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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 21 MAY 2023 12 RECIPE CROSSWORD ACROSS 1) Skip over 5) Diary fastener 9) ___-loading (marathon prep) 14) Flower holder 15) Region 16) Arctic, for one 17) "___ for the poor!" 18) One with pants on fire? 19) "Lather, ___ , repeat" 20) Kind of roll 23) Addition total 24) Kennel sound 25) Put a scuff on, e.g. 28) Artsy New Mexico town 31) Lobs softly 36) Came back to earth 38) Boars' mates 40) "Glycerine" opener 41) Arctic tern's landing spot? 44) A month in Madrid 45) Kind of pudding 46) Polluted air 47) Yucatan female 49) Mythical god of thunder 51) Cunning 52) Furniture wood 54) Auction grouping 56) Super-fit fighter, figura- tively 65) Video's complement 66) Equine shade 67) What skunks are known for 68) "Reversal of Fortune" Oscar-winner Jeremy 69) Agitated mood 70) Planted, as grass 71) Mathematical subgroup 72) Alters a skirt 73) Ominous alternative DOWN 1) Shape of the President's office 2) French Sudan 3) Credos 4) Diagnostic aids 5) Flag position 6) Opera offering 7) Word after "box," "hot" or "bucket" 8) Political group 9) Bread from meal 10) Liquid that can eat through metal 11) Painter Magritte 12) Bag of diamonds? 13) Small bills 21) Not safe? 22) Complete a fast 25) Finishes a chess game 26) Classic dress style 27) Become ready to pluck 29) Amazed expressions 30) Perspiration 32) Brothers and sisters 33) Wineglass parts 34) Flynn of "Gentleman Jim" 35) Overly wet 37) Bull in a ring 39) "Oh, well" noise 42) First in order 43) Freon and antifreeze 48) Kind of beer 50) "1001 Nights" bird 53) Cattail's locale 55) "___ were the days" 56) Like some church matters 57) It replaced the drachma 58) Commotions of Shake- spearian proportions? 59) Highest single digit 60) Zero 61) Seriously injure 62) Heathen's figurine 63) "___ the time!" 64) Fish-eating bird F Solution to last week's crossword The answers to today's crossword will be published in next week's Midweek edition Weather Rather cloudy with isolated showers Visibility Good becoming moderate in showers Wind East Northeast force 6 veering South Southwest force 3 to 4 TODAY TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY CLOUDY 21 0 / 16 0 22 0 / 15 0 FEELS LIKE 21 0 FEELS LIKE 22 0 Chicken with baked lemons and capers METHOD 1. Preheat oven to 190°C. 2. Drizzle a little olive oil onto a non-stick baking tray and arrange lemon slices in a single layer. 3. Season with salt and pepper and another light drizzle of oil. 4. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes till lemons start to blacken at the edges. 5. Heat olive oil in a large skillet and add washed spinach. 6. Season and cook on high heat for a few seconds till wilted then transfer to a clean bowl. 7. Wipe skillet clean then add some more olive oil. 8. Dredge the chicken through seasoned flour the add to pan. 9. Cook on medium high heat, turning often till golden for about 6 to 8 mins then add the olives and capers. INGREDIENTS • Extra virgin olive oil • 2 lemons, sliced ½ cm thick • Salt and cracked pepper • 300g fresh baby spinach • 4 large boneless chicken thighs • Flour for dusting • 12 black olives • 2 tbsp capers • 250ml chicken stock Lemons acquire a distinctive taste when baked in the oven. Try Michael Diacono's recipe for simple chicken thighs served with baked lemons and capers.