The Im-pasta-ble Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Flat, thick ribbons famously tossed with butter and Parmesan in an "Alfredo" sauce.
  2. 4. A tiny rice-shaped pasta that works beautifully in summer pasta salads.
  3. 10. This "little tongue" pasta is the perfect partner for clam sauce or summer seafood.
  4. 11. The ultimate long, thin strand. Just don't break it before putting it in the pot!
  5. 13. Ring-shaped stuffed pasta, sometimes said to be modeled after the navel of Venus.
  6. 14. Short, curved elbow tubes that are the undisputed crown jewel of comfort food cheese bakes.
  7. 15. Little pillows of dough, often made with potato, that melt in your mouth.
Down
  1. 1. Large smooth pasta tubes that are typically stuffed with a meat or cheese filling and baked.
  2. 2. "Little ears" from Puglia, traditionally paired with broccoli rabe.
  3. 3. Bowtie-shaped pasta whose actual Italian name translates to "butterflies."
  4. 5. Stuffed square pockets of dough, sealed tightly with crimped edges.
  5. 6. Large, ridged tubes stuffed with cheese and baked, translating to "little sleeves."
  6. 7. Corkscrew or helical-shaped pasta that is excellent at holding onto chunky sauces.
  7. 8. Hollow tubes cut at an angle; their name translates to "quills" or "pens."
  8. 9. A baked, layered masterpiece of wide noodles, ricotta, meat, and sauce.
  9. 12. Large, ridged tubes whose name means "striped." Great for trapping heavy meat sauces.