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with inflammation issues may know 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Capt. James T. Kirk was one

turmeric and other spices help reduce 14 15 16 2 Hawaiian hoedown

flare-ups, but a good, colourful, and 3 Colors the eye
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tasty salad with microgreens can help, 17 18 19 5 Arrive by air
too. Many microgreens, including 6 Like-minded grp.
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arugula, brussels sprouts, and kale help 7 It was ‘over his head”
fight obesity and encourage weight loss 23 24 25 8 Don’t try it
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help keep blood sugar levels in check. 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 10 Rule , Britannia composer

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Unfortunately, like lettuces, 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 12 Same page?

microgreens are fairly costly, but 13 They’ll ‘Shrek’ the party
it makes more sense to spend your 40 41 42 21 Not ___ (Easygoing)
hard earned dollars on better quality 22 Precedes lamb – Yum!
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foods. Microgreens can be added to so 26 Last resorts, for the unfit
many of your daily meals. Add some 46 47 48 49 27 ‘Aweigh’ from

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to your smoothie in the mornings 30 Jethro’s pa, et al.

or after a workout, put microgreens 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 32 Blow-by-blow for dough

on your sandwiches to add nutrients 57 58 59 60 61 62 35 Stinging
and interest, use them in making a 37 NYY player
sauce or dressing. If you incorporate 63 64 65 38 USDT employee
microgreens in inventive ways, you 67 68 39 Put this tiger in your tank
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will never have to throw any out. As 42 Made it ‘perfectly clear’
microgreens become more and more 69 70 71 47 Opposite balances
popular, the cost will decrease (at least, 50 Pounce upon
that is the hope). 51 Turk title
Just a note, don’t confuse ACROSS ACROSS 52 N. Europe subregion
microgreens with sprouts. Sprouts are 1 Scary place to stand 43 60s Liverpudlian 54 ___ Billie Joe
germinated in water, not soil, for one 6 Concerning 44 Asian ‘wrap’ 56 Egg-shaped
or two days to produce underdeveloped 10 From which: Latin 45 Letter enders 58 Sends packing
leaves. Microgreens grow in soil and 14 The Last Supper, for one 46 Raincoat, to a Brit 59 City housing ‘The Scream’
sunlight and take at least a week to 15 Graceful symbol 48 Partners with US 60 Iron Chef America’s Cat
produce leaves. You can also grow 16 One on the way up? 49 ‘Cubist’ Rubik 61 Horse move
your own microgreens, however, there 17 Per diem 50 Scary signal 62 Power ones are scarier
is quite a cost for the initial set-up, and 18 ___ it (That’s that) 53 Hit the road
the process needs to be repeated every 19 Fatalistic genre 55 Call of exertion The Y2K scare
few weeks, as once you have harvested 20 A ‘turn’ for the worse 57 Warden’s worry Leading up to the year 2000, a
the crop, the soil needs to be changed, 23 Dict. 63 The BIG picture perceived computer problem was
etc. 24 Means excellent in slang 64 Artwork overlays looming. Due to data storage, only
If you haven’t already, now might 25 Aidan assents 65 Ancient market a 2-digit year code was used. 1970
be the time to start incorporating 26 Animal org. 66 Old west author Grey was coded simply as 70. As 2000
microgreens into your diet. We all like 29 Garlic: Spanish 67 70s record label approached, uncertainty arose over
to make assertions that we will look 31 Singapore’s co. code 68 Cushion cutie the ‘2-digit’ rollover. Would it be
after our bodies and health more in 33 Gimme a break? 69 Means justifier interpreted as 2000 or 1900? In the
the “new year,” and this is a feasible 34 Caught in the middle 70 50%, say end, the Millenium Bug was a dud,
opportunity to begin adding more 36 Speaker’s verb 71 Coups d’___ (Acts though ‘upgraders’ maintained that
nutrient dense foods into our daily 40 ‘Reel’ apocalypses of resistance) the S600 billion expenditure proved
meals. the collective effort ‘killed the Bug’
Puzzle by Douglas Taillon

Microgreens for maximum health! Puzzle by Douglas Taillon
Solutions on page 45
Happy plotting!