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This began as a 'foodies' crossword and it just developed from there. British English used in the main with a few international cookery terms thrown in for good measure. I hope you enjoy it!
Author: SisterSeagull - Diff: Harder

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      4. Computer file type extension
      9. Italian term used to describe a dish baked in the oven (It. two words)
      10. Synthetic substance with chemical formula Al2 O3
      11. Never cooked but definitely burned up in March 2001
      12. Blend of spices used in north African cuisines
      14. Type of bean and a dish of the same in Greece
      15. Hot beverage very popular with the British
      16. English rock band whose namesake invented the seed ____
      19. Alternative spelling for a Russian's countryside retreat
      21. I think, therefore I ____
      22. There are this many weeks in the Roman year
      23. Don't blow, pluck or strum when you see these
      25. In medieval England this was a safer bet than drinking the water!
      26. Refreshing drink made with yogurt from the sub-continent
      28. Small pointed hand tool used for making holes
      29. Term for a young child (Brit. Slang))
      30. A continental breakfast often consists of breads, cheeses and these
      34. Rock band Iron Maiden's 1982 album; The ____ of the Beast
      35. Currently surplus to requirements
      36. This stew, popular in France and made with lamb, could find favour with writer MacLean? (Fr.)
      38. Brand spanking new Krautrock band, he exclaimed! (Ger.)
      39. Surname of the emperors of the Shang Dynasty
      40. He'd love black pudding in its uncooked state
      41. Cyndi Lauper did this all night during 1989 with Roy Orbison in pursuit in 1992
      42. This is company but one more would be a crowd

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      1. Potatoes like these are found as a topping on a popular British pie
      2. Name of a region and people living on the Horn of Africa
      3. Controversial liver pate, Foie ____ (Fr.)
      4. Ubiquitous fruit usually thought of as a vegetable
      5. Bow-tie shaped pasta (It.)
      6. Tortilla with a savoury filling containing cheese (Sp.)
      7. An excessive drinker (Slang)
      8. Fruit subject of a 1922 song and of rationing during WW2
      13. "Wow, you look well" - "Thanks, I've just been ____ (coll.)
      17. Fish product not as popular at the British chippy these days
      18. A diminutive name for a variety of flat sheet pasta (It.)
      20. Dit dit dit, dah dah dah, dit dit dit (Int.)
      23. The French, Dutch, Norwegians and others did this between 1939 and 1945
      24. The sea that has no coastline
      25. French culinary term meaning 'cooked to order' (Fr. three words)
      27. A musical note of the major musical scale
      30. Traditional Mexican soup made with beef tripe
      31. The word is short but it can last for ages!
      32. Of these, Turin's is the most famous
      33. Most household waste goes in here
      37. Primary ingredient in Wiener Schnitzel