I am doing the same crossword..... the answer is kasha
Blini are small, yeast-leavened, buckwheat pancakes that originally come from Russia.
Fined, found, mined, mound, round, upped, baked, faked, mated, etc. bread
Tamil word for buckwheat is papparai
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"Strudel"
A five letter word for bravery is valor.
A five letter word for a game is "match."
Five letter word for tough:RigidStiffSolidDenseStoutTight
Scarf is a five letter word for muffler.
A five letter word for "irritate" is "annoy."
A five letter word that is the opposite of the word "gradual" and contains a second letter of "l" is a popular word game answer. The five letter word being sought is "fleet."
A five letter word, second letter F is after or often.