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16 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 11 JANUARY 2023 NEWS ACROSS 1) Criticism, informally 5) Sharp changes in direction 9) Talks like Daffy Duck 14) Solitary 15) Egg-shaped 16) Blase feeling 17) Himalayan humanoid 18) Terrible 19) Part of SUV 20) Fixture with six pock - ets 23) Truth twister 24) ___ chi 25) Noisy bike speedway 33) Scarlett of Tara 34) Opposite of 'neath 35) "Star Trek" navigator 36) Space station until 2001 37) Secondary list of options 41) Meadow male 42) No longer worth debating 44) Used a pew 45) Regal headgear 47) 24-hour cash source 51) JFK Library architect 52) Viscount's superior 53) Declaration apro - pos to 20-, 25- or 47-Across 60) Big name in printers 61) Off-Broadway award 62) Greek Cupid 64) Tennis great Rafael 65) Wise adviser 66) Like 65-Across 67) Bluish-gray 68) "Knock it off!" 69) Winter drifter DOWN 1) Go by jet 2) Pop singer Lisa 3) Voting "no" 4) Radio host Garrison 5) Aries is part of it 6) Bird collection 7) Teri of "Tootsie" 8) Inuit transport 9) Anne Rice vampire 10) Two by two, as yoked oxen 11) Hoity-toity type 12) Knit with a reverse stitch 13) Venue 21) Turkish coins 22) Far from lenient 25) "Throw ___ From the Train" (1987 comedy) 26) Buckeye State sch. 27) Deck for divining 28) Dumas' "Le ___ de Monte-Cristo" 29) Spike of cinema 30) Ear-related 31) Writer ___ Boothe Luce 32) Harold's movie part - ner 38) Sprinter Bolt 39) Slugger's club 40) In ___ (unborn) 43) Outer paint layer 46) Malady 48) In a cruel way 49) "Raging Bull" star 50) Begin, as a hobby 53) Cravings 54) Milky gem 55) Meat-grading org. 56) Swampy areas 57) Be up against 58) Shiraz locale 59) For takeout 63) Fix a seam, say F Solution to last week's crossword The answers to today's crossword will be published in next week's Midweek edition Weather Partly cloudy Visibility Good Wind Variable force 2 or 3 at first, becoming West Northwest and then becoming force 3 or 4 by late morning TODAY TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY POSSIBLE SHOWERS 18 0 / 11 0 17 0 / 13 0 FEELS LIKE 18 0 FEELS LIKE 17 0 MARRIANNA CALLEJA A vandal driver has replaced all three stone planters outside Marilù's restau- rant in Siggiewi that he destroyed the night before when driving his pick-up truck over them. Marilù's restaurant said on Tuesday that following a police report, everyone involved in the vandal act confessed to the police, apologised and acted imme- diately to replace the planters. The unknown driver, accompanied by at least two other passengers, had smashed the stone planters that deco- rated the outside of Marilù's restaurant situated in the main square next to the church. The incident was captured on CCTV at the eatery. It showed a silver pick-up truck coming to a halt, reversing, and turning towards the pavement before driving onto the stone planters in front of the restaurant. "The perpetrators owned up and ad- mitted to the incident assuring police investigators that it was neither inten- tional, malicious intent nor intended vandalism," said the restaurant in a so- cial media post on Tuesday. The identity of the perpetrators re- mains unkown. The restaurant said the driver contact- ed the business, apologised, and offered to repair all three pots. "We agreed for them to replace the pots instead of paying... and since we wished for three vintage Maltese ħwat of the same size... the driver and his friends actually got xorok, dug them in their ga- rage and replaced everything during the night," added the restaurant. Once the restaurant uploaded the CCTV footage on Facebook and a police report was made, numerous others of- fered their own footage and images. While praising the Siggiewi communi- ty, the restaurant also expressed grati- tude to the police for their prompt assis- tance in finding the driver. "Thanks to some off-duty police officer who contacted us right away to assist us in locating the driver, the community police officer who we found outside our door this morning after checking on the damage on his own initiative, and police inspector 1585 from the Zebbug Police Station together with his team who have been extremely helpful and in constant contact with us about the next steps," said the restaurants. The restaurant verified that no charg- es will be filed and that it looks forward to creating a lovely community where people can enjoy good coffee, warm teas, cosy lunches, great wine and dinners in style. Vandals of Siggiewi restaurant apologise and replace planters