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February 26 - March 4, 2018 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Role on "Fresh Off the Boat" (2) 8. Oliver Twist, for one 9. "One __ Hill" 10. "__ __ Morning" 14. "__ White and the Huntsman"; 2012 movie 15. Bit of soot 16. "__ Age: Collision Course"; 2016 computer-animated film 17. Actress Meara 18. "Sanford and __" 19. "Promised __" (1996- 99) 20. Cartoon dog 24. "Be quiet!" 27. "The __ Job"; 2008 Jason Statham movie 28. King Kong, for one 29. Mean Amin 32. "__ Grit"; 2010 Matt Damon/Jeff Bridges film 33. Actress on "MacGyver" (2) 36. "American __" 37. Liver secretion 38. "__ Island" (1964-67) DOWN 1. __ Walker of "Chicago Fire" 2. Watched 3. Chad's continent: abbr. 4. Donny Osmond's birthplace 5. Mr. Linkletter 6. Favorite drinks for Radar of "M*A*S*H" 7. Company whose spokesman is a gecko 8. "I __ Be a Soap Star" (2004-07) 11. John Wayne's state of birth: abbr. 12. Initials for Martin Sheen's youngest son 13. Cruz or Leahy: abbr. 14. Actor Mineo 20. Acquire 21. Actress Hannah and her namesakes 22. Not vacant, as an outhouse (2) 23. __ out a living; get by 24. Day for college football: abbr. 25. Bit of parsley 26. Shirley Temple movie 29. "__ be a cold day in hell..." 30. Most famous 1981 bride 31. "Hot __ Cleveland" 34. Wise biblical king, to friends 35. Graduate degree, for short Solution on page 2 CoverStory By Jay Bobbin © Zap2it It's being sold largely as a lighthearted show, but "Good Girls" gets into rough territory, too. Premiering Monday, Feb. 26, the NBC series — from "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" writing-produc- ing veteran Jenna Bans — teams Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men"), Retta ("Parks and Recreation") and Mae Whitman ("Parenthood") as suburban acquaintances who try to better their lives by staging a grocery-store robbery. Their idea soon appears increasingly bad, as fallout from the heist prompts them to commit even worse crimes. "Because of the tone of the show, it definitely leans into the fun and the comedy and the chemistry between these three wom- en," Bans insists. "There really hasn't been anything that was deemed too 'not network' for us to do. I think we sort of pushed the envelope and, at the same time, really fit into our lit- tle unique tone and little unique space we sort of carved out for ourselves. We're kind of our own unique animal." Co-star Whitman cites "one thing I really loved about the show right away. It brings up the question of morals and justification, and what is good and what's evil ... and what would you do, how far would you go to protect your family, and what are the intentions behind these characters' motives in doing what they do. I look forward to reading every single script, because there's something in there that brings up a real ques- tion that's really a debat- able situation." While Matthew Lillard and Zach Gilford are among male cast mem- bers, "Good Girls" logically stays focused on the women. Hendricks deems its premise "incredibly gen- uine, and it feels so natural when you read a script, when you say the lines and they just come out and flow out of your mouth. It feels like real people. The words are real. The emo- tions are real. The tone is tricky. We do go from very, very serious stuff into funny things, and we just try to make sure that we honor what Jenna's written and that we play every moment as real." Retta, Christina Hendricks and Mae Whitman (from left) star in "Good Girls," premiering Monday on NBC. 'Good Girls' go bad in seriocomic new NBC series Bobcat S175 CONSTRUCTION PLUMBING LAWN EQUIPMENT RESERVE ANY TYPE OF EQUIPMENT 574-293-6595 homanlumber.com Mon – Fri 7 am – 5 pm • Sat 8 am – 12 pm 1650 W. Lusher Avenue | Elkhar t, Indiana WEEKEND RENTAL SPECIAL! PICK UP THE EQUIPMENT ON FRIDAY BETWEEN 3P-5P, RETURN BY 9A MONDAY MORNING, PAY A ONE DAY RATE!

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