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Exotic Elixirs and Rare Aromatics
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Plant exudate blending solid and sticky — key to ancient fixatives
  • 2. Citrus hybrid, harboring Japan’s elusive tart and fragrant soul
  • 4. Genus of leaves steeped to yield a caffeinated elixir revered in Asia
  • 6. Verdant squash cousin that’s more fruit than vegetable in disguise
  • 8. Rare stone fruit, its name a linguistic twist of exotic lands
  • 11. Vanillin-rich seed with coumarin’s perfume, banned in some lands
  • 13. Stigmas plucked by dawn bring golden hues and floral whispers
Down
  • 3. Phosphorescent fungi from Polynesia, an ingredient glimmering with mystery
  • 5. Smoky Turkish chili, its name echoes a regional mystique
  • 7. Sulfurous gum resin essential in Indian cuisine’s fragrant aura
  • 9. Sacred spring’s water, sometimes infused for healing culinary crafts
  • 10. Tiny citrus consumed whole, peel’s bittersweet tang defies norms
  • 12. Himalayan sweet ring bread, laced with cardamom’s cryptic scent
  • 14. Ancient stimulant herb, its alkaloids once prized in Chinese brews
  • 15. Japanese pepper producing tingling sensation, not just a spice

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