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15 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 8 JUNE 2022 COMMERCIAL ACROSS 1) Archaeological find 6) Beaver's work 9) Is spellbinding 14) Courage or spunk 15) Tokyo, formerly 16) Divide the deck again 17) Lyric poem 18) "Have some" 19) Animator Tex 20) Large sailing ships 23) Drone, e.g. 24) Boy 25) Became gradually smaller 27) Ambling 32) "___ No. 1!" 33) Ashes holder 34) Oscar category 36) TV genre 39) Folk singer Redbone 41) Great balls of fire 43) Make asymmetrical 44) Let down 46) Trades 48) In-flight info, for short 49) Cause serious injury to 51) Dangerous long-tailed fish 53) Heavy hydrogen, e.g. 56) Affectionate utterance 57) Well-used pencil 58) Discharge of lightning 64) "All My Children" vixen 66) Took charge 67) Young snakelike fish 68) Another archaeological find 69) Gay Nineties , for one 70) Superman Christopher 7J) Milk-Bone biscuit, e.g. 72) "Rob___ " (Sir Walter Scott novel) 73) Wander off DOWN 1) Old World duck 2) Arizona Indian 3) Impulse transmitter 4) Enigma 5) They play music for par- ties 6) Consider to be 7) Sandler of Hollywood 8) Bach composition 9) Comprehended 10) Gun, as an engine 11) Arctic ship 12) Blender button 13) Penned up the pigs 21) "Bye" 22) Cold and wet 26) Blows it 27) Ponder (with "over") 28) Popular cookie 29) Leisure-time winter vehi- cle 30) Some party treats 31) Chews like a chipmunk 35) "Dang!" 37) Intro to physics? 38) "Off with you!" 40) Tidy 42) Paprika, e.g. 45) It's read to a misbehaving child 47) Makers of dins at inns 50) Dash abbr. 52) Fancy drinking glass 53) Dead to the world 54) More likely 55) Calculus pioneer 59) Infamous fiddling emper- or 60) "Saving Private Ryan" re-enactment 61) ar from under 62) Bulgarian dollars 63) Deuce topper 65) Cloak-and-dagger U.S. org. F 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 North Northwest force 3 to 4 backing West Northwest force 4 locally force 4 to 5 TODAY TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER SUNNY PARTLY CLOUDY 33 0 / 23 0 29 0 / 22 0 FEELS LIKE 33 0 FEELS LIKE 30 0 A Maltese Literature Night aimed at promoting literature and reading amongst older generations was or- ganised at Casa Arkati, one of the care homes managed by CareMalta Group, on Thursday 2nd June. The literary event featured read- ing excerpts from various Maltese authors, namely, Anton Buttigieg, Mario Azzopardi, Oliver Friggieri, Ġuże' Ellul Mercer, Professor Victor Mallia Milanes, and Pierre J. Mejlak. Apart from promoting Maltese lit- erature and authors, the aim of the event was also to bear witness to Maltese history and traditions which can be explained in various styles of writing and to reach various educa- tional goals. Literature allows us to learn about life from the ones who walked before us. The Minister for Senior Citizens and Active Ageing Joe Etienne Ab- ela, Shadow Minister for the Elder- ly, Paula Mifsud Bonnici, and Malta Libraries Director, Joanne Sciberras were present for the event together with the Chairperson for Vassallo Group Malta, Natalie Briffa Farrugia, Care Malta Group Chief Executive, James Sciriha and Chief Operations Officer of CareMalta, Noel Borg. The event was organised in collab- oration with Malta Libraries, Venus Harp Trio, and Stephanie Cilia who was the presenter for the evening. The literature was performed by Margaret Vella, Dianne Giordmai- na, Professor Victor Mallia Milanes, and Josephine Zammit whilst great, professional music was delivered by The Venus Harp Trio, consisting of a harp, violin, and cello, with their versatility they managed to explore various genres of music during the evening from classical to modern music. As part of the same event, to pro- mote Maltese Literature, a library was inaugurated at Casa Arkati in Mosta. "Reading allows seniors to stay men- tally active and productive and cre- ating effective ways to improve the quality of life of our residents is one of our targets as CareMalta Group", stated Natalie Briffa Farrugia, Chair- person of Vassallo Group Malta, dur- ing the library launch. The portrayal of the beauty of Maltese literature at Casa Arkati

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