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maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 8 JULY 2020 Solution to last week's crossword The answers to today's crossword will be published in next week's Midweek edition Weather Fine Visibility Good Wind Northwest force 2 to 3 becoming variable force 2 to 3 Sea Slight to moderate TODAY TOMORROW Crossword Weather ACROSS 1) Talk up 5) Ships' wheels 10) Kind of mitt 14) "The Sun_ Rises" 15) Eastern church member 16) Abysmal test score 17) Pudding fruit 18) Cottonlike fiber 19) Assayers' stuff 20) Separated 23) Driveway type 24) Dutch pottery city 27) Adaptable truck, for short 28) Exotic berry in some diets 31) Anger 32) Vigor's go-with 34) Tributary of the Missouri River 35) Beretta, for one 36) What the detective did to his hair? 40) Irving's Van Winkle 41) Gave one-to-four stars 42) Mel whose "4" was retired 43) Beverage in a yard 44) Soon, to a bard 45) Altar avowal 47) Propensities 49) Drug that relieves pain 53) Out-and-out 57) Radar image 59) Be bombastic 60) "I had no _!" 61) Garden path 62) Golden Horde member 63) Experienced 64) Clothing 65) Annoying night sound 66) " ... or_!" DOWN 1) Thin, fibrous bark 2) Earthenware jars 3) Seize power illegally 4) Diminutive hero of folklore 5) Obstacle course impediment 6) Create a statute 7) VIP vehicle, for short 8) Cause serious injury to 9) Put one's foot down 10) Kind of layer 11) Not heavy at all 12) " ..._he drove out of sight" 13) Discouraging words 21) "Dig in !" 22) "Farewell, mon ami" 25) Part of a balanced diet 26) Camping shelter 28) Bloodless, seemingly 29) Joker, for one 30) Long trailer? 32) Curtain fabric 33) About to happen 34) Germany's_ von Bismarck 36) Fiddler, for one 37) Demagnetize a disk 38) Blocker of "Bonanza" 39) CBS drama (with "The") 45) "Is it hot_ or is it just me?" 46) Anonymous John 48) Varieties 49) Fragrance of roses 50) Alpine call 51) Year-end tunes 52) Make jubilant 54) Connected things? 55) Persia, now 56) Alliance acronym 57) Short order, for short 58) Asian language SUNNY UV: 11 SUNNY UV: 11 31 0 / 21 0 31 0 / 21 0 FEELS LIKE 33 0 FEELS LIKE 33 0 � � FreeDailyCrosswords.com ACROSS- - - - - - - - - - - 1) Fathers' robes 5) Some Louisiana cuisine 10) Deli sandwich 14) Georgetown athlete 15) Make smile 16) Declare openly 17) Panache 18) Juxtaposed 20) Staffs 21) Anger 22) Stopped om squeaking 23) College bigwigs 25) Gulf War missile 27) Flirting with, in a way 29) Some bumper-sticker buyers 33) Bakery supply 34) Film in Cannes 35) Parrot's mandible covering 36) Always, poetically 37) Capital of Pas-de-Calais VIABILITY 1 A 2 L 3B 4s 1 0 y A 1� L A I A N 2 b 2 b 2 b 3y 1= E E 38) Jack-in-the-box part 39) Hairpieces 41) "Cold one" 42) Soviet rced-labor camp 44) Like some trout 46) Gad about 4 7) Raise a stink 48) Like an old mattress 49) Certain Turkic tribesperson 52) _ Xers (baby boomers' kids) 53) Doing nothing 56) Detailed 59) Bust, so to speak 60) Long, long time (Var.) 61) "Gladiator" setting 62) Europe's highest volcano 63) Depend (upon) 64) Bank contents 65) Appear I R E I D AG � E � E 6 A RE N ON E DOWN 1) "Beg pardon ... " 2) Title girl in a Kinks hit 3) In general 4) Third-generation Japanese- Americans 5) Window ame 6) Arab bigwigs 7) Law of films 8) Exploit 9) Bird bill 10) Describing some Jews 11) Blackhearted 12) Went by horseback 13) Was obliged to 19) Part ofBYO 24) Aardvark's snack 25) Navigational aid 26) Hints 27) Certain hearings 28) Horse command 29) Tuckered out 30) Product stamp 3 1 ) Courtroom event 32) Bulrush, e.g. 34) Stream 37) Having the means 40) Gaunt 42) Group of whales 43) Baseball officials 45) What a Londoner parks by 46) Fashion show locale 48) Freetown currency unit 49) Alpine transport 50) On the sa side, at sea 51) Saw or hammer 52) Hidden valley 54) Ancestry 55) Cheese in a ball 57) Starchy tuber 58) Bart, to Maggie June 22nd, 2020 � � FreeDailyCrosswords.com ACROSS----------- 1) Talk up 5) Ships' wheels 10) Kind of mitt 14) "The Sun_ Rises" 15) Eastern church member 16) Abysmal test score 17) Pudding fruit 18) Cottonlike fiber 19) Assayers' stuff 20) Separated 23) Driveway type 24) Dutch pottery city 27) Adaptable truck, r short 28) Exotic berry in some diets 31) Anger 32) Vigor's go-with 34) Tributary of the Missouri River 35) Beretta, for one 36) What the detective did to his hair? NEW WAVE 2 3 4 14 17 20 21 23 61 40) Irving's Van Winkle 41) Gave one-to- ur stars 42) Mel whose "4" was retired 43) Beverage in a yard 44) Soon, to a bard 45) Altar avowal 4 7) Propensities 49) Drug that relieves pain 53) Out-and-out 57) Radar image 59) Be bombastic 60) "I had no _!" 61) Garden path 62) Golden Horde member 63) Experienced 64) Clothing 65) Annoying night sound 66) " ... or_!" DOWN 1) Thin, fibrous bark 2) Earthenware jars 3) Seize power illegally 4) Diminutive hero of lklore 5) Obstacle course impediment 6) Create a statute 7) VIP vehicle, r short 8) Cause serious injury to 9) Put one's foot down l 0) Kind of layer 11) Not heavy at all 12) " ..._he drove out of sight" 13) Discouraging words 21) "Dig in !" 22) "Farewell, mon ami" 25) Part of a balanced diet 26) Camping shelter 28) Bloodless, seemingly 29) Joker, r one 30) Long trailer? 32) Curtain bric 33) About to happen 34) Germany's_ von Bismarck 36) Fiddler, r one 3 7) Demagnetize a disk 38) Blocker of "Bonanza" 39) CBS drama (with "The") 45) "Is it hot_ or is it just me?" 46) Anonymous John 48) Varieties 49) Fragrance of roses 50) Alpine call 51) Year-end tunes 52) Make jubilant 54) Connected things? 55) Persia, now 56) Alliance acronym 57) Short order, r short 58) Asian language June 20th, 2020 Pandemic's effect on Malta will lead to 6% contraction in economy THE COVID-19 pandemic and the containment measures employed by Malta will led to a swing in econom- ic growth from 4.7% in 2019 to a contraction of 6% in 2020, according to the European Commission. After several years of high growth fuelled mainly by domestic demand, Malta's economy was beginning to slow down even before the COV- ID-19 pandemic. Malta will be significantly affected by the pandemic this year mainly because of its impact on the tour- ism sector but also because of the country's partial lockdown and the disruption to international sup- ply-chains. As a result, investment and net ex- ports are expected to be severely hit by the crisis, as well as private con- sumption. "Numerous financial aid packag- es from the government, however, should help to cushion the econom- ic impact," the EC said. Recent economic indicators, in particular in the construction and manufacturing sectors suggest a modest recovery. Easing in general restrictions is expected to re-launch domestic de- mand, pushing GDP annual growth to 6.25% in 2021. The main driver of the recovery is set to come from investment, sup- ported by the recovery packages an- nounced by the authorities. Net exports are also set to contrib- ute significantly to the rebound as global trade gradually normalises. Inflation is set to decrease from 1.5% in 2019 to 0.8% in 2020, driven main- ly by falling services inflation, im- pacted by demand contraction and wage reductions. Headline inflation is expected to rise to 1.2% in 2021 in line with a recovery in domestic demand and a revival in tourist de- mand for non-essential services. Recent economic indicators in the construction industry suggest a modest recovery