PAUL DICKSON: SLANG DICTIONARY — The point at which we speakers of American English are most open-minded would seem to be when we are most open-mouthed. We devour words like pasta, empanadas, souvlakia, quiche lorraine, havarti,... yakitori, and osso bucco.
| A. | Carbonated fruit drink at a soda fountain | PHOSPHATE |
| B. | Doctor with a 1996 best seller | ATKINS |
| C. | Finger-pointing figure (2 wds.) | UNCLESAM |
| D. | Expanded through fermentation | LEAVENED |
| E. | Dish in a Chinese smorgasbord (2 wds.) | DIMSUM |
| F. | Part of the Corn Belt | IOWA |
| G. | What's commonly kept in a fiasco | CHIANTI |
| H. | Legitimate; authentic | KOSHER |
| I. | Sargassum or jelly plant | SEAWEED |
| J. | Triple Crown winner of 1935 | OMAHA |
| K. | Origin of potatoes and chocolate (2 wds.) | NEWWORLD |
| L. | Degust, relish | SAVOR |
| M. | Half-hearted, indifferent | LUKEWARM |
| N. | Embodying traditional values (hyph.) | APPLEPIE |
| O. | Foster, maintain | NOURISH |
| P. | Southern snack mix item | GOOBER |
| Q. | Chrysler product until 1961 | DESOTO |
| R. | Container for picnic provisions (2 wds.) | ICECHEST |
| S. | Shellfish preparation | CHOWDER |
| T. | Shape of a bagel or doughnut | TOROID |
| U. | Sick with worry; agitated (3 wds.) | INASTEW |
| V. | Most favorable | OPTIMUM |
| W. | Site of the Comstock Lode | NEVADA |
| X. | Practice temperance | ABSTAIN |
| Y. | Cheese named for a town in France | ROQUEFORT |
| Z. | ___ Conference, superseded by the Atlantic 10 | YANKEE |