| Firm |
| Chewy |
| Pasta order |
| Rather firm |
| Pasta style |
| Not too soft |
| Somewhat hard |
| Spec of pasta |
| Somewhat firm |
| Far from mushy |
| Firm, in a way |
| Firm, as pasta |
| Chewy, in a way |
| Like firm pasta |
| Firm, as fusilli |
| Firm, like pasta |
| Just firm enough |
| Pasta preference |
| Bow tie preference |
| Like some bow ties |
| Ristorante request |
| Like good spaghetti |
| Like noodles, often |
| Rigatoni preference |
| Still a little firm |
| Like firm spaghetti |
| Pasta recipe phrase |
| Pasta specification |
| Firm, spaghetti-wise |
| Like firm fettuccine |
| Trattoria preference |
| Bow tie specification |
| Like sorta firm pasta |
| Pasta serving request |
| Still firm when eaten |
| Tender but still firm |
| One way to cook pasta |
| Spirelli specification |
| Not too soft, as pasta |
| Slightly firm, as pasta |
| Spaghetti-recipe phrase |
| Trattoria specification |
| Somewhat firm, as pasta |
| Spaghetti specification |
| How some pasta is cooked |
| To the tooth, in Italian |
| Not fully soft, as shells |
| Pasta cooking instruction |
| How pasta may be prepared |
| Italian for "to the tooth |
| One way to cook spaghetti |
| (Of pasta) firm when eaten |
| Firm, as farfalle, perhaps |
| (Of pasta) firm to the bite |
| One way to prepare linguine |
| How some prefer their pasta |
| How spaghetti may be cooked |
| How you might order bow ties |
| Less cooked, in pasta parlance |
| Still a bit firm, as cooked pasta |
| Slightly undercooked, as pasta: 2 wds. |
| Offering just the right amount of resistance |
| Trattoria preference that means "to the tooth |