Issue link: https://maltatoday.uberflip.com/i/1496383
16 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 5 APRIL 2023 NEWS ACROSS 1) Successfully pitch 5) Reads quickly 10) Tick off 13) In a tough spot 15) Carb-rich fare 16) Prankster's missile 17) WWII hero-turned-mov- ie star 19) Uncle Sam costume part 20) Shoulder-fired weapon, for short 21) "Alice in Wonderland" pastries 22) Sandcastle setting 24) Trample underfoot 26) Roget's abbr. 27) Mike Myers' spy 33) Lecherous deity 36) Son of Seth 37) Not of the cloth 38) Unreturned serve 39) Spread far and wide 42) After-school org. 43) Bowie's musical genre 45) Employs 46) For face value, as a stock 48) "The Thinker" sculptor 51) Tennis legend Arthur 52) Emcees' deliveries 56) Goodie from Linz 58) Titicaca's locale 61) Hobby farm denizen 62) "Tell me more ..." 63) Hanna-Barbera pooch 66) Versatile truck, for short 67) Tot's ride, briefly 68) Family reunion attendee 69) Scale unit 70) Gregory of "Tap" 71) River to the Baltic Sea DOWN 1) Marquee names 2) Blow one's stack 3) Place for flowerpots 4) Sweet-smelling neck- lace 5) Railroad siding 6) Links ride 7) Hieroglyphic snakes 8) To the ___ degree 9) Verbally refuses 10) Bit of Apple software 11) Delivery door locale 12) Winslet of "Titanic" 14) Highway annoyances 18) Assigns workers to 23) Haunted house sound 25) Settle up 26) Basilica center 28) Flirty sort 29) Prefix with "face" or "faith" 30) "Au contraire!" 31) The Beatles' meter maid 32) Emotional wound 33) "Beowulf," for one 34) Scopes trial org. 35) Place for an outdoor cuppa 40) Pleasing to look at 41) Spoils, as a parade 44) Has to 47) Blaster's need 49) Sword holder 50) Went kaput 53) Made like a hurricane 54) Chilling 55) Beef on the hoof 56) Like a tuned string 57) Knowledgeable about 58) Opposed, in Dogpatch 59) Brand with a "swoosh" logo 60) Miserable marks 64) Ocean State sch. 65) Acqua di __ (men's fragrance) 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 RAINY MAINLY SUNNY 16 0 / 10 0 17 0 / 11 0 FEELS LIKE 16 0 FEELS LIKE 17 0 MEDITERRANEO Marine Park has an- nounced that one its sea lions, Dana, passed away on Tuesday. Dana was a geriatric sea lion who lived at the park for over 26 years. "She was born under human care and became a cherished member of the Med- iterraneo Marine Park family," it said in a statement. The marine park said Dana developed a lump in her belly, which is sadly not un- common in elderly Patagonian Sea Lions (Otaria flavescens), whose life expectancy is typically 22-24 years. "The park's vet and carers immediately began administering round-the-clock care for Dana and sent a sample of the mass to the University of Camerino in Italy for testing. The results confirmed the pres- ence of a highly aggressive sarcomatous neoplasia, which was unlikely to respond to surgery or chemotherapy," the state- ment read. "Just three days after the official diagnosis was received, Dana succumbed to the illness." The park said the Veterinary and Phy- tosanitary Regulation Division (VRD) was kept constantly updated by the park's vet. "During her final days, we collaborat- ed with international experts in marine mammal care and medicine to ensure her comfort and provide the best medical and pain-alleviating care possible," the park said. Mediterraneo Marine Park was recently embroiled in controversy, after three dol- phins died at the park in 2021 within the span of a month. NGOs had called for its closure, saying the dolphins' death uncovered the "cru- elty and the negligence" that the animals endure. No action was taken by the authorities against the park. Mediterraneo Marine Park announces death of Dana the sea lion Dana was 26 years old