BOBBIE ANN MASON, CLEAR SPRINGS — All my life I have had a recurrent... dream. I face a buffet or cafeteria line laden with beautiful foods. My anticipation is deliciously agonizing... I always wake up just as I've made my selections but before I get to eat.
| A. | Contest involving recipes (hyph.) | BAKEOFF |
| B. | Something served at a bar | OYSTER |
| C. | Indian dish flavored with saffron or turmeric | BIRYANI |
| D. | Wine that's usually drunk within a few months of being made | BEAUJOLAIS |
| E. | Essential element obtained from seaweed | IODINE |
| F. | Form a mixture like mayonnaise | EMULSIFY |
| G. | How some coffee is served (2 wds.) | AULAIT |
| H. | Site offering Internet access and things to eat | NETCAFE |
| I. | Garnished with anchovies, tomatoes and black olives | NICOISE |
| J. | Mesoamerican staple | MAIZE |
| K. | Extra ingredient for flavor or preservation | ADDITIVE |
| L. | Baked, as an egg in a dish | SHIRRED |
| M. | Controlling one's intake (3 wds.) | ONADIET |
| N. | What the potato is to Peru | NATIVE |
| O. | Word before salad or special | CHEFS |
| P. | Bread, cabbage, kale | LETTUCE |
| Q. | In need of a meal | EMPTY |
| R. | Legume grown for forage | ALFALFA |
| S. | Pastry made with a cream-cheese dough | RUGELACH |
| T. | Grilled meat dipped in peanut sauce | SATAY |
| U. | Small decorated cake (2 wds.) | PETITFOUR |
| V. | Like the symmetry of a sliced pizza | RADIAL |
| W. | Dessert drink made from frozen ingredients (2 wds.) | ICEWINE |
| X. | Ingredient in eggnog and many custards | NUTMEG |
| Y. | Thick soup made from green pods | GUMBO |
| Z. | Put in the breadbasket, so to speak | SWALLOW |