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16 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 2 AUGUST 2023 NEWS ACROSS 1) Read quickly 5) Old IBM products 8) Compact Chevys of old 13) He sang of Alice 14) City near Buffalo 16) Fend off 17) Blowhard 19) Cathartic-yielding plant 20) Slip past 21) "Ahem!" 23) Projector units 24) Blows up 25) Sked posting 27) Obeys a triangular sign 31) Like worn tires 34) "___ we forget ... " 38) Noticeably sad 39) Word said with right hand raised 40) Mardi Gras setting, with "the" 42) Any chess piece (even the queen!) 43) "Meet John Doe" director Frank 45) Robin Williams title role 46) Unlikely to bite 47) Lipstick mishaps 49) It's inspired 51) Bra parts 55) Goldsmith's unit 59) Ones mummified in peat 62) Act the ham 63) "Not you ___!" 64) Patio gadget 66) Pressed for 67) Pedometer unit 68) Grazing lands 69) Sweeties 70) End of some URLs 71) Art Deco master DOWN 1) Cutlass kin 2) Really, really want 3) Pool gunk 4) Aimlessly tickled the ivories 5) Seat in St. Paul's 6) Baby beds 7) Bone-muscle connector 8) Twangy quality 9) Be in charge of 10) Sell in the stands 11) River to the Tyrrhenian Sea 12) Baseball's Musial 15) Leg up 18) Suffix with "slug" or "song" 22) Tissue layer 26) Three-time heavyweight champ 28) Himalayan holy man 29) Tiny bit of liquor 30) 1/1 song word 31) Some pens and lighters 32) West who played Batman 33) Easy gait 35) Quiche ingredient 36) Washington's __-Tac Airport 37) La Brea gunk 40) Provides libations 41) Mani-pedi spot 44) More scratchy, as a voice 46) Crush underfoot 48) B'way sellout sign 50) Build-it-yourself chain 52) "Dragnet" radio alerts, briefly 53) Planet downgraded in 2006 54) "Like a Rock" singer Bob 56) Rodeo participant 57) Bothered no end 58) Unlike a 17-Across 59) Modem speed unit 60) Shrek, for one 61) Totally smitten 65) Replacement fertility rate (Abbr.) 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 becoming fine Visibility Good Wind West to Northwest force 4 or 5 veering Northerly force 3 or 4 by morning and then backing West to Northwest by afternoon TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER HOT & SUNNY 35 0 / 24 0 TODAY HOT & SUNNY 34 0 / 24 0 FEELS LIKE 34 0 FEELS LIKE 36 0 AIR Malta has announced more flight cancellations to Sicily due to continued aircraft movement limitations imposed on airlines by Catania Airport. Flights to and from Catania have been cancelled on 3, 4 and 5 August. On 3 August: KM644 Malta to Catania de- parting at 1:35pm KM645 Catania to Malta de- parting at 3pm On 4 August: KM644 Malta to Catania de- parting at 1:15pm KM645 Catania to Malta de- parting at 2:40pm On 5 August: KM644 Malta to Catania de- parting at 3:05pm KM645 Catania to Malta de- parting at 4:50pm Passengers who have been affected by these cancella- tions are being offered two options to mitigate the incon- venience. Those who wish to continue their travel with Air Malta can rebook their tickets on another available flight or choose a dif- ferent date or destination. For rebooking, they can get in touch with the Air Malta Call Centre on 00356 21662211. The Call Centre operates Mon- day to Friday from 8am to 8pm and on weekends from 8am to 6pm. Alternatively, passengers who booked their flights directly through Air Malta and prefer a monetary refund can request one by sending an email to re- fundrequest@airmalta.com. For passengers who made their bookings through a travel agent, Air Malta advises them to contact their travel agency to submit a refund request on their behalf. The airline apologised for the inconvenience caused, empha- sising that the situation is be- yond their control. The cancellations have been necessitated by the limitations imposed on airlines by Catania Airport, after a fire engulfed the airport earlier this month. Air Malta announces more flight cancellations to Catania airport Flights to and from Catania on 3, 4 and 5 August have been cancelled