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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 22 OCTOBER 2023 12 RECIPE CROSSWORD ACROSS 1) Step on the scale? 4) One was issued at Nantes 9) Deep passion 14) Feeling of rage 15) "Not gonna happen, period!" 16) Girl in Byron's "Don Juan" 17) Pitchers, goblets, tumblers and such 19) Japanese immigrant 20) Numbskull 21) Twice-monthly oceanic event 23) Sound unit 24) Once-a-year bloomer 26) Intentionally lose 28) Temporary 32) ___ and outs (intricacies) 35) Dash of panache 36) Bar, to a barrister 38) Vintner's valley 40) Be a pain in the neck 43) Plural suffix with "auction" or "musket" 44) Stockholm coin 46) Farm females 48) Handwoven Scandinavian rug 49) Fill with anxiety or dread 53) Compulsively curious (var.) 54) Allotted amount 58) Weak, as on crime 60) Audition handout 63) Con game 64) 10 on a scale of 1 to 10, e.g. 66) Warehouse transports 68) Watches the waistline 69) Break a deadlock 70) "Diffrent Strokes" actress Charlotte 71) Attachment for "open" or "rear" 72) Doesn't run out 73) Arithmetic directive DOWN 1) "The Sweetheart of ___ Chi" 2) Fabric introduced by DuPont 3) Absorb new material 4) Lure successfully 5) Condensation consequence 6) Director Reitman 7) Part of a bird's beak 8) Dog biscuits and such 9) "1,001 Arabian Nights" hero 10) Answer 11) Sink filler 12) It really isn't butter 13) Prince's "Purple ___ " 18) First course, sometimes 22) ___ Beta Kappa 25) Showgirl in the song "Co- pacabana" 27) Fish eggs 29) "Brown Eyed Girl" singer Morrison 30) "___ Sanctum" 31) Colorful parrot of Australia 32) It's the write stuff? 33) Anti-drug agent 34) Coddle or pamper 37) "Only you can prevent forest fires" spot 39) Add to marginally? 41) "A League of Their ___ " 42) Twelve months 45) Donkey 47) Livestock stalls 50) One Kennedy 51) A lot to look at 52) Case for small toiletries 55) Prefix with "red" or "structure" 56) Group of eight 57) "Rudolph the Red-___ Rein- deer" 58) A or B, on a record 59) Wednesday was named after him 61) "___ Lisa" 62) Dinner crumbs 65) '60s drug 67) Young, furry animal 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 Visibility Good Wind Northwest force 3 to 4 locally force 4 to 5 becoming variable force 2 to 3 TODAY TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER MAINLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY 26 / 20 0 27 0 / 21 0 FEELS LIKE 27 0 FEELS LIKE 29 0 Spicy carrot and lentil soup 1. Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot and add the spices and fry for a few mins until fragrant. 2. Add the carrots and stir through. 3. Add the lentils and season with salt. 4. Add the stock and the bay leaf and allow to simmer for 20 mins. 5. Blend until smooth adding the milk as you go along. 6. Serve in a bowl topped with a tbsp yogurt and some fresh coriander with toasted Maltese bread. INGREDIENTS METHOD • Olive oil • 2 tsp fennel seeds • 2 tsp cumin • 1 tsp turmeric • 1/2 tsp chilli flakes • 1-inch piece gin- ger, grated • 500g carrots, peeled and rough- ly chopped • 200g red lentils • 1 litre stock (chicken or vege- table) • 1 bay leaf • 250ml fresh milk For garnish • 1 tbsp yoghurt per person • Fresh coriande If you're trying to get your kids to eat a more varied diet, this is the recipe to get them to eat more lentils – just go easy on the chilli and the ginger. Michael Diacono shares his recipe for carrot soup with red lentils and plenty of spices.