight crew was ____.

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Synonyms and close equivalents famished, starving, voracious

5 Down Unfamiliar because it comes from somewhere far away (6 letters)

Sentence hint A fruit considered ____ at the northern market grew in nearly every yard back home.

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