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June 18 - 24, 2018 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Actress on "NCIS: New Orleans" (2) 9. Reagan's party, for short 10. "__ the Woods"; 2014 film for Meryl Streep 11. Michele of "The Mayor" 13. Tests 15. "The Lord is my shepherd...," for one 17. Series for David Boreanaz (2) 18. "__ Dorado"; John Wayne movie 20. "The __"; series for Adam Brody 21. Actor Kilmer 23. Paul's cousin on "Mad About You" 24. "__-Man"; 2015 film for Michael Douglas 25. Actress Winger, to friends 26. Initials for actress Danes 29. Word in the title of Howie Mandel's game show 30. "Designated __" 34. Role on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" 36. "Fuzzy Wuzzy was __ __..." 38. Skelton or Buttons 39. Letters on the crucifix 42. Initials for Mary's portrayer on "Little House on the Prairie" 43. Jessica Par"'e's role on 17 Across (2) DOWN 1. Wally or Courteney 2. Expert accountants, for short 3. City with a famous tower 4. "Homicide: Life __ the Street" 5. Roseanne's state of birth: abbr. 6. Slangy refusal 7. Jack __ of old western films 8. Cath. or Episc. 9. Actress on "Bull" (2) 12. Role on "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" (2) 14. "Chicago __" 16. Role on "Cheers" 19. "Promised __" (1996-99) 20. Nabisco cookie 22. Columbo's title: abbr. 23. "__ Do Anything"; song from "Oliver!" 27. Son on "Father Knows Best" 28. Estes or Lowe 30. Malt shop order 31. "__ on Entebbe"; Peter Finch/Charles Bronson film 32. Colorado resort 33. Do-fa connection (2) 35. Skirt's edge 37. Long-eared animal 40. "CSI: __" (2004-13) 41. Prefix for produce or print Solution on page 2 CoverStory By George Dickie © Zap2it It's a dangerous world in the American West. But instead of cowboys and Indians, the major players are land developers, oil companies and politicians on the take. It is in this setting that the characters of "Yellow- stone" exist. Premiering Wednesday, June 20, on Paramount Network, the hourlong scripted se- ries stars Kevin Costner ("Dances With Wolves") as John Dutton, owner of the largest contiguous ranch in the U.S., one in constant conflict with its neighbors — developers, an Indian reservation and the country's first national park, Yellowstone. It's a violent, corrupt world that's largely unknown to the rest of us, where land grabs make developers billions, oil and lumber companies buy off poli- ticians, fracking pollutes the ground water and un- solved murders are com- monplace. Also starring are Wes Bentley ("American Beau- ty") as Jamie Dutton, a polished lawyer eying a career in politics; Cole Hauser ("2 Fast 2 Furi- ous") as Rip Wheeler, a ruthless wrangler from Yellowstone Ranch; Kel- ly Reilly ("Black Box") as Beth Dutton, John's daughter, who assumes the role of family matriarch following her mother's death; and Gil Birming- ham ("Twilight") as Thom- as Rainwater, chairman of a neighboring reservation. Directed and written by Taylor Sheridan ("Sicario") and filmed in Utah and Montana, the series fea- tures sweeping vistas that give it the look of an epic Western. And it's working in this environment, Cost- ner told a recent gathering of journalists in Pasadena, Calif., that made his job as an actor that much easier. "You know, actors are able to kind of make things real even on a stage, sometimes without all the trappings of what you want," he says. "But when you think about act- ing and sometimes you're able to look over at a barn that's not fake and look at horses that are truly run- ning free, I think there is a thing called environment. And we're able to exist in one of the most beautiful places in the country and ... when you feel like you are armed with the words, it feels like the thing is al- most 90 percent done." "Yellowstone" premieres Wednesday on Paramount Net. 'Yellowstone' an epic tale of corruption, greed and violence in the mod- ern-day American West 574-584-2229

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