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December 17 - 23, 2018 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Bridges or Foxworthy 5. "Welcome __, Kotter" 9. Actor Tom 10. More impolite 12. 2010 Bruce Willis movie 13. Kelly of "Live with Kelly and Ryan" 16. Suffix for Max or Paul 17. Series for Laura Cer"'on 18. More mysterious 20. Josh Duhamel's state of birth: abbr. 21. Sushi bar owner's purchases 23. Roloff and Winehouse 25. "__ Smart" (1965-70) 26. Kunal Nayyar's role on "The Big Bang Theory" 27. "__ Wednesday"; 1973 Henry Fonda film 28. "What'll __ __"; Irving Berlin song 29. "Anything __"; 2003 Woody Allen movie 30. Favorite drink of Radar on "M*A*S*H" 32. Initials for Bogart's love 33. "__ Bull"; 1980 Robert De Niro film 38. Mayberry's location: abbr. 39. "3rd Rock from the __" 41. Sitar player Shankar 42. "McFarland, __"; Kevin Costner movie 43. "The __-__"; George Peppard series 45. Liz __; role on "30 Rock" 47. Possesses 48. Actor Richard DOWN 1. Actor on "Murphy Brown" (2) 2. "Seeking a Friend for the __ of the World"; 2012 film 3. Knox or Worth: abbr. 4. "Chicago __" 5. Scottish hillside 6. Gold's symbol 7. 401 8. Actor on "S.W.A.T." (2) 9. Actress Summer 11. 1981 Warren Beatty/ Diane Keaton movie 14. Prefix for regular or reverent 15. "Life of __"; 2012 Suraj Sharma film 18. John-Boy's grandma on "The Waltons" 19. __ to go; very eager 22. "__ Than Perfect" (2002-06) 24. "American __"; 2017 Tom Cruise movie 29. Lioness on "Born Free" 31. "__ __ Do Bad All by Myself"; 2009 Tyler Perry film 34. Up in __; furious 35. Ray Charles' state of birth: abbr. 36. "Star Wars: Episode __ - A New Hope"; 1977 sequel 37. Longest river 40. Word in the title of CCH Pounder's series 42. Ms. Thurman 44. "Touched by __ Angel" 46. Actor Marshall Solution on page 2 CoverStory By Jay Bobbin Ellen DeGeneres cer- tainly is keeping her day job, but she's also servic- ing her love of traditional stand-up comedy for the first time in a while. One of today's most popular talk-show hosts, the winner of 30 Emmy Awards and a record-set- ting 20 People's Choice Awards did stand-up specials for HBO, but the last of those was 15 years ago. Under her new deal with Netflix, she makes her return to that performance format with "Ellen DeGe- neres: Relatable," which the streaming service de- buts Tuesday, Dec. 18. Fellow comedy star Tig Notaro was one of the directors of the record- ed-in-Seattle special, along with variety-show veteran Joel Gallen. "It was inter- esting," the ever-friendly DeGeneres reflects, "be- cause right up until I said I would do it, I really had no intention of ever doing stand-up again. I did it for so long, it just was some- thing that I felt burned-out on, and I was ready for a new gear. I wanted to do something different. "The talk show has been great," notes DeGeneres, "but I want to challenge myself, so I'll go and host the Oscars (which she did in 2006 and 2013). As much as I love the (week- day) show, it's so comfort- able for me, nothing scares me about it ... and I just like to stay creative. That's really who I am at heart, a stand-up performer, and writing is everything to me." DeGeneres confirms that "Relatable" turned out to be what she "wanted it to be. I wanted to top ev- erything else I had done. I don't want to be the same as I was, and I certainly don't want to be not as good as I was, so it was a lot of pressure." Ellen DeGeneres is 'Relatable' in new Netflix special Solution on page 2 1407 N. Chicago Ave. Goshen, IN 46528 5230 Beck Dr. County Rd. 17, Elkhart, IN 46516 (574) 333-3910 Monday - Sunday 6am-3pm "Just like homemade only better" "J st l ke ho e de o ly better" l k h d l b " "Just like homemade only better" "J l k h d l b " "Just like homemade only better" 5230 B k k k k k k k k Dr Dr Dr Dr Co Co Co Co Co Co Co ty ty ty ty R R R Rd. d. d. d. d. 1 1 17, 7, 7, 7, E E E Elk lk lk lk lk lk lkha ha ha hart rt rt rt rt rt IN IN IN IN 4 4 4 4 465 65 65 6516 16 16 16

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