A Recipe for Disaster
Where the kitchen gets heated and the plot thickens.
A crossword blending culinary terms and spycraft. This puzzle is filled with clever wordplay, puns, and double-meaning clues.
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Across
- 3ALeave no ___ (operative's goal)
- 7ATandoori-baked bread for sopping up curry
- 8ACan be crude or extra virgin
- 9AAn informant, in slang
- 10AShady backroom arrangements
- 11AFinal resting places for bones
- 15ALike a poorly planned extraction
- 16AThey can be fruity or cutting
- 18AMathematician's obsession, in dessert form?
- 19ASwell up, like dough or a conspiracy
- 20AMinds the bar, or a honey trap
Down
- 1DDried poblano used in Mexican cuisine
- 2DCritically review, as a film
- 4DOld-school phone with a circular dial
- 5DGarlicky sauce often served with frites
- 6D___ call (near disaster)
- 9DPlaces to plant bugs?
- 10DChecked for fingerprints
- 12DAssume a new form, as a spy in disguise
- 13DLethal nerve agent
- 14DLike revenge, or a dessert tart
- 17DCombine, as ingredients or secret messages
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