Grand Tour of France

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Across
  1. 2. course that delays dessert on purpose
  2. 4. Wine descriptor tied to weather, not age
  3. 6. Paris system where station spacing matters more than speed
  4. 8. Train service that collapsed the map of France
  5. 9. Town linked to Leonardo, though Italy gets the credit
  6. 15. Coffee ordered quickly, consumed faster
  7. 16. Student district named for a language now mostly decorative
  8. 17. Royal residence repurposed after the monarchy failed
  9. 18. Station named for destinations rather than neighborhoods
  10. 21. Left Bank subregion better known for structure than charm
  11. 24. Port city older than France itself
  12. 25. Paris landmark that flows, not stands
  13. 28. Coastline sold as lifestyle before it was geography
  14. 29. Cant find this in Montmartre
  15. 31. Address that defines French executive power
Down
  1. 1. Region romanticized for scent, light, and slowness
  2. 3. Bread defined by decree as much as dough
  3. 5. Wine region whose name replaced a color
  4. 7. Fish stew whose rules are stricter than its recipe
  5. 10. Loire structure built more for prestige than defense
  6. 11. River whose reputation rests on scenery, not commerce
  7. 12. Paris icon rebuilt for the future after surviving the past
  8. 13. Concept invoked when chemistry fails to explain flavor
  9. 14. Crop harvested as much for tourism as for oil
  10. 19. Item purchased to confirm memory, not create it
  11. 20. Seaside walk that borrows its name from foreigners
  12. 22. Where lingering counts as participation
  13. 23. Spa town abbreviated because its full name is a mouthful
  14. 26. Pastry judged by flake, not freshness
  15. 27. Resort city whose name undersells the traffic
  16. 30. Town transformed annually by premieres, not plots