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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 22 MARCH 2017 23 Sport Answers to the MaltaToday crossword will be published next Wednesday WEATHER: Partly cloudy VISIBILITY: Good WIND: Northeast force 4 becoming North Northeast force 3 SEA: Moderate SWELL: Low East Southeast A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 White to play and mate in four moves A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Last week's solution Sudoku rules are extremely easy: Fill all empty squares so that the numbers 1 to 9 appear once in each row, column and 9x9 box. PARTLY CLOUDY 16 º C / 12 º C UV INDEX: 2 Today's Weather Chess Sudoku Pursuits Across 1. Invaluable (9) 8. Smith's block (5) 9. Punctuation mark (5) 10. Breathe out (6) 12. Make indistinct (4) 14. Belonging to us (4) 15. Pines for (6) 17. Directed a light (5) 18. Gaze fixedly (5) 20. Principal angel (9) Down 2. Revolution (3) 3. Icily (6) 4. Good fortune (4) 5. Having a resemblance (7) 6. Horse bred for racing (9) 7. Lawyer (9) 11. Place of shelter (7) 13. Individual (6) 16. Yes (4) 19. Part of verb to be (3) Qg6+ Ke7 d6# (Qe6#) DRAG RACING Matthew Carabott impresses in Top Alcohol Dragster Class Carabott is perfecting his trade in Malta before competing in the European FIA events MATTHEW Carabott ran a time of 5.77 seconds at a speed of 201mph at Hal Far last Saturday. The goal for Carabott was to clock a time less than six seconds, and he managed to do that. For a seasoned professional the times are much less today, but for a rookie driver this is a great start. Speaking to Carabott, he said usually a 5.7 second run would have a speed of 235-245mph, but he managed to do it at only 201mph. Carabott reached the speed of approx. 245mph after the first 1000ft and had to go off the throt- tle in his 4000bhp dragster. If Carabott had to continue press- ing he could have clocked a bet- ter time, but he was very happy already with his final time. Carabott's aim is to continue practicing on Malta's home track and then when he is sure of his time, he will compete in Europe FIA events. Matthew Carabott in his Top Alcohol Dragster