Sponge, say, or exotic food cooked here? (6,5)
I believe the answer is:
greasy spoon
'food cooked here?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'sponge say or exotic' is the wordplay.
'exotic' indicates an anagram (an unusual form of the letters).
'sponge'+'say'+'or'='spongesayor'
'spongesayor' with letters rearranged gives 'GREASY SPOON'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for greasy spoon that I've seen before include "snack bar" , "diner, by the way" , "Cafe (sl.)" , "Cheap, often insanitary, cafe" , "Roadside cafe" .)