| DESSERT | "Life is short -- eat ___ first" |
| DESSERT | A sweet course to take |
| DESSERT | A sweet finish |
| DESSERT | A sweet treat eaten at the end of a meal |
| DESSERT | Aba-daba is any __ served at the circus |
| DESSERT | After-dinner treat |
| DESSERT | Apple crumble or banana split |
| DESSERT | Back-page menu item, maybe |
| DESSERT | Brits call it afters |
| DESSERT | Cake or sundae |
| DESSERT | Calorie counter's temptation |
| DESSERT | Calorie-crammed course |
| DESSERT | Charlotte russe, for one |
| DESSERT | Check preceder? |
| DESSERT | Chocolate cake, e.g. |
| DESSERT | Course skipped by dieters |
| DESSERT | Course that a Brit calls "afters" |
| DESSERT | Course that may be a piece of cake |
| DESSERT | Course with a name derived from the French word for "clear the table" |
| DESSERT | Dinner course |
| DESSERT | Ending course |
| DESSERT | Feast finale |
| DESSERT | Final course |
| DESSERT | Final course of a meal |
| DESSERT | Final course of meal |
| DESSERT | Final order |
| DESSERT | Final order of things? |
| DESSERT | Final order, often |
| DESSERT | Finisher of a sort |
| DESSERT | Finishing order |
| DESSERT | Food eaten to finish a meal, usually sweet |
| DESSERT | Food item served after the main course |
| DESSERT | Ice cream or cheesecake |
| DESSERT | Ice cream or tiramisu, e.g. |
| DESSERT | Ice, e.g. |
| DESSERT | It's usually downed last |
| DESSERT | Last course |
| DESSERT | Last course in a prix-fixe meal, typically |
| DESSERT | Last course of a meal, often |
| DESSERT | Last course of a meal, often sweet |
| DESSERT | Last course of the meal |
| DESSERT | Last course on a menu, often |
| DESSERT | Last item on a dinner course, usually |
| DESSERT | Madeleine or Napoleon |
| DESSERT | Meal course |
| DESSERT | Meal ender |
| DESSERT | Meal finale |
| DESSERT | Menu course that may involve pie or cake |
| DESSERT | Napoleon, for one |
| DESSERT | Order that's rarely followed? |
| DESSERT | Part of a meal that the British call "afters" |
| DESSERT | Pastry chef's creation |
| DESSERT | Pastry or pudding |
| DESSERT | Pie or cake |
| DESSERT | Piece of cake, maybe |
| DESSERT | Piece of cake, say |
| DESSERT | Post-meal dish |
| DESSERT | Pudding |
| DESSERT | Pudding or pie |
| DESSERT | Pudding or pie, e.g. |
| DESSERT | See 17-Across |
| DESSERT | Something a loser may skip |
| DESSERT | Soy milk pudding, for example |
| DESSERT | Split, e.g. |
| DESSERT | Sugary menu course |
| DESSERT | Sweet after meal |
| DESSERT | Sweet after the main course |
| DESSERT | Sweet conclusion |
| DESSERT | Sweet course |
| DESSERT | Sweet course at the end of meal |
| DESSERT | Sweet course of a meal |
| DESSERT | Sweet dish |
| DESSERT | Sweet dish served after dinner |
| DESSERT | Sweet dish served at the end of a meal |
| DESSERT | Sweet food after a meal |
| DESSERT | Sweet food at the end of a meal |
| DESSERT | Sweet food eaten at the end of a meal |
| DESSERT | Sweet item on a dinner course |
| DESSERT | Sweet meal closer, like ice cream or cake |
| DESSERT | Sweet meal follower |
| DESSERT | Sweet part of a meal, served after main course |
| DESSERT | Sweet post-meal treat |
| DESSERT | Sweet treat at the end of a meal |
| DESSERT | Tapioca pudding, e.g. |
| DESSERT | The course before cheese, or after it in France |
| DESSERT | There's sometimes no room for it |
| DESSERT | Tiramisu, e.g. |
| DESSERT | What a loser may skip |
| DESSERT | What's served last |
| DESSERT | Word from the French for "clear the table" |
| DESSERT | Word with wine or bar |
| DESSERT | You might leave room for it |