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Clean crab and crack; remove meat.
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Reserve shells and crab butter (gray-green coating inside crab shell).
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Refrigerate crab meat.
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Place shells and crab butter in 8- to 10-quart stockpot.
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Add water, clam juice, onion halves, carrot, thyme and cayenne.
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Boil over medium heat until liquid is reduced to 9 cups, about 1 1/2 hours.
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Strain stock.
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Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
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Add chopped onion and garlic and saute until tender, about 6 minutes.
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Add curry powder and ground turmeric and stir 1 minute.
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Add crab stock, butternut squash and potato.
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Simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 35 minutes.
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Transfer mixture to blender in batches and puree until smooth.
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Return to Dutch oven.
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Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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(Can be made 1 day ahead.
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Cover; chill.
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Rewarm before continuing.)
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Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large skillet.
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Add all bell peppers and saute until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
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Add bay scallops and saute until almost cooked through, about 3 minutes.
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Add reserved crab meat and green peas and cook until heated through, about 3 minutes.
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Season with salt and pepper.
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Ladle squash puree into bowls.
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Top with seafood mixture and serve.