A Matter of Taste

For those with a palate for puzzles.
A delicious puzzle for foodies, featuring a culinary theme centered on spices, cooking, and flavor. Expect a healthy serving of clever wordplay.
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Across

  • 1A
    A cut of steak or a bit of comics
  • 6A
    Birthday dessert that might be spiced
  • 7A
    Transition zone bordering the Sahara
  • 9A
    Exercises one's taste
  • 11A
    A dazzling display, as of spices on a shelf
  • 12A
    What salt and smoke can do
  • 13A
    Floors one?

Down

  • 2D
    Uphill transport for skiers
  • 3D
    Navigable for an arctic ship, perhaps
  • 4D
    Lighter in the shade?
  • 5D
    Like a kitchen after a baking spree
  • 7D
    Life's zest, so to speak
  • 8D
    Oversaw a group of cows?
  • 10D
    Holder for coats or spices