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

Across

1Lancashire version of Irish stew (6)
5Salad of sliced raw cabbage, carrot, onion etc. in mayonnaise (8)
9e.g. rissole or kofta (8)
10Grumble about this game bird! (6)
11e.g. gnocchi or penne (5)
12Sour fruit that's a bit fishy to start with! (4,5)
15Dried flesh of which is called copra (7)
16Gossip about tasty morsels? (7)
18Colour of beetroot (7)
20What to do with food from the freezer (7)
23Chinese soup – might contain eggs? (5,4)
25'Clingstone' is one variety of this soft fruit (5)
27Boneless slice of fish or meat (6)
29The rocks in 'scotch on the rocks'! (3,5)
30Light brown cane sugar (8)
31Ham slice right with celebrity cake-maker! (6)

Down

2Dried form of marjoram (anag. of 'near goo'!) (7)
3Small fancy cake, sweet or biscuit (5,4)
4Salver (4)
5Crunchy stalk vegetable eaten raw or cooked (6)
6Gammon comes from this part of a pig (3)
7Ice cream serving coveted by journalists? (5)
8Swedish brand of vodka found in squab solution! (7)
13Like the beef traditionally served with carrots? (6)
14Covered soup-serving dish (6)
17Meals cooked and eaten outdoors (9)
19The 'nouvelle' sort avoids rich sauces (7)
21A red-fleshed salmon makes a change from Coke, yes? (4-3)
22Floury soft potato, not quite estimable! (6)
24Term applied to sweet Italian wine - or life! (5)
26Venison-provider (4)
28Might be made in a samovar (3)

Solution