Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- Sweet brown treat made from cacao beans
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- A preparation for ___
- 3 Across
- A state in east central United States
- 6 Across
- A small ring-shaped friedcake (plural)
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- Thin fried slices of potato eaten as a snack
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- Small meat pie or turnover
- 9 Across
- A ___ made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature
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- A thin ___ slice of potato fried in deep fat (plural)
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- Small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda (plural)
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- A pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with ___ powder and usually eaten with rice
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