8 October 2015

Crossword by Boffles

The inner man or woman

Across

    1  Have a vindaloo if you like your curry like this (4,3)

    5  More coffee than chocolate (5)

    8  What Miss Violette Shumberger, under the guidance of Nicely-Nicely Jones, did competitively (3)

    9  Pulse dish (5)

  10  Top chefs do for three Michelin stars (3)

  11  Starch used for a milk pudding (4)

  13  Pasta and pizza are staples of this cuisine (7)

  14  A steamed (but not steamy) pudding (6,6)

  18  Second part of 13, for example (7)

  20  Carnivorous prawns? (5)

  21  A sorbet (3)

  23  Noodle soup, not a potentially harmful object (3)

  24  Yoghurt sauce good with your vindaloo (5)

  25  Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay are –  to some people (5)

  26  Hour for a quick bite (6)

 

Down

    1  Milanese or Parmigiana perhaps (4)

    2  Grain used for 17dn (3)

    3  Traditionally used for kedgeree (7)

    4  Amphibian in batter, not a jam (4,2,3,4)

    5  Eponymous singer (5)

    6  What is in your cuppa (3)

    7  Essential for Bakewell ladies of the night (6)

  12  Spice. Add Sirius or Betelgeuse for another (5)

  14  Not to be confused with sushi, although it often is (7)

  15  Such food is the weight-watchers’ friend (3-4)

  16  Breakfast favourite (3)

  17  You need it to buy it (5)

  19  Snacks to go with your sherry (5)

  22  Celebrity chefs often have a big one (3)