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16 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 1 MAY 2024 NEWS 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 Northwest force 5 to 6 backing West Northwest force 6 to 7. Overnight becoming force 5 to 6 Sea Rough, locally very rough at times TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER WINDY 19 0 / 13 0 TODAY WINDY 19 / 13 0 FEELS LIKE 19 0 FEELS LIKE 19 0 TWO stately old mansions lin- ing up a picturesque semi-rural road adorned by the lush green- ery growing on their grounds, could be replaced by 10 new vil- las if a recently presented appli- cation is approved. The two villas whose exten- sive grounds cover 3,830sq.m are in Triq il-Patrijiet Terezja- ni, a road which connects the Madonna Tas-Silg chapel and the junction leading to the fish- ing village. Built before 1968, the two villas are strikingly similar in their architectural style to some of the villas lining up the Ta' Xbiex promenade. But the area has already seen the erec- tion of more modern and bland villas on the opposite side of the road. But in its first reaction to the application the Superintend- ence for Cultural Heritage has already alerted the applicant that the two villas known as Villa Delimara and Villa Xemx are of "cultural heritage and ar- chitectural interest". The heritage watchdog has asked the project's architect to submit a more adequate pho- tographic survey of the existing villas to be in a better position to comment further on the ap- plication. The SCH has also warned the applicant that ground distur- bance in this area may uncover new cultural heritage features that may necessitate amend- ments to the proposed draw- ings. This is because the villas are in proximity to the Tas-Silg Archaeological Site. The Environment and Re- sources Authority has also called on the applicant to "as much as possible" integrate the existing trees within the design of the project. The "outline" application pre- sented by landowner Jean Vella seeks to establish the planning parameters for the site before a full application is submitted at a later stage. As proposed, each of the 10 new villas will occupy a site area of between 350sq.m and 400sq.m with a built-up foot- print of around 150sq.m to 160sq.m for each villa. This suggests a site coverage of around 50%. The villas are fully located in the development zone. The lo- cal plan designates this area of Tas-Silg for the development of semi-detached villas with a site coverage of between 40% and 50% instead of a previous limit of 30%. This was justified by "the need to use land more efficiently". Two stately mansions in Tas-Silg to make way for 10 villas JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt ACROSS 1) Wide open 6) Housebroken 10) Canary's bill 13) Boston airport 14) Semester finals 16) Phrase of commitment 17) Feature of serious roller- coasters 19) Classic introduction? 20) Mountain ridge 21) Italian from Florence 23) "NCIS" network 26) Cosmetics queen Mary Kay 27) Ventilation opening 28) Summarizes, as the news 30) Name derived from a person 31) Blacksmith's metal 32) Weasel type 34) Tire-pressure letters 37) Cowboy's conquest 39) Dr. J played in it 40) Alex Haley blockbuster 42) Maple syrup base 43) Like some requests 46) Georgetown mascot 47) Damaging encroachment 49) Bustling activity 51) Some large envelopes 53) Barbecue munchie 54) "Hold on a ___!" 55) Fished or schemed 56) Some museum sculptures 58) 2016 Olympics city 59) Lively festivities 64) Ostrich cousin 65) Balloon used in atmos- pheric probes 66) Do some waiting? 67) 6-1, in tennis 68) "No news is ___ news!" 69) Rosemary's baby-daddy DOWN 1) More than most 2) Baby's first word, some- times 3) Long time follower? 4) Hemingway's moniker 5) Lure into danger 6) Subject of dentistry 7) Bridge toll unit 8) Longtime Chinese chair- man 9) Android's lack 10) Fools or simpletons 11) Perfection standard 12) Kentucky explorer Daniel 15) Scornful one 18) "Siddhartha" author 22) Not outgoing 23) Baby berths 24) Yankee legend Yogi 25) Working a ladle 27) Concerning bees 29) Cape___ , Mass. 30) Fix firmly in place 33) Hindu music selections 35) Do a salon job 36) "I, Robot" author Asimov 38) Large migratory shore- birds 41) "Now I see!" 44) Driver who's tough to pass 45) Show place? 48) Common soccer score 50) Be preoccupied with 51) Colts' moms 52) Japanese cartoon style 53) Caught, as a dogie 56) List type 57) Brain flash 60) Lennon's wife 61) Dinner table dropping 62) Lab eggs 63) John McCain is one, briefly