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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 15 OCTOBER 2023 12 RECIPE CROSSWORD ACROSS 1) Destroy the self-confidence of 6) "Boris Godunov" singers 11) "A little___ will do ya" 14) "Fame" singer David 15) "Dragon's Teeth" author Sinclair 16) Bugged by a bug 17) "Clue" weapon 19) "Meet John ___" 20) Horror movie street 21) Beak 22) Common article 23) Accounting write-off 27) Knight to remember 29) "And now, without further ___" 30) What an anchor delivers 32) Brain or ear section 33) Romanian monetary unit 34) "Love Story" novelist Segal 36) Aquarium favorite 39) 1814-'15 exile site 41) Proboscis 43) Card above a deuce 44) A bit of antiquity 46) Japanese athletes 48) "Now ___ seen everything!" 49) "Dukes of Hazzard" character 51) Rear end 52) "Dirty dog" 53) Asian fruits 56) Calls at home? 58) ___ de cologne 59) "Do the Right Thing" director 60) "A Question of Blood" author Rankin 61) "Love You" lead-in 62) World Cup event 68) Spasm 69) Ebony counterpart, in song 70) "___ , meenie, miney ..." 71) Inquire 72) Canonical hour 73) Spot for a snake DOWN 1) What something might be as easy as 2) A tropical constrictor 3) Wheat beard 4) Aligned oneself (with) 5) Greek 6) Where Parks made a stand with a seat 7) Befitting 8) The Police leader 9) Kind of butterfly 10) Diagnostic smear 1I) Worked like a charm 12) You can hear it coming and going 13) Go off the edge of the page 18) Ashes-to-be 23) Agricultural apparatus 24) "Rolling in the Deep" singer 25) At a faster speed 26) Minnesota team 28) Act as a henchman 31) Clean with hard rubbing 35) Fertile soil ingredient 37) Las Vegas show, perhaps 38) Australia's ___ Rock 40) Aboriginal Japanese 42) Small songbird 45) Fuel mining site 47) Used an aerosol can 50) Cram into the hold 53) Greek penny, once 54) A little bit of haven? 55) Tijuana sir 57) Printing press mechanism 63) "Joan of ___" 64) Sodium hydroxide solution 65) Words with "fog" or "funk" 66) 102, to Caesar 67) "Eye of the Needle" author Follett F Solution to last week's crossword The answers to today's crossword will be published in next week's Midweek edition Weather Fine Visibility Good Wind West Northwest force 3 to 4 becoming force 4 to 5 TODAY TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER SUNNY SUNNY 29 / 21 0 29 0 / 20 0 FEELS LIKE 29 0 FEELS LIKE 29 0 Raw sea bass and prawns 1. Slice the fish and place onto a serving plate. 2. Peel the shell off of the prawns, leaving the head and tail in tact. Remove the digestive tract. 3. Season with salt and pepper 4. Add a little bit of lemon juice and some olive oil. 5. Add the sea asparagus and the salmon roe. 6. Decorate the plate with the cherry tomato, mint and pea shoots. INGREDIENTS METHOD • 1 fillet sea bass (spnott), bones and skin removed • 3 king prawns • 1 tbsp salmon roe • Coarse sea dollar and pepper • ½ lemon, juice only • A few sea aspar- agus This simple starter is a favourite of Michael Diacono's. The most important thing is to use the freshest fish available and add very little to the dish. The quality of the fish should speak for itself.