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Puzzles & Games Dept.While the chef is busy dealing with an oven that’s on the fritz, it’s up to you to put together the pairings for tonight’s nine-course menu. Every clue below has a one-word answer; as a hint, the answers in each column are in alphabetical order. After solving each clue, match an answer on the left with one on the right to make a well-known phrase, name, or compound word containing a food, then draw a straight line between each pair. When you’re done, the crossed-out letters on the table, read from top to bottom, will spell the menu’s theme.Printer-friendly version | Get answersIllustration by Tomi Um

While the chef is busy dealing with an oven that’s on the fritz, it’s up to you to put together the pairings for tonight’s nine-course menu. Every clue below has a one-word answer; as a hint, the answers in each column are in alphabetical order. After solving each clue, match an answer on the left with one on the right to make a well-known phrase, name, or compound word containing a food, then draw a straight line between each pair. When you’re done, the crossed-out letters on the table, read from top to bottom, will spell the menu’s theme.