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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 14 JANUARY 2024 12 RECIPE CROSSWORD 2ACROSS 1) Small poisonous snakes 5) Turkish title 9) Smart-mouthed 14) Uproar 15) Urban blight 16) Bones also called cubiti 17) Put "down" three times 20) Man from Salalah 21) Dusks 22) "Bon voyage" party 25) Casual shirt, casually 26) Condor nest 28) Clerical robes 32) Agenda 37) On the left side, nauti - cally 38) Put "down" three times 41) Jellied garnish 42) Fonn a mental image of something 43) Track competition 44) ___ Alegre, Brazil 46) Mo. to give thanks 47) Fonner Sixers star nick - named "The Answer" 53) More blasphemous 58) Printer's proof, briefly 59) Put "down" three times 62) Subject of media cover- age 63) Spreadsheet content 64) Mideast gulf port 65) "Peter Pan" girl 66) Some poetic tributes 67) Dweeb's cousin DOWN 1) Bushy coifs 2) Icky goo 3) 17th-century court dance 4) Shell out 5) Balaam's beast 6) Clock standard, briefly 7) ___ d'oeuvre 8) Rabbitlike rodent 9) Soft leather 10) Choral part 11) White water? 12) Previously cut, as lum - ber 13) Yearnings 18) Brazilian burg, for short 19) Joint for a beggar? 23) Mythical figure with goats' legs 24) Sensed somehow 27) Direct attention else - where 28) Oft-downloaded things 29) Subject of a Kinks song 30) Crow 31) Affliction ofthe eyelid 32) Canned meat brand 33) Docket item 34) Exaggerated publicity 35) Give off, as beams 36) Follower of 46-Across 37) Winner of the "Thrilla in Manila" 39) "No" voter 40) Ukrainian city, to Rus - sians 44) Quebec's ___ Champ- lain 45) Exert to excess 46) Very unpleasant 48) Unit in a joule 49) Showed, as a classic 50) Mover of earth 51) Military command 52) "... with ___ in sight" 53) "That was close!" 54) Lead the nomad's life 55) Sign of what's to come 56) Provide (for oneself) 57) Relax with a good book 60) Took some courses 61) Rustic female parents F Solution to last week's crossword The answers to today's crossword will be published in next week's Midweek edition Weather Partly to rather cloudy with some isolated showers in the morning Visibility Good becoming moderate in showers Wind Northwest force 4 to 5 backing West Southwest force 4. Overnight becoming force 5 TODAY TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY WINDY AND CLOUDY 16 / 11 0 17 0 / 12 0 FEELS LIKE 16 0 FEELS LIKE 17 0 Zesty Rice Salad 1. In a pot of water cook the eggs until your desired consistency (jammy or hard boiled). 2. Cook the rice according to instructions. I cooked my ribe rice in a large pot of boiling water for about 10-12 minutes. 3. Prepare all the other ingredients as needed and place them in a large mixing bowl. 4. In a small bowl prepare the zesty dressing. 5. Once cooked, drain the rice and mix it together with the chopped ingredients. Drizzle over the dressing and combine. 6. Serve immediately or cold. INGREDIENTS METHOD • 200 g rice ribe or arborio • 1 can tuna in olive oil • 50 g kalamata olives • 150 g cherry to- matoes halved • 6 sun dried toma- toes halved • ½ cucumber • 1 avocado • 1 small can of cannellini beans • 2 eggs quartered • 2 cooked beet- roots diced • 2 spring onions • 1 tsp dried mint • handful parsley roughly chopped • 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds • 1/2 tsp chili flakes Zesty Dressing • 3 tbsp extra vir - gin olive oil • 2 tbsp lemon juice • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar • 1 tsp honey • 1 tsp dijon mus- tard • 1 tsp sea salt flakes • 1/2 tsp black pepper By Yesenia Consoli from Apron and Whisk