Referring Clues

• Had
• Partook of
• Absorbed, as an expense
• Had a hero?
• Downed
• Gobbled up
• Had fare
• Dined
• Broke bread
• Put away
• Got fed up
• Supped
• Noshed
• Chomped down
• Tucked away
• Picnicked
• Pecked at
• Dispatched, in a way
• Got into a jam?
• Polished off
• Dug into
• Packed away
• Corroded
• Absorbed, as a cost
• Took in a poor boy
• Dug in
• Consumed
• Gulped down
• Gobbled (up)
• Put away the dishes
• Lunched
• Bolted down
• Had a cone
• Had a little lamb
• Absorbed, as a loss
• Came to a fast stop?
• Grazed
• Got down
• Chowed down
• Had a beef?
• Had dinner
• Had a heart?
• Filled the bill, perhaps
• Devoured
• Gulped
• Took the cake?
• Took mess
• Took a meal
• Had something, so to speak
• Took in
• Fed on
• Broke a fast
• Scarfed down
• Took a course?
• Took in takeout?
• Had lunch
• Got something down
• Absorbed, as losses
• With 52-Across, eroded
• Got into a stew?
• Feasted
• Wore away
• Disposed of
• Had something
• Stopped fasting
• Downed a sub, say
• Munched on
• Took the cake, say
• Swallowed
• Downed a sub?
• Had a snack
• Wolfed down
• Tucked in
• Had a little lamb?
• Had a bite
• Got the fare down
• Made a fast stop?
• Did lunch
• Did lunch, say
• Took a loss on
• Took a course
• Had a cow?
• Swallowed the bait?
• Lunched, say
• "Thanks, but I already ___"
• Did not go fast?
• Showed enthusiasm for, with "up"
• Had a bit
• Absorbed
• Breakfasted, e.g.
• Took sides?
• Had a meal
• Had lunch, e.g.
• Grazed, say
• "I already ___"
• Bolted things down
• Grazed, e.g.
• Broke fast
• Absorbed, as the cost
• Made a meal of
• Cleaned one's plate
• Had breakfast
• Dined at home, with "in"
• Got fed up?
• Took in takeout
• Satisfied one's hunger
• Had some haggis
• Had a bellyful?
• Went to Wendy's
• "Thanks, I already ___"
• Took in take-out
• Took pleasure in, with "up"
• Nibbled on
• Had haddock
• Fed one's face
• Filled up
• Had a taste
• Devoured the food
• Had 28-Across
• "It must have been something I ___!"
• Had a BLT, e.g.
• Packed in
• Had a refresher course?
• Breakfasted
• Grabbed a bite
• Tried the tripe
• Noshed on
• Wore through
• Strapped on the feed bag
• Had brunch
• Enjoyed a buffet
• Put away the groceries
• Had some popcorn
• Enjoyed the buffet
• Had the smorgasbord
• Did brunch
• Enjoyed the smorgasbord
• Goddess of recklessness
• Eroded, with "away"
• Had a hamburger
• Got some duck down?
• Went to Joe's?
• Had some breakfast
• Went to Joe's
• Had hash, perhaps
• Didn't go fast
• Had a date?
• Took something in
• Bolted down some nuts?
• Had the special
• Gave in to the munchies
• Sampled the smorgasbord
• Didn't go hungry
• Ingested
• Put the dishes away
• Had eggs, e.g.
• Responded to hunger pangs
• "I can't believe I ___ the whole thing"
• Destroyed gradually, with "into"
• "The Cat Who ___ Danish Modern" (Lilian Jackson Braun novel)
• Kriegspiel win
• With 60-Down, went to a restaurant
• Worked on a sub
• Didn't observe Yom Kippur
• Had a special, say
• Sent something down the tubes?
• Went to a restaurant, with "out"
• Had a fast break?
• Lapped (up)
• Got the fare down?
• Got some goose down, say
• Wasn't a fast observer
• Attacked and sank a sub?
• With 2-Down, went to a restaurant
• Ended a fast
• Sampled the buffet
• Bit the pullet?
• Put one's food in one's mouth?
• Had a starter, say
• Had a Reuben or Cuban sandwich, say
• Enjoyed eagerly, with "up"
• Enjoyed a smorgasbord
• Filled the breadbasket?
• "Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 ___ 9!"
• Bolted down nuts, maybe
• Worked on a rack
• Lunched, e.g.
• Filled the bill?
• Had a bone to pick?
• Did a fast break?
• Bore, as a cost
• Finished, as a starter
• Quit fasting
• Got into a pickle?
• Fell hard, with "it"
• Lunched or brunched
• Word that homophonically forms a familiar word when attached to the end of the answer to each starred clue
• Loved, with "up"
• Took in a poor boy?
• Picked, perhaps
• Finished off
• Gnawed (through)
• Knocked off a hero?
• Downed a sub
• Wore down
• Frequented Red Lobster, e.g.
• Had a 32-Down
• Filled up on
• Wore (away)
• Attacked a sub?
• Had squares?
• Had a little something
• Had one's cake
• Took down
• Chewed on
• Annoyed, with "at"
• Absorbed, as costs
• Put away dishes
• Had dessert
• Sampled
• Got fed up with?
• Bothered
• Downed a submarine
• "Iliad" goddess
• Stopped for lunch
• Snacked on
• Had supper
• Rusted
• Eroded
• Reckless Greek goddess
• Dined on
• Tasted
• Visited the buffet
• Took something
• "I ___ no pleasant bread" (Daniel 10:3)
• Had lobster
• "Thanks, I already ___"
• Consumed consomme
• Did some consuming
• Scarfed things down
• Spoiled one's supper
• Homophone for "eight"
• Candid conclusion?
• Absorbed the cost of
• Had one's whey?
• Didn't participate in a hunger strike
• Sampled from the smorgasbord
• Pigged out
• Was a consumer?
• "It must have been something I ___!"
• "Thanks, but I already ___"
• Cleaned a plate
• Was a consumer
• Ended a hunger strike
• Had egg in one's face?
• Went to Wendy's, e.g.
• Put away the groceries?
• Did some noshing
• Went to mess
• Dined in or out
• Finished a meal
• Tried tripe
• Had pheasant under glass, e.g.
• Put away dishes?
• Partook of the smorgasbord
• Consumed, in a way
• Packed it in
• Satisfied a craving
• Suffix with "doctor" or "elector"
• Had three wings?
• Made "all gone"
• Wasn't a fast observer?
• Finished fasting
• Tucked it away
• Had a repast
• Put away the dishes?
• Was corrosive
• Enjoyed one's repast
• Homophone for eight
• Had seconds
• Tea anagram
• Had pheasant under glass
• Worked on a sub?
• Had a helping
• Munched
• Got rid of a hero?
• Snacked
• Nibbled away
• Broke for lunch
• Put dishes away?
• Had some dessert
• Grabbed something on the way
• Patronized a bistro
• Gorged oneself
• Put a side inside?
• Worked on peanuts?
• Put dishes away
• Ended one's hunger
• Eroded (with "away")
• Enjoyed a blue plate special
• Had some sole, say
• Eliminated hunger pangs
• Took care of hunger
• Goddess of rashness
• Had ham
• Had some grub
• Wasn't a fast participant
• Gorged, perhaps
• Took back, as words
• Donned a feedbag
• "Because 7 ___ 9" (pun)
• Had the chops?
• Had the fare?
• Scarfed up
• Prepared to become an NFL lineman?
• Dined or lunched
• Cured one's hunger pangs
• Had some
• Had breasts, say
• Devastated
• Past tense of 29-Down
• Gobbled down
• Enjoyed, with "up"
• Partook of the buffet
• Did 44-Across
• Had haggis, e.g.
• Visited a restaurant (with "out")
• "I ___ no pleasant bread" (Daniel 10:3)
• Had the fare
• Made it through crunch time?
• Bolted down?
• A number's homophone
• Passed on a fast
• Had a hero, perhaps
• Put away groceries
• Annoyed, with "at"
• "Iliad" goddess
• Acted like acid
• Patronized a restaurant
• Finished a cupcake
• Did some crunches?
• Visited a restaurant, with "out"
• Didn't cook, with "out"
• Raked in the chips?
• Inhaled, so to speak
• Enjoyed the buffet, say
• Had wings, say
• Put away some bowties
• Had some munchies
• Fed
• Corroded, in a way
• Had the blue plate special, e.g.
• "No thanks, I just ___"
• Brunched or munched
• Picknicked on
• Took in a hero
• "Because seven ___ nine" (punchline)
• Had some cake
• Put down
• Goddess of punishment
• Consumed a knish
• Relished a roast
• Got things down
• Enjoyed hors d'oeuvres, say
• Didn't go fast?
• Dug in, so to speak
• Goddess of criminal folly
• Goddess of criminal folly
• Put away at dinnertime
• Had a business lunch
• Tucked into the tortellini
• Had wings?
• Emulated a trencherman
• Had the special, say
• Competed, à la Joey Chestnut
• Absorbed, in a way
• Boosted one's energy, say
• Had a frog in one's throat?
• Wolfed
• "The dog ___ my homework"
• Dined
• Snacked or supped
• Put away a dish
• Had 48-Down
• Ignored a diet
• Past tense of 11-Down
• Brunched
• Had chow
• Had a nosh
• Ignored a fast
• Had a feast
• Foolhardiness personified
• Foolhardy goddess
• Goddess of foolhardiness
• Chewed and swallowed
• Homophone of a numeral
• Partook at a picnic
• Goddess of ruinous impulse
• Chowed down on
• Rashness goddess
• Had lunch
• Had a little lamb?
• Had a bite
• Had food
• Had a dish
• Gorged
• Had grub
• Had pizza, e.g.
• Gorged on
• Banqueted
• Gobbled
• Gormandized
• Was nourished
• Munched or lunched
• Gave peas a chance?
• Gave peas a chance?
• Had, as a hero
• Had a course
• Put one's food in one's mouth
• Donned the feedbag
• Downed dinner
• Took a refresher course?
• Took a few seconds?
• Had victuals
• Had some chow
• Was full of bologna?
• Put the game away?
• Stuffed one's piehole
• Had the blue plate special
• Went from soup to nuts, say
• Had sole?
• Wasn't fasting
• Savored a serving of
• Fueled up, so to speak
• Indulged in some capers?
• Put on the feed bag
• Used (up)
• Downed subs, e.g.
• Avoided a hunger strike
• Took in food
• Took off the table?
• Took advantage of a spread
• Dealt with one's urges, in a way
• Had rolls, e.g.
• Had a bellyful
• Enjoyed food
• Put away some groceries?
• Absorbed the loss of
• Killed a hero?
• Put on the feedbag
• Took the cake, say?
• Grazed, perhaps
• Had for dinner
• Finished the course?
• Was a true consumer
• Took down a hero?
• Brunched, say
• Took in, as food
• Put away, in a way
• Corroded, as acid
• Gobbled up or down
• "Because 7 ___ 9" (joke punch line)
• Relished relishes, perhaps
• Put down a dog?
• Bit, chewed and swallowed
• Accepted as a cost, informally
• Eroded (away)
• Enjoyed goulash, say
• Had a few courses
• Took some courses
• Bolted, say
• Grubbed
• Enjoyed the spread
• Raided the fridge
• Munched at Mickey D's
• Hit the buffet
• Strapped on the feedbag
• Had Thanksgiving dinner, e.g.
• Broke the fast
• Bolted down some nuts
• Finished a course
• Had wings, e.g.
• Worked on a sub, say
• Swallow
• Had a taco
• Had an erosive effect on
• Put down a hero
• Gourmandized
• Squelched some growling
• Had shad, e.g.
• Didn't fast
• Past-tense verb that sounds like a number
• Completed a course
• Feasted on
• Got stuffed
• Downed a sub, e.g.
• Got into a jam, a stew, or a pickle?
• Downed a poor boy?
• Bolted
• Had a good meal
• Had dogs, e.g.
• Utilized one's pie hole
• Got a bellyful
• Took the bait?
• Enjoyed a spread
• "No thanks, I already ___"
• Completed the course?
• Celebrated Thanksgiving
• Chewed the fat?
• Enjoyed something on the food network
• Put the food away?
• Took on a spread?
• Used up
• Took in carbs
• Gobbled, as a turkey
• Dined at "Jack's place"
• Had a fast break
• Yielded to the munchies
• Consumed food
• Cut (into)
• Grabbed
• Packed away, in a way
• Had a roll in the hay?
• Made a sub go down?
• Had a nibble
• Was no longer hungry
• Had some wedding cake
• Enjoyed a meal
• Nibbled
• Had wings
• Absorbed, as cost
• Enjoyed brunch
• Donned the feed bag
• Did dinner
• Brunched, e.g.
• Went "gobble gobble"?
• Finished food
• Downed a link, say
• Downed, as a meal
• -
• Had some food
• Emptied the feedbag
• Gobbled, as turkey?
• Had wings, perhaps
• Patronized Joe's?
• Banqueted, perhaps
• Picked at, say
• Had a 52-Down
• Took 9-Down, say
• Grabbed something
• Patronized Sardi's
• Got on a roll?
• Bothered (with "at")
• Took courses
• Didn't waste a meal
• Buffeted?
• Enjoyed pizza
• Liked a lot, with "up"
• Enjoyed chili
• Stuffed down one's gullet
• Chomped on
• Got one's fill of
• Had falafel
• Mischievous olympian
• Enjoyed an 18-Across, say
• Had breakfast or lunch
• Had some 17-Acrosses, say
• Had Subway fare
• Had the early bird special, say
• Made disappear, in a way
• Acted the foodie
• Lunched or munched
• Got rid of the munchies
• Worked on an app, say
• Competed a la Joey Chestnut
• Concluded a hunger strike
• Homophone for the atomic number of oxygen
• Satisfied the munchies
• Cleaned the dishes?
• Renewed one's energy, in a way
• Broke fast?
• Was out to lunch?
• Had a date, say
• Responded to 16 Across
• Punch line: "Because 7 ___ 9"
• Enjoyed dinner
• Had a burger
• Had a steak
• Enjoyed lunch
• Had a knish
• Ceased fasting
• Had a bagel
• Had pizza
• Had a pizza
• Chowed
• Took in calories
• Enjoyed a 19-Down
• Consumed spaghetti
• Swallowed food
• Enjoyed a Big Mac
• Went to McDonald's
• Enjoyed Burger King
• Enjoyed a snack
• Enjoyed a good meal
• Went to Burger King
• Devoured food
• Went to a restaurant
• Enjoyed a restaurant
• Devoured the sandwich in the clue above this one
• Had some zucchini
• Bolted nuts?
• Had some hash
• Took a lunch break
• Had a hoagie, say
• Did a no-no before swimming
• Was a diner
• Had Oreo cookies
• Had a dessert
• Enjoyed endives
• Have a meal
• Had some good food
• Had a nice meal
• Took in a snack
• Ending for emir
• Past tense of 27-Across
• Put away the food?
• ___ the cost
• Put in one's piehole
• Had hash browns
• Took in take-out, e.g.
• Took in a T-bone
• Took on a roll?
• Dug in for a meal
• Took those plums from the icebox (that you were probably saving for breakfast)
• Sid: "I'm not ___ years old anymore." Me: "No, I mean ___ as in 'I ___ some food.'"
• Enjoyed Arby's
• Visited a restaurant
• Enjoyed cafeteria food
• What the record company did with costs after the band broke up
• What Jimmy Buffett did with his cheeseburger
• South African rockers Henry ___
• What signed musician finally did
• Gaga lyric "He ___ my heart"
• R.E.M. lyric "I ___ the lotus..."
• Green Day "Words I Might Have ___"
• Modest Mouse "The Fruit That ___ Itself"
• Story of the Year "Won Threw ___"
• What Elvis did to "America," says U2
• Grieves "I ___ Your Soul"
• Passengers "Elvis ___ America"
• Vanna "We ___ the Horse You Rode in On"
• Ella Fitzgerald "Ac-Cent-Tchu-___ the Positive"
• British metalcore band Oceans ___ Alaska
• What "hungry" musician finally did
• "Words I Might Have ___"
• Had some gateaux
• Didn't drink badly made tea
• Devoured less than a plateful
• Scoffed as mother stripped
• See 16
• Grazed on
• Tucked into
• Was full of baloney?
• Took down a note
• Took sides, say
• Bolted down, perhaps
• Took in, in a way
• Absorbed, as financial losses
• Blend of tea that corroded?
• Chewed the fat, say
• Put food away?
• Got some goose down
• Had a 100 Across
• Chewed on chow
• Had a sub, say
• Bit the mullet?
• Had an entree
• Spoiled one's dinner
• Put away groceries?
• Had some grub or some grubs
• Absorbed the cost of, informally
• Took a course?
• Cleaned plates
• Foraged successfully
• Grabbed some grub
• Took in dinner (but not a movie)
• Had lunch, say
• Had vittles
• Had a hot dog at the game, say
• Goddess of discord
• Finished helpings
• Enjoyed a banquet
• Had popcorn
• Did some snacking
• Grazed or grubbed
• Consumed an immoderate quantity
• Finished a cake, say
• Got into a mess?
• Got into a pickle?
• Had some pasta, for example
• Was gluttonous
• Made short work of shortcake, say
• Grubbed down
• Processed food?
• Dined in a noble chateau
• Enjoyed a dining hall
• Consumed some water!
• Cleaned one's plate?
• Had lunch or dinner
• Enjoyed the catering
• Worked on a course?
• Grabbed a snack
• Absorbed for oneself
• Had a club at the club?
• Took the cake?
• Dug in, perhaps
• Consumed not merely a bit of water
• Had a plateful
• Stopped fast?
• Picnicked, say
• Downed food
• Visit the cafeteria
• Downed a sub?
• Absorbed the cost
• Stopped a fast
• Really enjoyed, with "up"
• Consumed or corroded
• Had today's special
• Enjoyed takeout
• Made a mess of, militarily?
• Enjoy a meal
• Stomached?
• Had wings?
• Consumed for dinner
• Had munchies
• Had a sandwich
• Took orders?
• Had scallops
• Dug, with "up"
• Stuffed a pie hole
• Competed like Joey Chestnut
• Taken for tea, perhaps
• Potent finish?
• Dug into one's repast
• Had avocados
• Took the bait?
• Had one's fill
• Taken for tea?
• Enjoyed a roll
• Had a helping of
• Dined at Mel's
• Candid conclusion?
• Caught a bite
• Had a TV dinner, say
• Had pretzels
• Got takeout, say
• Dealt with some gateaux
• Had for lunch
• Patronized 4-Down, say
• Dispensed with, in a way
• Acted the gourmand
• Because 7 ___ 9 (pun punchline)
• Had takeout, say
• Enjoyed 49-Across
• Consumed in great expectation
• Got chicken, say
• Pigged out, say
• Had brunch, say
• Suffix with doctor
• Had pudding
• Dined, but didn't wine
• Had chips, say
• Finished a dish
• Finished the leftovers, say
• Finished lunch
• Had a little lamb, say?
• "Since Eve ___ apples": Byron
• Munched on lunch
• Made a fast stop?
• Grabbed lunch
• Devoured, with "up"
• Had avocado toast, say
• Had pasta
• Adored, with "up"
• Used one's chips
• Downed, as a sandwich
• Got full, say
• Had a light meal
• Dug in, in a way
• Had cake, cookies and ice cream
• Took in some takeout, say
• Finished dinner
• Got some food down with some water
• Had turducken, say
• Had one's fill of
• Past tense of 36-Across
• Quelled the munchies
• Took in takeout, say
• Fed upon
• Had something for tea, perhaps
• Enjoyed, in a way
• 21-Across, days ago?
• Was nourished with
• Didn’t go hungry
• Had sushi, say
• Had a burger, say
• Enjoyed wings
• Past-tense anagram of its present tense
• Had some goodies
• Downed a seafood tower, say
• Downed, as a donut
• Had spinach
• Snacked, say
• Had clams
• Really dug, with "up"
• Cleaned the dishes?
• Had a fast break?
• Took 11 Down
• Had escamole
• Had shrimp scampi
• Had mussels
• Enjoyed a blueberry muffin, say
• Had 1-Down
• Exhausted, with "up"
• Had fried rice, say
• Enjoyed some sashimi, say
• Had a little brat?
• Paid for with regret
• Had olives
• Had naan, say
• Had spaghetti and meatballs
• Enjoyed injera, e.g.
• Enjoyed a gyro, e.g.
• Had palak paneer, perhaps
• Enjoyed a bowl of beef udon, say
• Downloaded apps?
• Enjoyed some jiaozi, say
• Polished off some paella, say
• Didn’t fast
• Eroded, with "into"
• Enjoyed some french fries, say
• Took a course, say
• Downed, in a sense
• Obeyed a growling stomach
• Had dumplings, say
• "You should have just sat there and ___ your food" (Pollard)
• Had meals
• Had shrimp
• Word that sounds like a number ... and is a letter backward
• Enjoyed natto
• Had shakshuka, say
• Disposed of, in a way
• Past tense of 16-Across
• Enjoyed an egg tart, say
• Quieted a growling stomach
• Enjoyed some cha siu bao, say
• Had pork rinds with mustard
• Enjoyed mango sticky rice, say
• Put one's teeth to work
• Dug in, at dinner
• Enjoyed Skittles
• Downed a sub, say?
• Past tense of 62-Down
• Fueled up, in a way
• Had soup and crackers
• Scarfed down a wrap, say
• Had radishes
• "Yesterday, I ___ a clock. It was very time-consuming" (groaner joke)
• Had pickles and relish
• Pleased Pepin
• Enjoyed sushi, say
• Devoured, say
• Homophone of "eight"
• Absorbed, as extra expenses
• Enjoyed some pea shoots, say
• Had chili
• "Iliad" mischief maker
• Had crabcakes
• Enjoyed some gefilte fish, say
• Suffix with elector
• Cleared one's cookies?
• Had chili and onions
• Enjoyed a banh mi
• Put away the dishes?
• Enjoyed some injera
• Enjoyed some bagels
• Had tandoori chicken, say
• Enjoyed Sadhya
• Partook of a meal
• Had a date?
• Had some Pocky sticks, say
• Had carrot cake
• Enjoyed empanadas, say
• Enjoyed a lot, with "up"
• Had pitas with hummus, say
• Took food and some water
• Had onions
• Enjoyed some matzo ball soup, say
• Have some peanuts
• Enjoyed some dandan noodles, say
• Kid's riddle: "Why is six afraid of seven?" "Because seven ___ nine!"
• Enjoyed an elote, say
• Gobbled down some gyoza, say
• Had a cupcake
• Had some tteokbokki, say
• Competed in a hot dog contest
• Enjoyed some kung pao shrimp, say
• Had some shish barak, say
• Enjoyed some polenta, say
• Suffix for doctor
• Enjoyed pastrami
• Had lima beans
• Wasted, as profits
• Had some lunch, say
• Put away some groceries?
• Enjoyed some prawn crackers, say
• Enjoyed some Bun bo Hue
• Bothered a lot, with "at"
• Enjoyed an arepa, say
• Had shrimp fettuccine
• Enjoyed some nam khao
• Had some 13-Down
• Devoured a zongzi, say
• Enjoyed some vindaloo
• Enjoyed pickled onions and liverwurst
• Had some qatayef, e.g.
• Enjoyed pickles
• Had cow's tongue dipped in honey
• Enjoyed some kitfo
• Took a bite of real fruit, e.g.
• Had pickles and salt water taffy
• Took food
• Had a pineapple bun, e.g.
• Enjoyed some pastina
• Enjoyed miniature doughnuts
• Had chocolate-covered cicadas
• Had liverwurst
• Had one's cottage cheese
• Enjoyed some latkes
• Had bacon-wrapped shrimp
• Had some bibimbap
• Enjoyed some tandoori chicken, for example
• Enjoyed roujiamo, e.g.
• Enjoyed a pambazo
• Had pickles dipped in butter
• Had asparagus dipped in liver sauce
• Had boiled eggs dipped in honey
• Had a protein bar
• Got your grub on
• Had cornflakes with avocados
• Joined the clean-plate club, say
• Had some pad thai
• Had fried liver on toast
• Had roasted chestnuts
• Had some deep-fried scorpion, for example
• Enjoyed a suncake, for example
• ___ and ran
• What seven did to nine, in a joke
• Did some crunches at lunch?
• Homophone of the sum of this clue number's digits
• Had pickled onions with relish
• Had ham chim peng, for example
• Enjoyed a food festival
• Had a hero, say
• Had quite the meal
• Had some beignets, for example
• Had a fish fillet
• Had liver topped with horseradish
• Had liver but no onions
• Verb that sounds like a number
• Enjoyed a smorgasbord, say
• Had broccoli smothered in vinegar
• Absolutely loved, with "up"
• Had some baozi
• Enjoyed some spanakopita
• Chewed and swallowed liverwurst
• Enjoyed a walleye sandwich
• Had breakfast, say
• Enjoyed doughnuts covered with mustard
• Apt letters missing from assimil_ _ _d
• Had goulash and stewed potatoes
• Succumbed to the munchies
• Had five-star chili
• Had some jianbing
• Had saltwater taffy
• Nibbled or wolfed
• Enjoyed some shawarma
• Didn't go fast?
• Had some pastina
• Had a spring roll
• Greatly enjoyed, with "up"
• Had some Pocky
• Had a date, maybe
• 24-Across minus the first letter
• Had some hotpot
• Had some kugel
• Enjoyed yams dipped in mayonnaise
• Had sehri
• Had some quesabirria
• Had some escargot smothered in ketchup
• Took down a note, not being negative
• ___ and left no crumbs (killed it)
• Enjoyed some chow fun
• Visited McDonald's
• Loved, loved, loved, with "up"
• Had pizza pie with baked carrots
• Had noodles and raspberries
• Enjoyed some doro wat
• Enjoyed some nazook
• Enjoyed some eggs Benny
• Had liverwurst smothered in ketchup
• Flying ___ (Snoopy persona)
• Enjoyed a blini, say
• Cleared one's plate, say
• Did a great job, in Gen Z lingo
• Had a bunch of candy corn
• Enjoyed an ice cream cone
• Had salami with hot apple pie
• Took something with a grain of salt, maybe
• Enjoyed pig's feet
• Enjoyed a pork bun
• Already had the spaghetti and oysters
• Enjoyed some deviled eggs
• Had vinegar-soaked biscuits
• Enjoyed marshmallows with ketchup
• Enjoyed some pastel de nata
• Enjoyed some suya
• Had anchovies with horseradish
• Had some tofu
• Had spinach with anchovies
• Blend of tea that corroded?
• Had ribs with no sauce
• Competed like Kobayashi
• Had spaghetti with broccoli
• Cleared the dishes?
• Had tea, to a Brit
• Had liver with clam sauce
• "She ___ and left no crumbs!"
• Had liverwurst and pickles
• Had some kedjenou
• Had a calzone dipped in mustard
• Had chocolate-covered crickets
• Did a great job on, in modern slang
• Had boysenberry pie
• Had some lomo saltado
• "Yesterday, I ___ a clock. It was very time-consuming!" (example of a 1-Across)
• Had grilled cheese with beets
• Have macaroni with anchovies
• Consumed caramel-covered oysters
• Had some msemmen
• Had all kinds of goodies
• Responded to a growling stomach
• Had cow's tongue
• Had a ball ... a meatball, that is
• Enjoyed some rugelach
• Had baked snails
• Had some galbi-tang
• Enjoyed a salad
• Had muffins dipped in turnip sauce
• Sampled a beet, say
• Enjoyed some hamantaschen
• Had some kosambari
• Had cow's tongue with gravy
• Supped on
• Had beef, perhaps
• Had marshmallows dipped in beet juice
• Had pickled onions
• Had liver and pineapples
• Had Buffalo wings and milk
• Had blueberries and kale
• Had vinegar-dipped nuggets
• Had egg salad and chili
• Enjoyed a gingerbread man, say
• Enjoyed pickled onions
• Enjoyed a mochi doughnut, say
• Suffix with emir
• Enjoyed something delicious
• Enjoyed garlic bread with salsa
• Had baloney dipped in caramel
• Had carrots dipped in butter
• Made a fast break?
• Responded to a rumbling tummy
• Did amazingly, in slang
• Verb that sounds like a number ... and is a letter backward
• Did something exceptionally well, in slang
• Chowed down or chewed up
• Took a side?
• Filled up with
• Had one's cake, say
• Processed food
• Performed amazingly, in slang
• ___ out of house and home
• Bolted some nuts down
• Suffix with origin or liquid
• Had oatmeal, say
• Was full of beans, maybe?
• Had a 15-Across
• Thoroughly enjoyed, with "up"
• Enjoyed some tteokbokki, say
• "Aliens ___ My Homework," children's comedy/sci-fi book by Bruce Coville
• Had a couple of brats?
• Experienced a bit of turnover?
• Had dinner, say
• Had a little lamb?
• Did brunch, say
• Past-tense verb that becomes its present tense when you move its last letter to the front
• Performed exceptionally, in slang