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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 17 SEPTEMBER 2023 12 RECIPE CROSSWORD ACROSS 1) Charlie of the Rolling Stones 6) Squalid neighborhood 10) Old-timey contraction 14) It may accompany waves on a Hawaiian beach 15) Part of Batman's ensemble 16) Marching order 17) Sashay 18) [Continued on next page] 19) Songstress Fitzgerald 20) Venomous snake weapon 22) Reputation tarnisher 23) Flying WWII notables 24) Stray from the norm 26) Some rodeo participants 31) Prearrange, as a boxing match 32) Miscellany 33) Smooth, as seas 35) Chief monk 39) Lash mark 40) Eagle's descent 42) Top-of-the-line 43) Game for the wannabe lucky 45) A brother of Abel 46) Heading on Santa's list 47) Deli meat 49) Roofer's load 51) Planets and stars 55) ___ de cologne 56) Genesis patriarch 57) Feature of some country smgers 63) Edible seaweed 64) Pinball foul 65) Equestrian 66)"Muy ___" 67) "A Death in the Family" author 68) Large lemur 69) Thing that may be streamed 70) Croquet venue 71) Fable writer DOWN 1) Nest builder in the eaves 2) It's high in Peru 3) Spelling of "Beverly Hills, 90210" 4) As I'm showing you 5) Zen Buddhist's enlighten- ment 6) Ticket dodgers 7) Volcanic discharge 8) Cause to topple over 9) Corporate combination 10) Name of a certain theory 11) When repeated, a Washing- ton city 12) Assign, as a portion 13) Kind of presidential dinner 21) Some undercover cops 25) By means of 26) Monk's head covering 27) Dinner spread 28) Droop, as flowers 29) Became competent (with "of') 30) Fruits of the blackthorn 34) Tattered, as an old sweater 36) Change from liquid to gas 37) First word of many fairy tales 38) Buttonless shirts, informally 41) Small bottle that contains a drug 44) Bladed propeller 48) Relating to the mind 50) Water-dwelling rodent 51) Ignores intentionally 52) FDR affliction 53) Place to seek sanctuary 54) Fat-nosed antelope 58) Big bunch 59) Some don't open it before its time 60) Goes on to say 61) Infamous Roman emperor 62) Get a handle on F Solution to last week's crossword The answers to today's crossword will be published in next week's Midweek edition Weather Mainly fine Visibility Good Wind Mainly South to Southeast force 2 to 3 locally force 3 to 4 at first TODAY TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER MANILY SUNNY SUNNY 31 / 22 0 33 0 / 23 0 FEELS LIKE 33 0 FEELS LIKE 33 0 Pan fried crispy octopus on a bed of roasted red bell pepper chutney 1. To prepare the stock, place all the vegetables in a pot of cold water and bring to boil. 2. Immerse the octopus in pot, reduce heat and simmer. Cooking it quickly will result in a rubbery texture. 3. Let octopus rest in the court bouillon for about 30 minutes. 4. Once the octopus it's ready, remove the body from tentacles, and keep the head to make a beautiful pasta dish. 5. In a hot non-stick pan, add the olive oil, fry the garlic and cook the octopus until nice and crispy. 6. Squeeze the lemon juice, add the cherry tomatoes, capers, some lemon zest and parsley. 7. When almost ready, add a touch of butter, deglaze with white wine and let it reduce by half. Check the seasoning. 8. In a nice serving plate, add the sweet bell pepper chutney in the middle and serve the octopus on top. 9. Garnish with mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, black berries, lemon, and last but not least add the some Sibarian Caviar for that extra. The dish is ready to serve. INGREDIENTS METHOD For the octopus • 2 kg octopus • 3 tbsp olive oil • 3 cloves of garlic chopped • 1 tsp lemon zest • 6 cherry tomatoes • 2 tsp capers, unsalted • Lemon • thyme • 2 litre water • 500ml white wine • 250g white leek • 1 lemon • 2 Bay leaves • 4 whole cloves • 1 sprig parsley • 500g onions • 500g carrots • 250 fennel • 2 tbsp rock salt (preferably pink salt) For the creamy red bell pepper chutney • 3 red bell pepper, roasted • 4 cloves of garlic • 12 fresh Bay leaves • 4 anchovy fillets • 500ml natural yogurt • 3 tsp olive • Oil, salt and pep- per to taste To garnish • 2 tsp Seberian caviar • 12 black berries • salt and pepper to taste By Chef Raymond Fauzza