Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- To separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
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- Temperature just below the boiling point
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- Small cake baked in a muffin tin (plural)
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- A dish served as the last course of a meal
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- The dishes making up a meal
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- Either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
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- The activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
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- Highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
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- Celebration with friends
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- A small open pie with a fruit filling (plural)
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- A dish served as the last course of a meal (plural)
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- A sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients (plural)
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- Something used to beautify (plural)
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- Any of various baked foods made of dough or batter (plural)
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- To manually manipulate, usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
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- A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
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