| It joined the EU in 2004 | 24 |
| Island southeast of Gozo and Comino | 35 |
| Island once controlled by Carthage | 34 |
| Island of the Hospitalers | 25 |
| Island of some knights | 22 |
| Island of "Knights" | 29 |
| Island neighbor of Sicily | 25 |
| Island nation east of Tunisia | 29 |
| Island home of Hammett's falcon | 35 |
| Island country south of Sicily | 30 |
| Island captured by Napoleon | 27 |
| Homeland of a cinematic falcon statue | 37 |
| Home of the Knights Hospitalers | 31 |
| Home of a Hammett bird | 22 |
| Home of a famous falcon | 23 |
| Home of a certain cross | 23 |
| Gozo Island is part of it | 25 |
| Fictional falcon's home | 27 |
| Fictional falcon source | 23 |
| European Union member | 21 |
| European island nation | 22 |
| Euro adopter in January 2008 | 28 |
| Country whose one-euro coin has a cross on it | 45 |
| Country that includes the islands of Gozo and Comino | 52 |
| Birkirkara's land | 21 |
| A neighbor of Sicily | 20 |
| 1990 summit site south of Sicily | 32 |
| 1945 conference site for Roosevelt and Churchill | 48 |
| ___ millionaire (rich Vallettan?) | 33 |
| Â Â Mediterranean cruise stop | 35 |
| Soda fountain order | 19 |
| Soda fountain offering | 22 |
| Shake's cousin | 18 |
| Tasty shake | 11 |
| Sweet shoppe treat | 18 |
| Soda-shop order | 15 |
| Soda jerk's drink | 21 |
| Soda fountain drink | 19 |
| Shake relative | 14 |
| Drink from a jerk? | 18 |
| Burger companion | 16 |
| Fountain treats | 15 |
| Some shakes | 11 |
| Shake alternatives | 18 |
| Jerks' offerings | 20 |
| Ice-creamy drinks | 17 |
| Frothy fountain drinks | 22 |
| Kind of cross | 13 |
| Lap dog | 7 |
| Cat breed | 9 |
| Toy dog | 7 |
| Toy dog breed | 13 |
| Like Hammett's falcon | 25 |
| Breed of cat or dog | 19 |
| Breed of cat | 12 |
| "The ___ Falcon" | 26 |
| Natives of Valletta | 19 |
| Hammett's falcon | 20 |
| Famous falcon | 13 |
| Certain cat or dog | 18 |
| Bluish-gray cat | 15 |
| White toy dog | 13 |
| White lap dog | 13 |
| Type of cross or cat | 20 |
| Type of cat or dog | 18 |
| Semitic language written with the Roman alphabet | 48 |
| Pedigreed cat | 13 |
| Only Semitic language that's an official language of the European Union | 75 |
| Mediterranean language | 22 |
| Like Bogart's falcon | 24 |
| Like a film falcon | 18 |
| Like a famous falcon | 20 |
| Kind of cat, dog, or cross | 26 |
| Kind of cat or dog | 18 |
| Kind of cat or cross | 20 |
| Hammett's "The ___ Falcon" | 40 |
| Hammett's "The __ Falcon" | 39 |
| Hammett falcon | 14 |
| Furry white toy | 15 |
| From Valletta | 13 |
| Falcon or cross | 15 |
| Dog or cat breed | 16 |
| Cat or cross | 12 |
| Bluish cat | 10 |
| 'The -- Falcon' | 23 |
| Statuette Spade searched for | 28 |
| Sam Spade quest | 15 |
| Much sought-after title object, in a 1930 mystery | 49 |
| Dashiell Hammett detective novel, with "The" | 54 |
| 31st best film of all time, according to AFI's tenth anniversary edition (with "The") | 99 |
| Colt 45, e.g. | 13 |
| Drink with a kick | 17 |
| Sugar for beer-making | 21 |
| Crystalline sugar | 17 |
| Brewery sugar | 13 |
| Brewer's sugar | 18 |
| Fountain items | 14 |
| Fountain favorites | 18 |
| Treats for Archie and Jughead | 29 |
| Soda fountain orders | 20 |