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16 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 29 MARCH 2023 NEWS ACROSS 1) Elbows, but not knees 6) Thicke from Canada 10) Thin nail 14) Says with certainty 15) Like early LPs 16) Licentious sort 17) "Shush!" 18) Cool off, dog-style 19) Pull down, so to speak 20) Big time for a practical joker 23) "Nonsense!" 25) Put away, in a way 26) Like a triathlete 27) Things to strive for 29) Chrysler's parent com- pany 31) Org. with a noted journal 34) Fit well together 35) Swarming pest 36) Purge 37) Group that recorded "The Joker," 1973 41) Letter after zeta 42) William who founded CBS 43) Irish Rose's man 44) Didn't budge 45) Delta buildup 46) Hallucination, e.g. 48) Our sun 49) Rock's Jon __ Jovi 50) Common conjunction 51) The Joker player in "Bat- man," 1989 57) Muscular woe 58) Widow of Jordan's King Hussein 59) Son of Henry Ford 62) Make suds 63) Out of the ballpark 64) Ebbets Field great 65) Gets firm 66) Flexible Flyer, e.g. 67) Clay pigeon launchers DOWN 1) Lobbyists' org. 2) An ex of Frank 3) Hill slot 4) Begin a fall 5) Star-related 6) More than adequate 7) Don't lift a finger 8) Cornerstone word 9) Too young 10) Brittany seaport 11) Word in Hope/Crosby titles 12) Pervasive glow 13) Reject as false 21) "___ a boy!" 22) Engine displacement unit 23) Cleanses with water 24) "Queen of American folk music" 28) Off-road buggy, for short 29) Steakhouse order 30) At one's leisure 31) Arm of the Indian Ocean 32) Lowly assistant 33) 1 or 2, in 1 + 2 35) Pepper pulverizer 38) Computer printer name 39) Campaign office output 40) Psych majors' degs. 46) Tennessee athlete, for short 47) What a caret signifies 48) Puts spin on 49) Used an auger 51) The "ones" in one-twos 52) Zoning unit, perhaps 53) Guitar great Atkins 54) Hard to rattle 55) Use a whetstone on 56) River of Silesia 60) Kreskin's gift, supposedly 61) "___ Miz" F Solution to last week's crossword The answers to today's crossword will be published in next week's Midweek edition Weather Rather cloudy at first becoming fine or partly cloudy Visibility Good Wind Northwest force 3 or 4, backing West Southwest TODAY TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER MAINLY SUNNY SUNNY 18 0 / 12 0 20 0 / 13 0 FEELS LIKE 18 0 FEELS LIKE 20 0 KARL AZZOPARDI TRAFFIC casualties in 2021 increased by 32.9% over the previous year, transport statistics issued by the National Statistics Office show. The number of reported traffic accidents in 2021 increased by 2,185 over the previ- ous year, reaching 14,135, with 35.3% of these accidents recorded in the Northern Harbour district. The figures also show that injuries sus- tained by five drivers and four pedestrians proved fatal. The stock of licensed vehicles increased at an average rate of 29 vehicles per day, with passenger cars accounting for 75.8% of total licensed motor vehicles. E-kick scooters registered the second largest in- crease over 2020, with alternative powered motor vehicles registering an increase of 61.6%. The NSO's figures show that new- ly licensed motor vehicles amounted to 21,034, or 8% more than 2020. 45.7% of the newly licensed motor vehicles were second hand. The number of licensed motor vehicles per 1,000 residents went up to 795 from 780 in 2020. 36.5% of total driving licence holders were aged between 40 and 59 years. Figures show there are more cars than residents in the Gozo and Comino dis- trict, with 1,0064 cars per 1,000 residents, whereas the Northern Harbour registered the lowest ratio with 683 vehicles per 1,000 residents. A total of 327,633 transport-related contraventions were issued by the Police, Wardens and Transport Malta. Speed cameras' contraventions totalled 45,504 or an average of 125 per day. Airport transport The NSO figures show passenger traf- fic at the Malta International Airport in- creased by 45.5% in 2021, when compared to the previous year. Italy and UK remained the two most popular destinations in terms of total pas- sengers' movement, registering increases in passengers' movement over 2020 by 46.0% and 40.4% respectively. Sea transport The stock of vessels registered under the Maltese flag amounted to 8,631 in 2021. Cruise liner embarkations from Malta in- creased by 7,892 and passenger landings in Malta increased by 9,771 over 2020. The average rate of passengers and vehi- cles per trip crossing between Malta and Gozo amounted to 116 and 45 respective- ly. Passengers carried between Valletta and The Three Cities totalled 201,806 (+12.6%), while those carried between Val- letta and Sliema totalled 369,678 (+62.4%). Traffic casualties in 2021 increased by 32.9%, NSO figures show There are more cars than residents in the Gozo and Comino district, with 1,064 cars per 1,000 residents