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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 10 DECEMBER 2023 12 RECIPE CROSSWORD ACROSS 1) Do a post-mowing chore 5) King with a golden touch 10) Snake dancers of the Southwest 14) Visa alternative, informally 15) In a state of combustion 16) Warm up the crowd 17) "Yikes!" to a poet 20) Appropriate 21) Money maker 22) Go with great haste 23) Ruminant 's mouthful 26) "Despite that ..." 27) "Friendly" attachment 30) Food company___ Lee 32)Welcoming garland 34) Fraudulently alter 36) Low points on graphs 39) Word with "coach" or "home" 40) Cry before a disappear- ance, to a poet 42) Small Indian drum 44) It's displayed in vain? 45) Nod of the head, for one 47) "To ___ is human" 48) Thin opening 52) Where IRS forms are made 53) You'll get a charge out of this 55) B'way locale 57) Storm dir., sometimes 58) Wool sources 61) Slack off 63) "Roll them bones" to a poet 67) July 15 or Aug. 13, in the Roman calendar 68) "Better get ___ on" 69) Bo Derek and others 70) New England catches 71) Woods with many eagles 72) "Raggedy" fellow DOWN 1) Indian princes 2) Pioneering pilot Earhart 3) Baseball Hall of Pamer "Wee" Willie 4) Public art show 5) Damage or deface 6) "Ands" or "buts" alterna- tives 7) Fuzzy hangups 8) An orderly grouping 9) Become enraged 10) Word before and after "against" 11) Light musical production 12) Miles ___ hour 13) Successful candidates 18) Abbr. for those who didn't make the list 19) Seals in a sepulcher 24) Elbow-joint bone 25) Thaw, as a windshield 28) Pigeon sound 29) Legendary Bobby on skates 31) Mosey along 33) PR concern 35) Plant bulbs 37) Afghani neighbor 38) Decorate with ornaments 40) Acquitted 41) Well-ventilated 42) Schoolyard game 43) African snake 46) Tabby's mate 49) Make rise, as bread 50) Have in mind 51) Infinitesimal 54) Campbell or Judd 56) "Silent" president 59) Smaller in amount 60) Urban pollution 62) Second letter from Greece 63) "Attack, dog!" 64) Shoguns' capital 65) Serpent's pigeon? 66) Eternally, to poets F Solution to last week's crossword The answers to today's crossword will be published in next week's Midweek edition Weather Cloudy with rain or showers which could be locally thundery, gusty and possibly with hail, becoming with isolated showers overnight Visibility Good becoming moderate to poor in precipitation Sea Moderate TODAY TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER WINDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS WINDY 18 / 13 0 19 0 / 14 0 FEELS LIKE 18 0 FEELS LIKE 19 0 Stuffed squash with lamb and lentils 1. Slice a whole squash in half and scoop some of the flesh from the inside. Cook in a preheated oven at 190°C for approx 30 mins until tender. (Cooking time depends on size of the squash). 2. Fry the onion in some olive oil and add the garlic. 3. Add the lamb mince and the pumpkin and allow to fry gently with the nutmeg and the turmeric. 4. Add the wine to the mince and allow the alcohol to cook off. 5. Finely the chop the herbs and add to the mixture. 6. Add the cooked lentils and the rice. 7. Remove the squash from the oven and place the lamb mixture inside and serve. INGREDIENTS METHOD • 1 whole squash • 1 onion, chopped • 2 cloves garlic • 200g minced lamb • 200g pumpkin, chopped • Nutmeg • 2 tsp turmeric • ½ glass red wine • Few leaves sage • 1 sprig rosemary • 200g lentils, cooked • 200g rice, cooked Pumpkin and lamb is a match made in heaven. Michael Diacono stuffs a roasted squash with minced lamb, rice and lentils.