Issue link: https://maltatoday.uberflip.com/i/1381190
maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 9 JUNE 2021 ACROSS 1) Uses a tent 6) Capital before Abuja 11) Atlas feature 14) For the mature 15) Humiliate 16) Eggs, scientifically 17) Theatrical choreography 19) Fondue, for one 20) Floating marker 21) Long-jawed fish 22) Dos Passos trilogy 23) Show sorrow for 26) Decorative pleated material 28) Sense of self 29) Lively country dance 31) Juan Peron's wife 32) Agrees silently 34) Iceberg feature, figuratively 35) Add while cooking 38) Had night visions 40) Wave, for one 41) Like some pretzels 42) Little legume 43) Literary collections 44) Belonging to that guy 45) Young seal 47) "Addams Family" cousin 48) Like most swords 51) Ridges on ranges 53) Dinghy necessity 54) Bitter beer 55) Computer operating system 56) Prefix with "solve" or "respect" 57) What many get by on 62) D.C.'s Constitution, e.g. 63) Makes level 64) Grain disease 65) Positive answer 66) Jewish commemorativemeal 67) Building level DOWN 1) Sky-_ (TV news aid) 2) Mountain out of a molehill 3) Kind of inedible pie 4) Academy newcomer 5) Arranged, as Christmas lights 6) Word with "bug" or "finger" 7) Attorneys' org. 8) Attack en masse (with "on") 9) "Sesame Street" character 10) Some frozen desserts 11) School addition, sometimes 12) Message boat 13) Yellow North American fruit 18) Made jottings 23) Offers temporarily 24) Hub of old Athens 25) Equine lover's collection, sometimes 26) Affected dandy 27) Musical about 31-Across 30) Cover-up participant? 33) Composer Erik 35) It's got things covered 36) Angry 37) Hawks' hangouts 39) Titles for French ladies 40) "Whiz" beginning 42) High degree 45) Destroyed dandelions, e.g. 46) Prepares to paint 48) Not yesterday or tomorrow 49) Give up, as one's rights 50) Baseball player's tool 52) Put forth, as effort 55) Cold War country, briefly 58) Opposite of WSW 59) "Long _ and far away" 60) Fish-foul link 61) Where a pig is comfortable Solution to last week's crossword The answers to today's crossword will be published in next week's Midweek edition Weather Cloudy with isolated showers, which may be occasionally thundery and gusty, becoming partly cloudy Visibility Good except in some showers Wind East to Southeast force 4 TODAY TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER MAINLY SUNNY UV: 9 ISOLATED SHOWERS UV: 9 26 0 / 19 0 25 0 / 19 0 FEELS LIKE 27 0 FEELS LIKE 25 0 �� FreeDailyCrosswords.com ACROSS I) Winged 5) Miner's exit 9) Brass instrument 13) Company's identifier 14) Large African animal, r short 15) Anytime now, of yore 16) Like some winds 19) Some fraternity members 20) Solar dark patch 21) Functions 23) "East" on a grand ther clock 24) Trait of kind people 32) Eggs, to a scientist 33) 551, in Roman numerals 34) Our planet 35) Secure, as a door 3 7) Conk out, as a car SO WHAT? OGO T 1 G A I H 6 5 1 D 0 A I L E 40) "Mighty Aphrodite" co-star Sorvino 41) Imitation spreads 43) _ Bo (exercise system) 44) Coffee holder 45) Glass component 50) Stuff for the road 51) Computer input 52) Hung-jury result 56) Placed in a recess 60) Interventionist capitalism 62) Former German chancellor 63) Spritelike 64) Dublin's country 65) Golden calf, in mously 66) Like many on a fixed income (Abbr.) 67) Speak like a d runk person B Richard Auer 9 T lJ 1 8 1 h N ON A C S b R A C y F I I R E T 6 7 S L u R DOWN I) Additionally 2) Weaver's apparatus 3) Chills, fever and sweating 4) Cheap liquor 5) "I've found it!" 6) Treat rudely, in slang 7) Have a hunch about 8) Nonunivcrsity type 9) Field cover, for short 10) Edit menu choice 11) Nut attachment 12) This, that or the other 14) Deals with a patchy lawn 17) Dish that's "slung" 18) Set_ (save) 22) Icy road application, perhaps 24) Performs a cadenza, e.g. 25) Quarter-round molding 26) Confronted 27) Cowboy's lasso 28) "Platoon" war, bricOy 29) "Fear of Flying" author 30) Emulate a peacock 31) Triangle or square 36) Popular pond fish 38) Cook's canful 39) Neighbor of Syria 42) Kama_ (Hindu love 46) Handy postal container 4 7) Baby's bed 48) Ear-related 49) Mother-of-pearl sources 52) Chancel cross 53) Audio effect 54) Place to stack money 55) Like many turns 57)" , Caesar!" 58) Beige relalive 59) Henna applier 60) Do the slopes 6 I) Prefix for "night" I) Additionally 2) Weaver's apparatus 3) Chills. fever and sweating 4) Cheap liquor 5) "I've found it!" 6) Treat rudely, in slang 7) Have a hunch about 8) Nonuniversity type 9) Field cover, r short I 0) Edit menu choice I I) Nut attachment 12) "_day now ... " 14) Deals with a patchy lawn 17) Dish that's "slung" 18) Set _ (save) 22) Icy road application, 24) Performs a cadenza, e.g. 25) Quarter-round molding 26) Confronted 27) Cowboy's lasso 28)Viet_ 29) "Fear of Flying" author 30) Emulate a peacock 31) Triangle or square 36) Popular pond fish 38) Cook's canful 39) Neighbor of Syria 42) Kama (Hindu love 46) Handy postal container 4 7) Baby's bed 48) Ear-related 49) Mother-of-pearl sources 52) Chancel cross 53) Audio effect 54) Place to stack money 55) Like many turns 57)" , Caesar'" 58) Beige relative 59) Henna applier 60) Do the slopes 61) Prefix for "night" �� FreeDailyCrosswords.com ACROSS----------- I) Uses a tent 40) Wave, r one 6) Capital be re Abuja 41) Like some pretzels 11) Atlas ature 42) Little legume 14) For the mature 43) Literary collections 15) Humiliate 44) Belonging to that guy 16) Eggs, scientifically 45) Young seal 17) Theatrical choreography 47) "Addams Family" cousin 19) Fondue, r one 48) Like most swords 20) Floating marker 51) Ridges on ranges 21) Long-jawed fish 53) Dinghy necessity 22) Dos Passos trilogy 54) Bitter beer 23) Show sorrow for 55) Computer operating system 26) Decorative pleated material 56) Prefix with "solve" or 28) Sense of self "respect" 29) Lively country dance 57) What many get by on 31) Juan Peron's wi 62) D.C.'s Constitution, e.g. 32) Agrees silently 63) Makes level 34) Iceberg ature, figuratively 64) Grain disease 35) Add while cooking 65) Positive answer 38) Had night visions 66) Jewish commemorative meal 67) Building level MOD SQUAD DOWN I) Sky-_ (TV news aid) 2) Mountain out of a molehill 3) Kind of inedible pie 4) Academy newcomer 5) Arranged, as Christmas lights 6) Word with "bug" or "finger" 7) Atto eys' org. 8) Attack en masse (with "on") 9) "Sesame Street" character 10) Some ozen desserts 11) School addition, sometimes 12) Message boat 13) Yellow North American fruit 18) Made jottings 23) Offers temporarily 24) Hub of old Athens 25) Equine lover's collection, sometimes 26) Affected dandy 27) Musical about 31-Across 30) Cover-up participant? 33) Composer Erik 35) It's got things covered 36) Angry 37) Hawks' hangouts 39) Titles r French ladies 40) "Whiz" beginning 42) High degree 45) Destroyed dandelions, e.g. 46) Prepares to paint 48) Not yesterday or tomorrow 49) Give up, as one's rights 50) Baseball player's tool 52) Put rth, as ef rt 55) Cold War country, briefly 58) Opposite of WSW 59) "Long _ and r away" 60) Fish-foul link 61) Where a pig is com rtable 26th September MATTHEW VELLA NATIONALIST MP Ryan Callus has insisted a PN pledge to refund €50 million in overcharged energy bills and to reform the ARMS billing system, does not punish business owners as claimed by the Labour gov- ernment. Callus said the 'annualisation' of bills calculating en- ergy units consumed would primarily benefit small businesses whose lower level of consumption is billed progressively higher as consumption increases. The Labour government insists the current billing structure is fair by making energy units cheaper when a certain level of high consumption is achieved. But Callus said small business owners which never reach that peak at which energy units then become cheaper, are punished by the ARMS billing system. "Our proposal speaks of small business consumers, whose bills gradually increase throughout the first bands of energy consumption. The Labour govern- ment is trying to ridicule us by speaking only of large businesses, and completely forgetting about smaller companies, or enterprises like retail shops and other so-called 'one-man shows'. There is a probability that these small businesses are also getting robbed when they pay their energy bills." Callus said official EU data shows Malta not just as the EU country with the fifth highest rate of energy cost, but when excluding taxes paid, the second highest. PN insists small businesses punished by progressive billing of energy units The Nationalist Party received complaints by people and businesses on how the water and electricity bills are calculated