Level 386 Solution

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Solution Grid

1 V
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2 M
3 C
A
R
D
A
M
O
4 M
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T
N
A
5 S
L
A
U
G
H
T
E
R
L
A
A
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6 P
O
L
L
U
T
I
O
N
T
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7 S
A
L
M
O
N
N

Across

3. CARDAMOM
  • Pungent spice
  • Ginger family spice
  • Herb is eccentric character, a bit mad at first
  • Spice mother concealed in cannon
  • Christmas cookie seasoning
5. SLAUGHTER
  • Trounce
  • {/Butchery/}
  • Member of "The Gashouse Gang"
  • Ex-Cardinal star
  • Nervous laugh, terrified about massacre
6. POLLUTION
  • Toxic waste
  • Nader issue
  • National concern
  • Smog, e.g.
  • Contamination
7. SALMON
  • Game fish
  • Upstream swimmer
  • Shade of pink
  • Chinook or coho
  • Pink shade

Down

1. VIRTUAL
  • Kind of reality
  • Midwives' curious ritual is, in reality, very 'PC'!
  • Existing only in software
  • Notably effective
  • Taking place in cyberspace
2. MANHATTAN
  • Borough across the Harlem River from the Bronx
  • Drink with sweet vermouth
  • New York island
  • Cocktail from Guy Busby-Brown?
  • Result of wearing a fedora at the beach?
3. CELLO
  • Yo-Yo Ma's instrument
  • String quartet member
  • Ma's instrument
  • String quartet instrument
  • Stringed instrument
4. MARENGO
  • Italian town where Napoleon defeated the Austrians
  • Napoleon's mount at Waterloo
  • Italian site of an 1800 Napoleonic victory
  • Served with a sauce of mushrooms, tomatoes, olives, oil and wine
  • Battle site of June 14, 1800.

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