FOOD and DRINK-themed crossword No. 2
by Jo James

Across

1Tropical location lacking centre for Lancashire stew? (6)
5Was cello ruined by salad/mayonnaise combination? (8)
9Rissole or kofta to encounter, it's said at dance (8)
10Carp: a game bird! (6)
11Something to look back on, one Italian dish (5)
12'Seafood dish plus fruit' is all fruit! (4,5)
15Commanding officer takes count perhaps of what comes off the palm (7)
16Piece inside small birds produces tasty morsels (3-4)
18Mark to allow beetroot colour (7)
20Do this with freezer food from top of deer forest possibly (7)
23Chinese soup that contains eggs? (5,4)
25Soft fruit, soft every one (5)
27Boneless meat slice in complete Spielberg film (6)
29'Rocks' that raise spirits! (3,5)
30Hector made rare type of sugar (8)
31Comparatively reckless bacon slice (6)

Down

2Inside liquor, eg. an oloroso, is dried form of marjoram (7)
3Small fancy cake, favourite information technology number (5,4)
4Some extra-yellow salver (4)
5Crunchy vegetable makes Lee cry (6)
6Chicken drumstick stage (3)
7A serving desired by all journalists? (5)
8Swedish brand of vodka found in squab solution! (7)
13Note: greased, as an egg might be (6)
14Re-tune broken soup-serving dish (6)
17Hairdresser's endless tips for alfresco meals (9)
19Sun ice I mixed, the 'nouvelle' sort? (7)
21Type of salmon makes a change from Coke, yes? (4-3)
22Floury soft potato in pasties Tim arranged (6)
24Term applied to sweet Italian wine that's unusually cold to a point (5)
26Venison-provider, said to be expensive (4)
28Drink some exquisite Assam (3)

Solution