Drink and Drama

Across

1. Fuel used in most cars

3. Person pursuing something quickly

8. Warm spiced drink often served hot

9. Distilled wine often sipped after dinner

10. Fruity frozen dessert with a fizzy twist

12. Final stage of a strategic contest

16. Beverage made from fermented grapes

17. Italian for wine often red

18. Capital city on the Arabian Peninsula

19. Sweet alcoholic beverage often flavored

Down

2. Deliberately avoid or shun something

4. Early stage of development in mammals

5. Bitter and abusive speech or writing

6. Tropical fruit with sweet juicy flesh

7. Extend over a surface or area

11. Give official approval or support

13. Coffee with chocolate flavoring

14. French country house or castle

15. Recover or make amends for faults