This was published 3 years ago

Good Weekend Superquiz and Saturday Target Time, September 17

September 16, 2022 — 11:59pm

By Jacqui Martinez and Stephanie Bull.

TARGET TIME

Find words of four letters or more. Every word must include the centre letter and each letter is used once only. Find at least one nine-letter word. No colloquial or foreign words, capitalised nouns, apostrophes or hyphens. No verbs or plural words ending in “s”. Solution list is not exhaustive.

Reference source: Macquarie Dictionary.

Today’s Target: 12 words, average; 17 words, good; 23+ words, excellent.

Yesterday’s Target: eerie, eerier, entire, feint, ferine, ferrite, fine, finer, fire, firer, firn, frit, inert, infer, inter, INTERFERE, nite, nitre, refine, refiner, refit, rein, reinter, rentier, retie, retire, retiree, rife, rift, rite, teenier, terrine, tier, tine, tire, trier, trine.

Continue this edition

The September 17 Edition

Up next

Spring vegetable minestra

Somewhere between a soup and a risotto, this minestra takes inspiration from the classic Venetian dish, risi e bisi, which is an absolute favourite of mine come spring, when peas are sweet and tender. Here, I've added asparagus to the broth, since I simply cannot resist it when it is in season. Double-podded broad beans are also a lovely addition. Omit the pancetta and swap the chicken stock for vegetable stock to make this dish vegetarian.

Crispy confit duck salad with gin-pickled watermelon.

Spiced duck salad with pickled watermelon

Exotic and captivating, this salad is a dinner host's secret weapon. With pops of herbs, heat, and sweet and sour notes, the contrast between the pickled watermelon and the crisp, salty duck is a revelation. A perfect starter for warmer days ahead.