CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

SERVES 12. PREP 15 MINS. COOK 20 MINS

Across 1.

Zoo result, Abe, you cannot get lower than that (8,4)

8. No throat but mouthwatering sweet (4,3)

9. The safety of fifty, I have, Bob (5)

10. Sailors shout, back to front, gets nothing but a shout of joy (5)

11. Ancient Greek queen is in 10 and a capital result (7)

12. See 19

14. Go fast and you will wet your pants in South Dakota (5)

19 & 12ac. Re cyclist cup – it is what you are working on (7,5)

21. Have a bone to pick with the Cincinnati biathlon (5)

23. Study will be back with the star in Cygnus (5)

24. Brie, Ian, could be made on this peninsula (7)

25. Sounding corny, British Labour MP I get in with the pompous government official (7,5)

Down 1.

Forever from every direction I heard (6)

2. Motor (selsyn) changed inside when it will harmonise (alt. spelling) (5)

3. Ear could be huge, lol (3,4)

4. The piper’s son is at 0. Throw one of these at him (6)

5. It means 1ac to me (5)

6. About the poetry, it is backwards! (7)

7. Utilising gun is foolish (5)

13. Give one a beating for what the hens do in the nest? (3,4)

15. Tell on Herbert for making cooking ingredients (7)

16. They are in a scale between 0 and 7 (5)

17. Role I have involves being energetic (6)

18. What a whip does to your skin? Plant it! (6)

20. Jeer to get back at ban (5)

22. Nail-biting, giant gets away with the pancakes (5)

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups self-raising flour

• 2 tsp dried oregano

• 2 tsp smoked paprika

• 1 tsp ground cumin

• ½ cup grated light tasty cheese

• ¼ cup chopped fresh coriander leaves

• 1 small red capsicum, finely chopped

• 420g can corn kernels, drained, rinsed

• 2 green onions, thinly sliced

• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

• 2/3 cup milk

• 1/3 cup light sour cream

• 1 egg

METHOD

1 Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan-forced. Line a 12-hole (1/3-cup-capacity) muffin pan with paper cases.

2 Combine flour, oregano, spices, cheese, coriander, ¾ of capsicum, and 2/3 of corn and onion in a bowl. Make a well. Whisk oil, milk, sour cream and egg in a jug. Add to well. Stir until just combined (some lumps are okay).

3 Divide mixture among prepared holes. Top with remaining vegetables. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until warm to touch. Stand for 5 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Serve.