1. The new chef thought his haute cuisine pastries would ______ the diner’s old-school desserts.
a. supercede
b. superceed
c. supersede
2. But their apple pie was so good that serving it with ice cream was just ______ the lily.
a. gelding
b. gilding
c. guilding
3. Which French pastry’s name means “lightning”?
a. beignet
b. eclair
c. macaron
d. profiterole
Answers
- c. supersede
- b. gilding
- b. eclair
—Andy Hollandbeck is the Post’s copy editor and managing editor.
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