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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 12 NOVEMBER 2023 12 RECIPE CROSSWORD ACROSS 1) Sheep's kin 5) Jermaine and Michael's brother 9) From ___ (small step) 13) Certain woodwinds 15 ) Battalion or brigade 16) River through Russia and Kazakhstan 17) By oneself 18) She played identical cousins 20) Opposite of encouraged 22) Crew member's handful 23) Le Carre trilogy "The Search for ___" 24) Like intoxicating brews 28) Prefix for "final" 31) Type of payment relevant to this puzzle's theme 34) Jimmy Dorsey classic "Maria ___" 36) Socially awkward sort, in slang 37) Black, sticky stuff 38) Certain bar buddies 41) Steve Martin film 43) Suffix with the most of anything 44) Bustles of activity 46) Country singer Steve 47) Epic poems adapted for recitation 51) Low-lying islands 52) Merchant's figures 53) Wet one's whistle 55) Church perch 57) Swamped 61) Long-time Sondheim collab- orator 65) One of a dozen in a set of 32 66) Yucca plant cousin 67) Waters numbering seven 68) Type of force 69) Tater 70) Line formed at a barbershop? 71) Lucy's Arnaz DOWN 1) Laundry unit 2) Fit for the task 3) No longer worth discussing 4) "Stand By Me" guy 5) Elvis' Mississippi hometown 6) All-work link 7) ___ for tat 8) Camp Swampy pooch 9) Hep burn of Hollywood 10) Capote, on Broadway 11 ) "Mighty" fine borne for a squirrel? 12) Bab's or ara's attachment? 14 ) Fluid s in shots 19) Dice-rolling game 21) Basic elementary school trio? 25) ___ fashion (to some extent) 26) Word before "beloved" 27) Wisconsin observatory 28) Offbeat Parisian tourist sites 29) Cuthbert of "Happy Endings" 30) Temporary lapse of memory 32) We ll-sui ted 33) "Well, ___-di-dab" 35) One into collecting 39) Old name for Tokyo 40) Say "yes" without speaking 42) "Hawaii Five-0" actor 45) Site of a motorcycle's third wheel 48) ___ up (invigorated) 49) One of wine's Gallo brothers 50) Lose tautness 54) Devoid off eeling 56) Will-o'-tbe- ___ 58) Chimney channel 59) Road side diner sign 60) Three, in Germany 61) Partakes of 62) Mountain climb er's challenge 63) Actor Ferrigno 64) Supporter of PBS F Solution to last week's crossword The answers to today's crossword will be published in next week's Midweek edition Weather Windy Visibility Good Wind Northwest by West winds force 4 to 5, becoming forcr 5 to 6 TODAY TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER WINDY WINDY 22 / 17 0 22 0 / 16 0 FEELS LIKE 23 0 FEELS LIKE 22 0 Nanna Rita's imqarrun fil-forn 1. Start by making the ragu. Dice the carrots and the aubergine. 2. Fry the aubergine in a saucepan in vegetable oil making sure there is enough oil in the pan. The aubergine will absorb the oil and then start to burn. 3. When the aubergine is golden add the carrot and allow to cook for a few more mins. 4. Add the liver and allow to cook until the liver browns. 5. Add the minced beef and pork and season with salt and pepper. 6. Allow to cook until the meat is browned on all sides. Approx 5 mins. 7. Add the kunserva and mix well and cook for a few mins to allow the kunserva to be absorbed by the meat. 8. Add the tomato sauce, adding a little water if the sauce is too dry. 9. Cover, reduce the heat and allow to simmer for 1 ½ hours, making sure that the sauce isn't too dry. 10. Boil the pasta in salted water leaving a little raw. If the packet says to cook for 12 mins, cook for 8 as the pasta will continue to cook in the oven. 11. Grease a dish with butter and dust with polenta. 12. I'm a separate bowl beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper. 13. Add the milk and mix well. 14. When the pasta is ready add a layer to the bottom of the dish, a layer of the ragu and a layer of cheese. 15. Repeat the same layers until all the pasta and sauce INGREDIENTS METHOD For the ragu • ½ aubergine • 2 carrots • 200g beef liver, diced • 250g minced beef • 250g minced pork • 4 tbsp kunserva • 500ml tomato sauce • Salt and pepper For the pasta • 500g penne rigatoni • 4 eggs • Salt and pepper • 500ml milk • 200g Parmesan By Chef Michael Diacono