How do I solve 9 across in Times Cryptic 3297?

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9 across reads "Big range of Italian desserts" (5 letters); the answer is ANDES. It's a hidden-word clue: the answer is spelled out by consecutive letters in the clue itself, often crossing a word boundary. Indicators like 'in', 'some', or 'part of' signal that you're looking at a substring. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

Big range of Italian desserts (5)

9A — Big range of Italian desserts (5) — ANDES