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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 3 DECEMBER 2023 12 RECIPE CROSSWORD ACROSS 1) Breeds or varieties 5) Large amount of money 9) Ermine in summer 14) Fisherman's bucketful 15) Overly eager 16) Archipelago east of Fiji 17) Small piece of land sur- rounded by water 18) Like a contour sheet 19) Cross the threshold 20) Dazzling Broadway perfor- mance 23) Horatian creation 24) Paving stuff 25) Glamorous actress Turner 27) Fallen-rock debris 31) Notable times 33) Thurmond or Archibald of NBA fame 37) Anna Karenina's husband 39) Baltimore-to-Philadelphia dir. 40) Eve's first home 41) It may shorten a court case 44) Colorado ski resort 45) Singer Difranco 46) Sneaky marksman 47) Start for "while" 48) Decorates a cake, say 50) Sharply dressed 51) "Kiss from a Rose" singer 53) Letter-shaped cross 55) Frat party barrel 58) Glossy or matte 64) Adult insect 66) Chimney buildup 67) Without repetition 68) New Hampshire's state flower 69) Just beat out 70) Walk of Fame sight 71) Streetside pickup 72) Hardly a side-liner 73) Bygone times DOWN 1) Long-beaked bird 2) Place for mascara 3) 2.2-pound unit 4) Fret 5) Lasagna or linguine 6) Pay no heed to 7) Nebraskan river 8) Ratatouille ingredient 9) Rear, in the Navy 10) Bon or won follower 11) No longer duped by 12) Got a little older 13) Word on a scale 21) Epitome of hardness 22) Boardroom props 26) Hemoglobin deficiency 27) Soothing ointment 28) Defibrillator operator's call 29) Philbin of TV 30) Sings hallelujah to 32) Fix, as a shoelace 34) Quite proficient 35) Belief 36) Access 38) Hebrew prophet 42) Fenced-in 43) Bored feeling 49) Moe, Larry or Curly 52) Historic time 54) The slim picture? 55) Scottish skirt 56) Middle East chieftain 57) Black-tie affair, e.g. 59) Heading on a list of errands 60) Prone to prying 61) "___ the crevasse!" ("30 Rock" line) 62) Surgery leftover 63) Shout from one who's on a roll? 65) "Jumpin' Jack Flash" is one F Solution to last week's crossword The answers to today's crossword will be published in next week's Midweek edition Weather Partly cloudy Visibility Good Wind Northwest force 5 to 6 becoming force 5 Sea Moderate Swell Low Northwest TODAY TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER WINDY PARTLY CLOUDY 19 / 15 0 18 0 / 15 0 FEELS LIKE 19 0 FEELS LIKE 18 0 Eggnog 1. Add the cream and milk to a saucepan with the nutmeg, cinnamon sticks and vanilla pod. 2. Allow the mixture to heat slowly without letting it boil. 3. Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar. 4. When the cream is hot, add a little bit of the hot cream to the whisked egg yolks stirring constantly. 5. Then add the egg mixture back to the pan and stir constantly until the mixture has warmed through. 6. Place in the fridge to cool. 7. Strain the mixture to remove the spices and vanilla. 8. Whisk the egg whites and add to the cold eggnog with the rum. 9. Mix well and serve with a sprinkling of ground cinnamon. INGREDIENTS METHOD • 700ml milk • 240ml cream • 3 cinnamon sticks • 1 vanilla pod • 1 tsp nutmeg • 5 eggs, sepa- rated • 130g sugar • 175ml rum Eggnog is traditionally served over the holidays in the USA. Though not very popular on this side of the pond, this is a great recipe to whip up if you have friends over during the festive season. Michael Diacono shares his recipe.