National Pasta Day

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Across
  1. 2. pasta has been scientifically proven to make you _______
  2. 3. explorer said to have brought pasta to Italy
  3. 4. the average American eats this many pounds of pasta a year
  4. 5. type of pasta mixed with cheese
  5. 9. tube-shaped pasta cut at an angle
  6. 11. a singular strand of spaghetti
  7. 13. the average Italian eats this many pounds of pasta a year
  8. 15. the most popular brand of dried pasta in Italy
  9. 16. the primary ingredient in pasta
Down
  1. 1. pasta is a good source of _______
  2. 6. country where rice noodles are used for cooking
  3. 7. before machinery pasta was kneaded by ____
  4. 8. fresh pasta contains _____
  5. 10. popular food to put on top of spaghetti
  6. 12. national pasta day is in the month of ______
  7. 14. hundred this many varieties of pasta in the world