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Vintage Vending Treats Cryptic Challenge
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Brown sugar confections that coat lips and teeth in sweet retro layers (8)
  • 2. A sugary aerated confection with a hexagonal pattern, crunchy vending delight (9)
  • 4. Baked crisp disks often salted, generic but classic vending fare (8)
  • 5. Layered bread and fillings, hints at vending machine meals beyond sweets (10)
  • 9. Stretchy sugar stick prone to entangling teeth in nostalgic munchies (5)
  • 10. Counterfeit spelling for a nougat chocolate bar reminiscent of old vending glory (8)
  • 13. What retro vending snacks evoke, a bittersweet sentimental longing (9)
  • 15. Footwear unrelated, but a pun on 'snickers'—the candy bar’s older competitor (8)
  • 16. Ancient root-flavored chewy, black strand of sneaky vending appeal (8)
Down
  • 3. Maize kernel expanding under heat, classic crunchy vending munch (7)
  • 6. Pillowy sweet derived from marsh plants, sweetened treat of vending lore (11)
  • 7. Sugar-coated chewy treats, tiny jewels tossed in old vending machines (7)
  • 8. Leguminous crunch often salted, crack open vending history (7)
  • 11. Not a snack itself but often associated with gum or sweet releases from vending machines (8)
  • 12. Decadent syrupy confection, often cut in blocks and seized from snack dispensers (5)
  • 14. Fruity gelatin sweets on a stick, quivering with nostalgia (9)
  • 17. Hostess delight hiding golden sponge secrets (8)

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