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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 21 JANUARY 2024 12 RECIPE CROSSWORD 2ACROSS 1) Switzerland's ___ Leman 4) Perform better than 9) Babble on and on and on 14) "That turns my stomach!" 15) Same-old, same-old 16) Haunting 17) Pasture 18) Nightclub gadabout 20) Condos, e.g. 22) Part of MYOB 23) Viral varieties 26) Stoolie 30) Adds a lane 32) Some victories for Ali 34) Where to get fab abs 36) One of the Muses 38) Kick without a tee 39) Makes a blunder 41) Serious play 43) Eggshell-like color 44) Coating of ice or frost 45) Swiss capital? 47) Didn't go seek 48) Makes right 51) Catch in a snare 53) Terrible trial 55) Animated Springfield minor leaguer 58) Hollywood clashers 60) ___ place (locate) 61) People working in cubi- cles 67) Wanted poster letters 68) Lobbies with glass ceil- ings 69) Black thrush 70) Pulp fiction gumshoe 71) Nonclerical group 72) Overly sentimental 73) Dinner plate scraping DOWN 1) Beauts 2) Entertainer's advocate 3) Officeholder who accom- plishes little 4) In the open air 5) American's Olympics cheer 6) Bath basin 7) Tyne or Timothy 8) Some spreads 9) City on the Illinois river 10) Bodybuilder's unit 11) Artist Jean 12) National Spelling Bee rarity 13) Always, to an old poet 19) Piece of beefcake 21) ___ chi (martial art form) 24) One lacking social graces 25) "Thundercats" creature 27) Sort 28) Full-time channel surfer 29) Artist ___ de Tou- louse-Lautrec 31) Prolonged gaze 33) It may be found on a lobe 34) Doris Day lyric 35) First-class 37) Resident of a country on the Arabian Sea 40) Drop in the mailbox 42) They march in lines 46) In an angry way 49) Radio personality 50) Pudding starch 52) Partook of 54) Crazy people, in Mexico 56) Tight-fisted one, in slang 57) Ordain 59) Antarctic bird 61) Indian lentil dish 62) Airport posting (abbr.) 63) Respectful title in India 64) Set of supplies 65) Clairvoyant's claim 66) Opposite of "nope" 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 isolated showers Visibility Good becoming moderate to poor in showers Wind North Northwest force 4 to 5 becoming North Northeast force 3 to 4 locally force 4 to 5 TODAY TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER ISOLATED SHOWERS PARTLY CLOUDY 14 / 12 0 14 0 / 09 0 FEELS LIKE 12 0 FEELS LIKE 12 0 Octopus in Garlic 1. In a large heavy bottomed pot, add a table spoon of olive oil, bay leaves and peppercorn. Place it on medium heat. 2. Immediately, add the octopus to the pot and cover. Let it cook for about 45 minutes or an hour, or until you can pierce it easily with a fork. 3. When ready drain the octopus and let it cool for a few minutes. Reserve some of the water released from the octopus. 4. In a small bowl combine together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, minced garlic, chopped parsley, chili flakes and lemon juice. Set aside. 5. Chop the octopus tentacles into small pieces of about 3 cm in size and place into a large bowl. 6. Mix the octopus with the prepared mixture and add about a tablespoon of the juices which the octopus released while cooking. 7. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle some extra parsley on top. 8. Serve immediately or cold. It can stay in the fridge in an air tight container for about 2 days. INGREDIENTS METHOD • 1 kg octopus • 6 garlic cloves minced • juice of half a lemon • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar • 4 tbsp olive oil • a bunch of pars- ley chopped • 1/2 tsp chili flakes optional • 2 bay leaves • 1 tbsp pepper- corns • salt and pepper to taste By Yesenia Consoli from Apron & Whisk