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16 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 13 SEPTEMBER 2023 NEWS ACROSS 1) Hummus holders 6) Significant times 10) "Hold on a second" 14) Stage curtain fabric 15) Western wine valley 16) Really liking 17) 2016, per Chinese calen- dars 20) They don't just talk 21) Elated looks 22) Social levels 25) Pupil's place 27) Congregation of teens for a cause 30) "Chiquitita" singing group 34) Mumbai money 35) Banjoist Fleck 36) Use reverse stitches 37) Europe's Ryder Cup rival 38) Lottery or raffle 41) Maglie of the mound 42) Beneficial thing 44) Speller's clarifying words 45) Offer a viewpoint 47) Ward of "The Fugitive" 48) "And how!" 50) Give the boot to 52) MLB team that switched leagues in 2013 53) Borden's bovine 56) Cocoons' contents 58) 1999 hit for Britney Spears 64) Muddy up 65) Do a lutz or axel, say 66) Make a new offer 67) Major addition? 68) Not so much 69) Idyllic places DOWN 1) Mind-related, in combina- tions 2) Luge surface 3) Refrain syllable 4) Broadcast time, in TV Guide 5) Used sandpaper on 6) ___'acte 7) Bleachers cries 8) Big galoot 9) "Casablanca" pianist 10) Red apple variety 11) "Puppy Love" crooner Paul 12) Tabloid twosome 13) Playpen pile 18) Coward's emotion 19) Ryukyu wrap 22) IHOP choices 23) Dishevel, as hair 24) "Drag Race" host 25) "Fighting" football squad 26) Tatum's acting father 28) Humiliates 29) Clark's partner in explora- tion 31) More tied up 32) "On the Waterfront" star 33) Where pin boys once worked 39) Sunbathers catch them 40) Church burial ground, old- style 43) Lazed about 46) Fizzled (out) 49) Mane region 51) On top of, in odes 53) Jane of fiction 54) Heist haul 55) Business exec, slangily 56) Blowgun ammo 57) Diamond officials, for short 59) Feverish or queasy 60) Notch shape 61) Prez on a five 62) Dry California wine, for short 63) Punt or FG dist. units F Solution to last week's crossword The answers to today's crossword will be published in next week's Midweek edition Weather Cloudy and rainy with locally thundery showers Visibility Moderate to poor in showers Wind North Northeast force 5 to 6 locally force 6 to East of area veering Northeast in the afternoon (Gusty near storms) TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER WINDY WITH THUNDERY SHOWERS 26 0 / 23 0 TODAY WINDY WITH THUNDERY SHOWERS 25 0 / 23 0 FEELS LIKE 26 0 FEELS LIKE 27 0 NORTH Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia by train in antic- ipation of a significant summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin. This comes amid concerns from the United States regarding the possibility of an arms deal between the two leaders. Jong Un's heavily armoured pri- vate train was seen travelling north through the Far East region of Pri- morsky Krai in Russia, as reported by Russian state news agency RIA. South Korea's Defense Ministry also confirmed Kim's entry into Russia early on Tuesday morning. The one-on-one summit between Jong Un and Putin, set to take place in Russia's Far East, is considered a significant development as both leaders have faced increasing isola- tion on the global stage. Russia is in need of fresh supplies of ammunition and shells due to its military challenges in Ukraine. Meanwhile, North Korea, plagued by years of international sanctions, is facing shortages in various as- pects, including finances, food, and missile technology. North Korea's Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia for summit with Vladimir Putin Kim Jong Un, North Korea's leader, left, shakes hands with Vladimir Putin, Russia's president